Muvic vs buying tracks by hand
The status quo is not another app, it is your evening: playlist in one tab, Beatport search in the other, mix names to check, and no record of what you already own. Here is what changes and what does not.
Side by side
| What you want to do | Muvic | buying by hand |
|---|---|---|
| Time for a 50-track playlist | Minutes of review at the end. Muvic runs the searches while you do something else. | A couple of hours of searching, checking mix versions, and adding to cart, track by track. |
| Buying a track twice | Checked before adding: sync history, your Music.app library, and what is already in your cart. | Down to memory, or a spreadsheet you keep up to date by hand. |
| Tracks Beatport does not carry | Flagged, retried on Bandcamp, and saved to a playlist so you can dig for them later (Pro). | You notice, or you do not. |
| Knowing what you spent | One library across both stores with per-platform totals and export. | Two order histories, in two accounts, in two formats. |
| Who chooses the tracks | You do. Muvic only fills the cart; you review every line and check out yourself. | You do. |
What buying by hand does better
- You see everything you scroll past. Digging by hand surfaces records you were not looking for, and that serendipity is a real part of the craft.
- It costs nothing but time, and nothing sits between you and the store.
- You catch judgement calls a matcher cannot: the bootleg that is close enough, the older mix that actually works better in your set.
Common questions
Does Muvic buy the tracks for me?
No, and that is deliberate. Muvic fills your cart or wishlist and stops. You review the cart on Beatport or Bandcamp and check out yourself, so nothing is ever bought without you looking at it.
What if it matches the wrong version?
Turn on Prefer Extended Mix and Muvic takes the extended version when the store has one. Anything it is not confident about is flagged as not found rather than guessed at, and a wrong match costs you a cart removal, not money. See the FAQ for the detail.
Will I stop digging?
Most people use both. Muvic handles the part that is pure clerical work, which is turning a list you have already decided on into a cart. Finding new music is still yours.
Download for Mac
Free for 25 tracks a month. See pricing, the full feature list, or the FAQ.
Details about buying by hand come from their public site and were checked in August 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.