Sortr Music2.3.1 - App Store

Sortr Music helps parents filter streaming music for their kids. Connect Apple Music or Spotify, approve songs and playlists, and let your children listen through their own clean, parent-approved account.

With Sortr Music you can:
. Filter out explicit or unwanted songs
. Approve songs, albums, and playlists for your kids
. Follow and trust other parents’ music lists
. Keep the music fun while protecting your family’s values

Sortr Music is built for faith-friendly, family-safe listening without giving up the convenience of modern streaming.

Terms of Use: https://music.sortr.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://music.sortr.com/privacy

Version History Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Improved notifications
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.3.1 Sep 8 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Improved notifications
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.9 Sep 4 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Improved notifications
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.8 Aug 16 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Improved notifications
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.7 Aug 14 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Improved notifications
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.6 Aug 1 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Improved notifications
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.5 Jul 29 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.4 Jul 22 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.3 Jun 25 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.2 Jun 19 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Follow for a specific child — following another parent (or Sortr Approved) no longer has to be all-or-nothing. Long-press Follow to share their approved music with just the kids you choose, and adjust anytime from the Following screen.
- Clearer "Full Music Access" control — the setting that gives an older teen unrestricted music (formerly the unlabeled "Sortr" switch) now lives in each child's Edit screen with a plain-English explanation and a confirmation step, so it can't be flipped by accident.
- Hide All Artwork — a new Appearance setting replaces every album cover on your device with generated art. You can also hide artwork for a specific child, everywhere they listen, from Dashboard → Family.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield in Now Playing now matches the rest of the app: tap to approve, long-press for blur and per-child options, with album art shown in the approval screen.
- Better song sharing — songs shared from the player now send a rich link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Many fixes and performance improvements. 2.2.1 Jun 14 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Pair your child's device with a QR code — add a child with just their name, scan the code with their phone, and they're signed in and listening. No passwords, no typing.
- Faster setup — a shorter onboarding gets your family to safe music in under two minutes, and your kids get instant access to 106,000+ pre-vetted songs the moment you add them.
- Approve from the player — the approval shield now appears right on the Now Playing screen, so you can approve a song while you're listening to it.
- Never miss a request — get a notification the moment your child asks for a song, plus a pending-request badge on the Approvals tab and a weekly family music report.
- Share songs with friends — shared songs now include a link with album art and a 30-second preview anyone can play.
- Clearer music-service connection status for every device, plus many fixes and performance improvements. 2.1.9 Jun 11 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- Music now keeps playing reliably in the background and when your phone is locked.
- Fixed the library not fully loading when adding songs to a playlist.
- Performance and stability improvements. 2.1.8 May 27 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted.

- New welcome experience with a live count of parent-approved songs growing in real time
- Clearer explanation of how approval works — one tap to approve, long-press for finer control
- "Follow zero parents. Follow a hundred. Your call." — your trust, your terms
- General stability and messaging improvements 2.1.7 May 8 Sortr Music gives parents song-by-song control over what their kids hear on Apple Music or Spotify. Tap to approve. Long-press for finer control. Every approval grows a shared catalog of music families like yours have already trusted — built for what's appropriate, not what's popular.

- Mission-focused welcome
- You decide who to trust. Sortr now makes it crystal clear: your kids have access to songs you've approved, plus songs from any parents you choose to follow.
- Cleaner subscription choices
- Stability improvements throughout 2.1.6 May 5 - Welcome tour and interactive onboarding — see what Sortr Music does before signing up, then practice the approval shield with real song examples.
- Help Center with visual guides for shield modes, adding children, and subscription FAQ — accessible any time from the dashboard.
- Clearer subscription experience — trial-end reminders explain Premium's 30-day Apple free trial, and Manage Subscription / Help Center / Replay Tutorial are one tap from the dashboard. 2.1.5 May 3 - Horizontal song rows now keep loading as you scroll on Home, New Releases, and the full Trending and New Releases pages.
- Smarter New Releases - pulls from Apple Music's personalized recommendations and current charts instead of generic year-based searches.
- Full Trending view loads up to 4x more songs across all sections as you scroll.
- More songs in Top Charts - Global and your-country charts now show many more rows.
- Cleaner search results - broken/unplayable entries are filtered out before they reach you. 2.1.4 Apr 26 - Fixed playlist row gaps when a playlist contains duplicate songs
- Library tab: smoother scrolling on large libraries
- Home tab: progressive skeleton loading and faster warm-launch
- Fixed "Your Music Today" incorrectly counting trending/recommended taps twice
- Fixed Trending and Recommended For You playing a single song without queue context 2.1.3 Apr 22 - Approve a whole playlist in one tap — defaults to the whole family, with a quick option for per-child approval
- Playlist approvals now run in the background — close the app and they keep going
- Clear progress screen so you can see approvals finish
- Explicit songs skipped by default when approving a playlist
- Home tab loads instantly when you come back to it
- Various fixes and performance improvements 2.1.2 Apr 21 • Smoother scrolling and faster startup
• Fixed an issue where Spotify playlists could disappear after relaunching
• Performance improvements throughout the app 2.1.1 Apr 20 - Support for Spotify as your Music Service provider
- Approval shields load instantly on long playlists — no more gray flash while scrolling
- Fixed approvals not showing for songs deep in large playlists (the entire 250+ song list now resolves correctly)
- Your disapproval of a song now sticks, even when another family you follow has approved it
- Smoother scrolling on the Home tab and faster playlist loading
- Various stability and reliability improvements 2.1.0 Apr 15 - View Artist and View Album now available from the Now Playing screen
- Improved lyrics — missing lyrics are queued for review, and you can report timing issues
- Smoother scrolling on album pages
- Fixed an issue where new accounts could get stuck during signup
- Bug fixes and performance improvements 2.0.9 Apr 11 - Fixed shuffle & play skipping the first song
- Fixed skip and previous buttons on the full-screen Now Playing view
- Faster app startup
- New Featured Picks and Browse sections on the home tab
- Invite children to join your family (not just parents)
- Promo code support for new users
- Fixed playback stopping unexpectedly
- Fixed Now Playing not updating after skipping songs
- Various stability and performance improvements 2.0.8 Mar 31 • Improved subscription and onboarding experience
• Album artwork now displays in listening history
• Dashboard cards are now tappable for quick navigation
• Fixed a crash during music service setup
• Fixed phone number autofill on sign in and sign up
• General stability and performance improvements 2.0.7 Mar 17 - Improved app stability and reduced memory usage
- Fixed an issue where background tasks could accumulate during extended use
- Subscription status now refreshes more reliably
- Fixed album artwork not displaying in the Now Playing bar and player views
- Search in the Approvals tab is now case-insensitive and includes artist names
- General performance improvements 2.0.6 Mar 10 - Improved navigation and tap responsiveness throughout the app
- Added ability to browse and play songs from followed families
- Search, sort, and filter tools for exploring approved song lists
- Playback controls now provide instant visual feedback
- Subscription management improvements
- Bug fixes and performance improvements 2.0.5 Mar 6