Groover vs Soundmango
An honest side-by-side comparison with everything you need to find out which platform suits you best.
- Playlist match or refund
- No fake streams or followers
- 100% Spotify compliant
For artists
Soundmango is best if you want your track on real playlists with real listeners, and your money back if we can't find a match.
Groover is best if you want to choose every curator yourself, including blogs, radio stations, and labels.
Soundmango vs Groover at a glance
Minimum price
Soundmango
Starting from $14
Groover
€100 for the 50 curators they recommend
Chance of a playlist placement
Soundmango
99% playlist placement rate
Groover
Under 25% according to their website
Refund policy
Soundmango
100% money back if we can't find a match for your track
Groover
No refund when a curator says no
Track matching algorithm
Soundmango
Our AI matches your track to highly relevant playlists
Groover
Recommendations, then you pick each curator
Playlist quality
Soundmango
Real listeners and engagement on every playlist, continuously checked 24/7
Groover
No minimum listener count
On Groover
Spotify's rules and what your money pays for
Spotify for Artists says services that charge money to be “considered” for user playlists are strictly against Spotify's terms. On Groover the 2 Grooviz you spend on a curator pay them to listen to your track and write back. Groover's curator page puts it plainly: you get paid whether you decide to share the track, connect with the artist, or not. Their own FAQ says they don't sell placements and they don't sell streams, and that what you pay for is getting in front of independent curators, who then choose whether to add you. That is paying for consideration.
On Soundmango you pay for promotion and the curator's feedback on your track. Curators decide for themselves whether to add it, and approved tracks have an estimated 99% chance of landing on at least one playlist.
On Groover
What Groover costs, and what happens to your money
Groover sells credits called Grooviz at €1 each, all taxes included, which their pricing page puts at about $1.07. Reaching one curator costs 2 Grooviz, and the top curators, under 3% of the list by Groover's count, cost 4 or 6. Their guidance is that the most successful campaigns contact at least 50 curators, which is 100 Grooviz, and that some artists go to 100 contacts or more, which is 200. Packs start at 46€ and bring the price down by up to 24%. Of every 2 Grooviz, 1 goes to the curator and Groover keeps 1 as commission. Grooviz also buy Groover Hype, which moves your track to the top of a curator's list.
The Grooviz are spent once the curator writes back, whatever they decide. They come back only for a curator who doesn't answer within 7 days, and they come back as credits to spend on other curators. Groover's terms add that individual users expressly waive the 14-day right of withdrawal that normally applies to services bought at a distance, and that Groover's obligation is one of means, to the exclusion of any obligation of result.
Groover's homepage puts more than 4 million pieces of feedback against more than 1 million shares, a count that covers reviews and playlist adds alike. By that arithmetic, one share for every four tracks sent, or about €8 of contacts per share.
On Soundmango there are no credits and no packs. You choose your criteria and a duration, see the price before you pay, and pay once. If your track doesn't pass our review, no playlist fits it, or no curator takes on your campaign, you get every cent back. If a curator takes it on and doesn't deliver, we find a replacement at no extra cost, or refund you for what wasn't delivered.
On Groover
How you find curators, and who hears your track
Groover gives you the list and you work through it. You filter it, read the profiles, write a pitch, and pick each curator you want to reach, with every pick paid in Grooviz. Their guidance is to contact at least 50, because in Groover's words reach matters more than any single pitch. Each of those 50 is your own judgment about whether your track suits that playlist, and each pick costs 2 Grooviz whether the curator shares your track or not.
On Soundmango you tell us what kind of playlist you want: the genres and a minimum follower count. Your track only reaches curators whose playlists fit, and when one passes, we bring it to the next.
On Groover
What you get for your Grooviz
What Groover promises is a reply. Their terms define feedback as written feedback of at least 15 words, and their curator guide advises listening to at least a minute of the track before writing it. The reply is due within 7 days, and Groover puts their answer rate at over 85%, with most replies inside 72 hours. On placements their FAQ is direct: placement is never guaranteed, and if your track matches the playlist, the curator can add it.
On Soundmango a campaign gets you the curator's ratings of your track and a promotional post about it on our partner site, under the curator's name. Soundmango can't make a curator add your track either. Curators always decide for themselves, and approved tracks have an estimated 99% chance of landing on at least one playlist.
Which one is right for you?
Choose Soundmango if
- You want your track on real playlists with real listeners.
- You want a 99% chance of a playlist placement once your track is approved.
- You want to pay for results, and get every cent back if we can't find a match.
- You want to spend your time on music and leave finding the right curators to us.
Choose Groover if
- You want to choose each curator yourself.
- Your track isn't out yet.
- You want to hear what a lot of different curators think of your track.
- You want to reach radio stations, labels, and blogs as well as playlist curators.
Questions about Groover and Soundmango
Get your track on real Spotify playlists
Soundmango is a playlist promotion marketplace with a 99% chance of landing on a playlist. If no curator fits your track, you get 100% of your money back.
For curators
Soundmango is best if you want to earn more money from your playlist with less work, and listen to fewer but more relevant tracks.
Groover is best if you enjoy listening to a lot of new music and writing feedback for independent artists.
Soundmango vs Groover at a glance
Earnings
Soundmango
$7 to $750 per campaign
Groover
€1 per review
Time spent per campaign
Soundmango
Less than a minute
Groover
A listen and a written review of 15+ words
Payouts
Soundmango
Automatic, every month
Groover
You have to request each payout manually
Track matching
Soundmango
Our AI matches highly relevant tracks to your playlist
Groover
Artists pick you off a list
Track acceptance rate
Soundmango
60% on average
Groover
20% according to their website
Obligation to reply
Soundmango
None. Accept or decline campaigns at your own pace
Groover
Your account is suspended after 7 inactive days
On Groover
What you're paid for, and what it means for your playlist
Spotify's user guidelines don't allow accepting any compensation, financial or otherwise, to influence the content included on a playlist. On Groover you earn 1 Grooviz, €1, each time you listen to a track and give feedback on it, and Groover's terms say you earn it regardless of whether you decide to share the piece. Their curator page frames that as independence: you get paid whether you decide to share the track, connect with the artist, or not. That is being paid for consideration.
On Soundmango you're paid for a completed campaign, your star ratings and one published post, and adding the track to your playlist is your own call.
On Groover
How you earn, and how the money reaches you
You earn 1 Grooviz for each track you give feedback on, and 1 Grooviz is €1. Of the 2 Grooviz the artist spends to reach you, Groover keeps the other 1 as commission. To convert Grooviz into euros, Groover's terms require the status of a company, an association, or a micro-entrepreneur, or the equivalent outside France, and give you 365 days from opening your account to get one. Withdrawals start at 20 Grooviz for your first request and 50 after that, and Groover processes them within 72 working hours. Their terms add that a second withdrawal inside thirty calendar days may carry a fee, and that 365 consecutive days without activity or conversion counts as abandoning your Grooviz balance.
On Soundmango you see what a campaign pays before you take it on, and no curator earns until the campaign is complete. Your earnings are paid out automatically every month to your bank account.
On Groover
What is asked of you
Groover's feedback rules ask for at least 15 words on every track, covering your opinion, a clear decision on whether you'll share it, and constructive advice, and they advise at least a minute of listening. The reply is due within 7 days, or the artist's Grooviz go back and the track earns you nothing. Their terms suspend a curator account temporarily after 7 days of inactivity, so it stops receiving tracks until you log back in, and you can pause submissions when you need to. Their zero tolerance policy deactivates a profile for copy-pasted feedback, for offering paid services inside feedback, and for not sharing artists you promised to share.
On Soundmango only campaigns that fit your playlist reach you, and we review every track before you hear it. A campaign takes a few minutes: you rate the track from 1 to 5 stars on a few parameters, then press Publish on the post we've drafted. Once you accept a campaign, you deliver it within its duration.
Which one is right for you?
Choose Soundmango if
- You want to get paid automatically every month for the playlist you already run.
- You want to hear tracks that already fit your playlist.
- You don't want to spend a whole afternoon listening to tracks for a dollar or two each.
- You want to see what a campaign pays before you say yes.
Choose Groover if
- You enjoy listening to a lot of new tracks and replying to each one.
- You want to earn from every track you reply to.
- You also run a blog, a radio show, or a label and want submissions for it in the same place.
Questions about Groover and Soundmango
Get paid for the playlist you already run
Waitlist curators get onboarded first, so your playlist is live the day the first campaign opportunities go out.
Groover is a trademark of its owner. Soundmango is not affiliated with Groover. Details reflect Groover's public site and terms. Spotted something that changed? Tell us.