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Re:Show HN: Muky – A kid-friendly music player for iOS by wyattsell on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @03:16PM (#41174240)
Great idea — Though https://www.spotify.com/uk/kids/ exists, an app which consolidates them together for this purpose is smart. There might be an audience beyond just kids though: having Apple Music / Spotify / local media all in one app sounds pretty appealing.

Also, sweet landing page :) I hope you do well.

Re:Show HN: Muky – A kid-friendly music player for iOS by nsteel on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @04:21PM (#41174902)
If you follow the Spotify API terms then you are not allowed to mix tracks from other providers in your app. That's probably why it doesn't exist. You'll have to bend the truth in your API access request.
Re:Show HN: Muky – A kid-friendly music player for iOS by oliverjanssen on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @06:03PM (#41175878)
Currently, Muky uses only Apple Music's API, but I'm working on Spotify integration. Users will choose their preferred service during setup, with playlists tied to that service. Switching services will require new playlists. This approach, similar to Sonos, ensures API compliance and user consistency. I'm hopeful it will pass Spotify's app review when ready.
Re:Show HN: Muky – A kid-friendly music player for iOS by nsteel on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @06:43PM (#41176239)
Ah I see, that's a good solution. It's a shame it can't be mixed, maybe not so interesting for services where the offerings are so similar like these two, but e.g. Spotify + YouTube would be nice.

I have heard (from the developer forums) that review time is awful since they became stricter on the requirements and the dev support team seems to have disappeared. Be sure to factor that in and good luck!

Re:Show HN: Muky – A kid-friendly music player for iOS by oliverjanssen on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @03:26PM (#41174332)
Thank you so much.

It could also work for parties - create a playlist of approved songs, ensuring only those tracks can be played. ;)