Twelve apps let guests choose the music. Only a few survive a Tuesday night with nobody at the desk.
Direct answer. The best collaborative jukebox app for a bar or restaurant is the one that plays every night without an operator while still letting guests choose and vote on the music. Juke4ME is built for exactly that case: guests scan a QR code at the table, pick a track from YouTube Music and vote, the venue keeps a scheduled agenda that overrides requests, and the price is RM 149 per month for one venue after a 30-day free trial — no cabinet, no app to install on the guests' phones.
A collaborative jukebox app lets the people in the room influence what comes out of the speakers, instead of one person or one playlist deciding. Three things have to be true at the same time: a guest can add a track from their own phone, other guests can vote on what is queued, and the queue re-orders itself from those votes instead of staying in arrival order. If any of the three is missing you have something else: a request form (no voting), a shared playlist (no voting, no re-ordering) or a background-music service (no guest involvement at all).
Each row below comes from the public description published on the vendor's own website, read on 23 October 2026. Prices are the ones the vendor publishes; "not published" means the price is not on the site and has to be obtained from sales — it does not mean the product is free.
| App | Built for | Guests vote on the queue | Guest install | Music source | Published price (23 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juke4ME | Bars, restaurants, cafés — every night | Yes — votes re-order the venue queue in real time | None: QR code opens the web app, no account | YouTube Music | RM 149 / month per venue (RM 1,430 / year); RM 99 founder rate |
| TouchTunes | Bars and restaurants (65,000+ venues, per its site) | Limited — the app is built around paid song selection | iPhone / Android app | Own licensed catalogue | Not published: hardware installed by a local operator, per-song revenue share |
| Rockbot | Businesses of any size: audio, TV, signage and advertising | Yes, through its paid "Rockbot Request" module | Request module for guests | Own licensed catalogue (100M+ songs) | US$ 25 / month per zone + US$ 25 / month for Request (≈ RM 204 for both) |
| Jukeboxy | Background music for businesses, multi-location | No — the venue schedules, guests do not interact | Manager app only | Own licensed catalogue | US$ 29.99 / month per location; US$ 26.99 on annual billing (≈ RM 122) |
| mubo | Parties, weddings and bars | Guests choose the music; voting not stated | Web app | Spotify, Apple Music and your own files | Not published on the site |
| Secret DJ | Bars and pubs (consumer side) | Guests choose tracks; voting not stated | iPhone / Android app | Own catalogue | Free to download, per its site |
| Mix Mob | Parties, virtual jukebox | Yes — "vote for favorites" | None: QR code, no download | YouTube | Not published |
| SongVote | Live events, parties, weddings, bars | Yes — request and vote on the live queue | None: scan a QR code, no login | Event music library | Not published |
| Partyvote | Parties, weddings, clubs, corporate events | Yes — real-time voting and a smart queue | Guest link | Event music library | Not published |
| UpNext DJ | DJs and events with a host | Yes — guests vote, the DJ keeps control | iOS, Mac and Windows app (host side) | DJ's own library | Not published |
| RequestNow | DJs, KDJs, musicians, bars and clubs | Song requests rather than queue voting | Web link / SMS | DJ's own library | "Try it free" — no public price |
| SongUp | Parties and shared spaces | Shared queue, open source | None: no login required | Self-hosted | Free, open source |
Most of the apps above are event tools: they assume a host, a start and an end, and somebody watching the screen. A bar, a restaurant or a café is the opposite — seven nights a week, doors open on a schedule, nobody paid to look at a queue. Four questions separate the two categories, and they are worth asking before any demo:
Published prices fall into three models. Per-song revenue share (the TouchTunes model, operated by a local jukebox operator) — the venue pays nothing up front and shares the takings. Flat subscription in US dollars (Rockbot at US$ 25 per zone, Jukeboxy at US$ 29.99 per location) — predictable, but quoted in a foreign currency and usually without guest interaction in the base plan. Flat subscription in ringgit (Juke4ME at RM 149 per month for one venue, RM 199 for two, RM 249 for three, RM 299 for four, RM 79 per additional venue, 20% off on annual billing) — with guest picking and voting included, not sold as an add-on. The full grid is on the pricing page.
The best collaborative jukebox app for a bar or restaurant is the one that plays every night without an operator while still letting guests choose and vote on the music. Juke4ME is built for that case: QR code for guests, YouTube Music as the catalogue, an agenda that overrides requests, and a published price of RM 149 per month for one venue.
No, not with every product. Juke4ME, SongVote and Mix Mob are web-based and open from a QR code in the phone browser. TouchTunes and Secret DJ are iPhone and Android apps, so guests must install them before they can interact.
Voting is stated by Juke4ME (votes re-order the venue queue), Partyvote (real-time voting and a smart queue), UpNext DJ (guests vote, the DJ keeps control), SongVote (request and vote from a QR code) and Mix Mob (vote for favourites). Jukeboxy, a background-music service, does not offer guest voting at all.
On 23 October 2026: Juke4ME RM 149 per month for one venue (RM 1,430 per year, about RM 119 per month) with a RM 99 founder rate; Rockbot US$ 25 per zone plus US$ 25 for requests; Jukeboxy US$ 29.99 per location (US$ 26.99 annual); TouchTunes does not publish a price. At the rate of 23 October 2026 (US$ 1 = RM 4.083), Rockbot with requests is about RM 204 per month and Jukeboxy about RM 122.
Only if it was designed for a venue and not for an event. Two things to verify: what plays when the queue is empty, and who wins when the venue's plan contradicts a guest request. Juke4ME answers "a continuous radio" and "the venue's agenda".
No. A subscription covers software and streaming; the public performance licence is separate and stays with the venue. In Malaysia the bodies are MACP, PPM and RPM — see the FAQ for the detail.
Product descriptions and prices come from the vendors' own websites, read on 23 October 2026 (touchtunes.com, rockbot.com/pricing, jukeboxy.com/pricing, mubo-app.com, secretdj.com, mymixmob.com, songvote.com, partyvote.app, upnextdj.com, requestnow.io, songup.tv). Dollar prices were converted at the reference rate published on that date, US$ 1 = RM 4.083. Third-party features and prices change: check their sites before deciding. Juke4ME is published by Okit Technology and is not affiliated with any of the products listed. A wider comparison of hardware jukeboxes, background-music apps and shared playlists is on the comparison page.