# Catsette: Offline MP3 Player — Retro Music Player & Cat Chat

> Retro Music Player & Cat Chat (iPhone/iPad app by Alexander Bisaliev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catsette-offline-mp3-player/id6792749870 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexander Bisaliev](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792749872)
- Category: Music
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-10-23

## What is Catsette?

Catsette is a retro MP3 player for the music you own. Play your MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV and AIFF files offline – no streaming, no subscription, no ads, no account.

THREE LOOKS, ONE LIBRARY
• Cassette: a hi-fi deck with tape window, cover art and the full queue, in five chassis colours.
• Spindle: a tactile click wheel with a warm display. Spin to browse, click to play.
• Modern: a clean iPhone layout with tabs, a mini player, full-screen Now Playing and native lists. Light and dark follow your phone.
Switch any time under Settings → Look → Style.

YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY
• Drag and drop songs or whole folders from your computer over Wi-Fi (Catsette Web), or use the Files app and AirDrop.
• Copy your whole library from another iPhone with Catsette.
• Playlists, favourites, a dislike list and "Hide from Shuffle".
• Shuffle that plays your whole library before anything repeats and spreads artists apart.
• 10-band equalizer with presets or your own curve, with live spectrum bars.
• Listening stats: top songs, artists and albums, plus your play history.
• Gapless playback: songs follow each other without a gap.
• Even Volume: quiet and loud songs matched, if you want.
• Search your library by song, artist, album or playlist.

MADE FOR THE CAR AND THE SAUNA
• Maps Ducking pulls the music out of the way while Apple Maps or Google Maps speaks.
• Sleep timer and a sauna countdown on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island.

CAT CHAT
Message family and friends right inside Catsette – one-to-one or in groups, end-to-end encrypted on your iPhone.
• No phone number, no account: add people by QR code, six-digit code or link, and nobody gets in without your OK.
• Photos, videos and files, encrypted before they leave your phone.
• Notifications show who wrote and what – decrypted on your iPhone, even when Catsette is closed. Reply right from the notification.
• Report and block with a long-press.

CATS AND DOGS
Tabby, Black Cat, Siamese, Scottish Fold, Zebra and Leopard – or Golden, Husky, Dalmatian and Shiba. Use a photo of your own pet as the player's fur.

Free. If you like it, feed the cat (optional tip).

Privacy: https://catsette.com/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tin of Tuna | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tin of Tuna | $2.99 | one-time |
| A Whole Feast | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Catsette safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Catsette.

## Is Catsette legit?

Catsette: Offline MP3 Player has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Catsette is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.1 — 2026-10-22

Fixes a crash when Catsette was started by your car or Bluetooth headphones: if playback began without opening the app, Catsette could quit as soon as the music was paused. It now keeps running.

### 1.8 — 2026-10-19

A third look: Modern. A clean iPhone layout with tabs for Library, Now Playing, Cat Chat and Settings, search in the Library, a mini player above the tabs, Now Playing full screen with the queue, and the whole library in native lists – long-press a song for Play Next, playlists, favourites and more. Your theme picks the accent colour; light and dark mode follow your iPhone. Switch any time under Settings → Look → Style; Cassette and Spindle stay exactly as they are.

Home-screen widgets: Now Playing with play, pause and skip, Recently Played with four covers, and the cat on your Lock Screen.

Cassette and Spindle catch up: Search (songs, artists, albums, playlists), Recently Played with covers right in the main menu, and the song menu now has Favorites, Dislike, Go to Artist and Go to Album – hold a song to open it.

The sauna timer rings louder – three gong strikes, also when no music is playing and even with the ring switch on silent – and its countdown on the Lock Screen clears itself when the time is up.

The Modern look now rotates: in landscape the tabs move to a side rail, and on wide screens Now Playing stays open next to your library – ready for iPhone Duo.

Search your library by song, artist, album or playlist, right from the Library tab.

Songs now follow each other without a gap, and Even Volume (Settings → Playback) matches quiet and loud songs.

Import from Files now takes whole folders, with progress and clear errors.

### 1.7 — 2026-10-17

Cat Chat now works with Catsette closed: notifications show who wrote and what – decrypted right on your iPhone, our server still sees nothing. Reply straight from the notification, and the app icon shows how many messages are unread. Messages you send just before leaving the app still go out.

Try it with the Test Cat: send "later", close Catsette, and it writes back 15 seconds later.

Settings → Look is tidier: Style now has its own list, so you see what's selected and change it there.

### 1.6 — 2026-10-13

Cat Chat: talk to family and friends right inside Catsette – one-to-one or in groups, end-to-end encrypted. No phone number, no account: add someone by scanning their QR code, typing a six-digit code or sending a link, and nobody gets in without your OK.
• Send photos, videos and files – encrypted on your iPhone before they leave it.
• Notifications when a message arrives (they never show who wrote or what).
• Groups for the whole family: invite with a code, leave any time; the group admin can remove members.
• Long-press a message to report or block someone.

More room to chat: the display grows over the keys while you're in Cat Chat.

A fresh app icon: the Catsette pixel cat.

Shuffle now works through your whole library before anything comes round again, and Now Playing shows the full queue with the current song highlighted.

Catsette now tells you when an update is waiting in the App Store.

### 1.5 — 2026-09-30

Nearby: chat with other Catsettes around you – same Wi-Fi or just nearby over Bluetooth. No server, no account, nothing stored: messages go straight from cat to cat, encrypted, and vanish when you stop. Send a line, or the song you're playing – if the other cat has it, one tap plays it there.
• Main menu → Nearby → Start Nearby on both iPhones, tap a cat to invite it.

Copy from Device, much faster: your library now comes over as one continuous stream instead of one connection per song, and picks up where it left off after a hiccup.

Car Headroom (Settings → Playback): run the music a little under full volume and turn the car up to compensate – every Maps announcement is that much louder. Works together with Maps Ducking.

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## More apps by Alexander Bisaliev

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All apps by Alexander Bisaliev: https://appshunter.io/developer/6792749872

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