# CD Wally: Album Player — Your personal music collection > Personal album player simulating a physical CD wallet experience. (iPhone/iPad app by DGR Labs.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cd-wally-album-player/id6758398992 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [DGR Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1872445279) - Category: Music, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 11 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 45 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-02-18 - Data updated: 2026-09-01 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cd-wally-album-player/id6758398992/reviews.md ## What is CD Wally? JUST YOUR MUSIC, NOT THE ENDLESS CATALOG Streaming is infinite. CD Wally is personal. Pick the albums that matter to you right now, and they appear as discs in a CD wallet you flip through on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac—and now in CarPlay. Tap an album, hear the whole thing. Not every track ever recorded. Just your albums, right now. THE CD WALLET EXPERIENCE, BROUGHT TO LIFE CD Wally recreates the tactile experience of a zippered CD wallet, complete with translucent woven sleeves and realistic disc rendering. Flip through your albums by cover art, memory, and mood, not by searching a bottomless catalog. ALBUMS, PLAYED WHOLE CD Wally is built around the album as a complete work. No shuffle. No algorithmic reordering. Tap a disc, and it plays front to back, the way the artist intended. It gently pulls you away from single-track grazing and back into the full-album experience. YOUR "RIGHT NOW" COLLECTION Build a wallet for the season you're in: summer drives, comfort albums, a workout rotation, late-night headphones, road-trip essentials. Swap albums in and out whenever you want by updating your "CDs" playlist in Apple Music. REQUIRES APPLE MUSIC CD Wally works with your existing Apple Music subscription. Create a playlist titled "CDs" and add at least one track from each album you want in your wallet. That's it. Your collection builds itself. A PLAYER WITH REAL CD VIBES Tap a disc and CD Wally opens its own player: • Your CD spins up and plays • Full track list with the current track highlighted • Player controls for listening, not grazing CD WALLY IN CARPLAY The car is where albums belong. CD Wally brings your wallet to CarPlay, so you pick a CD and let it play the whole way. • Your collection as a grid of album covers on the CarPlay screen • Tap a cover to play the album front to back • Now Playing shows the full track list with the current track highlighted • Rolls into the next disc when an album ends • Built for spotty coverage: playback rides through brief signal drops and picks back up when you're back online FOR THOSE WITH AN EYE FOR THE DETAILS • Subtle iridescent highlights on the disc edge and clamp ring respond naturally to device motion • Discs spin at Red Book–accurate constant linear velocity • Buttery-smooth 120fps animations on devices with ProMotion ONE WALLET, EVERY SCREEN CD Wally is a universal app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. Your collection stays in sync across all of them with iCloud, and a wallet upgrade unlocks everywhere. FREE TO DOWNLOAD The free version includes a 6-disc wallet with full functionality. Upgrade to unlock larger wallets (24 or 48 discs). One-time purchase -- no subscription. ## Key features - Simulated CD wallet interface - Organize albums by cover art - Full album playback, no shuffle - Customizable 'right now' collections - Realistic disc spinning animations - Integrates with Apple Music playlists ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 24-Disc Wallet | $15.99 | one-time | | 48-Disc Wallet | $19.99 | one-time | | 48-Disc Upgrade | $9.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 10) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cd-wally-album-player/id6758398992/reviews.md ### 5/5 — The best! *2026-07-02* So awesome! This is the best app! So easy to use and brings back memories of my CD days. ### 4/5 — Amazing!! *2026-06-16* Love the app. Would love it to be available for Carplay (remember cd changers?). However, it still needs some improvement as some cd’s fail to load at all. Why did it have to be Blink-182? But seriously, amazing job bringing that nostalgia back. ### 3/5 — Great Idea, However… *2026-06-11* I have waaay more CDs than the maximum that this holds when you pay the $20 fee. I like the idea though. **Developer response:** Thanks giving CD Wally a try, and I’m glad you like the idea. You’ve actually landed right on the whole idea behind it. CD Wally isn’t meant to hold your entire library, it’s the wallet you’d grab on your way out the door. Nobody ever hauled all 600 discs to the car; you picked the ones you wanted with you for that drive. The limit is the point, not a shortcoming. And you’re never locked out of anything, you can swap albums in and out anytime, so your wallet always reflects what you’re into right now. Thanks again for the support and happy listening! ### 5/5 — CarPlay support would be amazing! *2026-06-06* This app is amazing! I really hope they add CarPlay support cause having the CD spin animation in the car would just add to the nostalgia. ### 5/5 — Rekindled my love of albums *2026-04-16* I hadn’t listened to some of my favorite albums all the way through in years until I loaded them into this app. ### 5/5 — Good way to listen to music *2026-03-07* I leave it on my desk to play when working on long assignments. Better than whatever the Spotify dj is doing. ### 5/5 — 1988? Yes please! *2026-03-07* I didn’t expect an app to make me nostalgic for a zip-up CD wallet… but here we are. CD Wally somehow captures that exact late-80s/90s ritual: flipping through plastic sleeves, spotting an album you forgot you loved, and committing to listening to the whole thing. No endless scrolling, no algorithm, no shuffle roulette- just albums, the way they were meant to be heard. The visual details are really good. The discs spin up, the sleeves feel right, and the whole experience scratches that “digging through the car CD wallet on a road trip” itch. What really surprised me is how it changes how you listen. Instead of grazing tracks, you actually rediscover albums again. Turns out the album format still works. If you grew up with a visor-mounted CD wallet in your car or a Case Logic binder under the passenger seat, this app will hit you right in the nostalgia center. 1988 called. It wants its CD wallet back. And honestly… I’m keeping it. ### 5/5 — Old School Cool *2026-03-07* Whoa! Didn’t know I need this virtual CD CASE in my life. The flipping of the cd’s is effortless and allows me to see and scan my music how I do with my REAL cd wallet, that’s pushing 35 years at this point! We need more fun in our lives and CD Wally makes my music great again! MMGA ### 5/5 — Coolest CD player ever! *2026-02-22* Ok, this is the coolest CD player I’ve ever seen. Well, simulated CD player. Anyway, it has totally changed the way I listen to music. ### 5/5 — Very cool retro way to listen to your fav CD’s! *2026-02-20* This app is pure nostalgia done right. CDWally looks exactly like a retro CD wallet and the attention to detail is fantastic. Tap a CD and it spins up and plays the album in track order, exactly how music was meant to be heard. The eye candy alone is worth downloading it, but the fact that it actually changes how you listen to music makes it a keeper. If you grew up with CD wallets in your car, this will put a huge smile on your face. Highly recommend! ## Frequently asked questions about CD Wally ### What is CD Wally? CD Wally is a music player app that simulates the experience of flipping through a physical CD wallet. It allows you to organize and play albums from your Apple Music library, focusing on the full album listening experience. ### How does CD Wally work with Apple Music? CD Wally requires an Apple Music subscription. You create a playlist titled 'CDs' in Apple Music and add at least one track from each album you want to appear in your CD wallet. The app then automatically builds your collection. ### Can I shuffle songs with CD Wally? No, CD Wally is designed to play albums in their entirety, from front to back, as the artist intended. It discourages single-track grazing and promotes a full-album listening experience. ### What are the limitations of the free version of CD Wally? The free version of CD Wally allows you to have a wallet with up to 6 discs. You can upgrade to unlock larger wallets with 24 or 48 discs through a one-time purchase. ### Does CD Wally have ads? CD Wally does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download with optional in-app purchases for wallet expansion. ### What devices does CD Wally support? CD Wally is available on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad, offering a consistent experience across Apple devices. ### How often is CD Wally updated? CD Wally was last updated on March 29, 2026, with version 2.1.3. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and improvements. ### What is the age rating for CD Wally? CD Wally has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.2.0 — 2026-07-15 AUTO-START YOUR WALLET • Don't have a CDs playlist yet? CD Wally can start one for you, seeding it from a personal mix so your wallet starts off with albums you actually listen to. TRIM TO FIT • If your “CDs” playlist holds more albums than your wallet, the wallet-full screen can now trim the playlist for you so everything fits. CD Wally always asks before removing anything. BUG FIXES • Fixed a bug where the same CD could appear twice in the wallet. • Fixed the upgrade screen sometimes preselecting a different wallet size than the one marked Recommended. ### 3.1.1 — 2026-07-11 QUICKFIX Fixes a rare bug where a CD could spin up silently without playing after closing the player at just the wrong moment. AUTO-FILL YOUR WALLET New this release: don't have a CDs playlist yet? CD Wally can build one for you, seeding it from a personal mix so your wallet fills up with albums you actually listen to. SHARPER ALBUM MATCHING We rebuilt how CD Wally finds your albums, so you never wind up with a disc you didn't expect. Matching is faster too. Plus other performance improvements ### 3.1.0 — 2026-07-07 AUTO-FILL YOUR WALLET New this release: don't have a CDs playlist yet? CD Wally can build one for you, seeding it from a personal mix so your wallet fills up with albums you actually listen to. SHARPER ALBUM MATCHING We rebuilt how CD Wally finds your albums, so you never wind up with a disc you didn't expect. Matching is faster too. Plus performance tuning and behind-the-scenes cleanup ### 3.0.3 — 2026-07-01 CARPLAY IMPROVEMENTS • A "Now Playing" button now sits at the top of the disc grid on iOS 26 • Albums load faster after you tap one REFRESH-ON-DEMAND • Long-press the wallet's spine or say, "Hey Siri, Refresh CD Wally" to re-sync from your "CDs" playlist A BIT MORE POLISH Added the satisfying tap of haptic feedback and smoothed over a few rough edges CARPLAY CD Wally comes to the car. Your wallet, your albums, made for the drive. • Browse your collection as a grid of album covers on the CarPlay screen • Tap a cover to play the whole album, front to back • Now Playing shows the full track list with the current track highlighted • Moves to the next disc automatically when an album finishes • Made for spotty coverage: playback continues through brief signal drops and picks back up when you're back online • Stays in sync with the app on your iPhone ### 3.0.2 — 2026-06-19 CARPLAY CD Wally comes to the car. Your wallet, your albums, made for the drive. • Browse your collection as a grid of album covers on the CarPlay screen • Tap a cover to play the whole album, front to back • Now Playing shows the full track list with the current track highlighted • Moves to the next disc automatically when an album finishes • Made for spotty coverage: playback continues through brief signal drops and picks back up when you're back online • Stays in sync with the app on your iPhone NEW DARK APP ICON • A dark version of the CD Wally icon for your Home Screen and CarPlay, shown when you're in dark mode FASTER AND MORE RELIABLE • Albums load faster when your wallet refreshes • Smoother disc spin-up and playback animation • Fixed albums that appeared in your wallet but wouldn't play when tapped, including titles imported from CDs or older purchases • Fixed a rare blank disc that did nothing when tapped • Additional fixes and refinements throughout ## More apps by DGR Labs - [Countdowns by DGR Labs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdowns-by-dgr-labs/id6758349780) - [Bezelbub](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bezelbub/id6759073631) - [Overflight: Sky Radar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/overflight-sky-radar/id6778497813) All apps by DGR Labs: https://appshunter.io/developer/1872445279 ## Related topics [dgr labs](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dgr-labs) · [cd player](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cd-player) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*