# Essence Audio — Private offline audio player

> Private offline audio player (iPhone/iPad app by Mark Beattie.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/essence-audio/id6807463534 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mark Beattie](https://appshunter.io/developer/6807463536)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 38 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-11-05
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is Essence Audio?

Keep your personal recordings organised and ready to play, without accounts, advertising or uploads.

Essence Audio is a calm, private audio player built around the files you choose. Import recordings from Files, Mail, WeTransfer, Dropbox and other apps, then arrange them into playlists for focused listening.

FEATURES

• Import MP3, M4A and other supported audio files
• Import ZIP albums and multiple recordings at once
• Create, rename, reorder and manage playlists
• Arrange tracks manually or sort them 1–9 / A–Z
• Play a single track, continuously, or on loop
• Use background playback and lock-screen controls
• Use AirPods and compatible headsets for play, pause, next and previous
• Share selected recordings or a complete playlist as a ZIP file
• Create a local backup of your audio library
• Keep optional transcripts and working notes with each recording
• Follow your phone language in English, Indonesian, German, Dutch, French or Spanish

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Your recordings, playlists, transcripts and notes stay in the app's private storage on your device. Nothing is uploaded to Essence Works Studio. The app has no account, advertising, analytics or tracking.

Essence Audio includes no audio content. You choose the recordings you want to import and remain responsible for the files you use and share.

## Is Essence Audio safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Essence Audio.

## Is Essence Audio legit?

Essence Audio has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Essence Audio is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-08

Share complete playlists more reliably, including large collections and recordings with unusual filenames. You can now also rename individual recordings from Manage recordings.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-06

No release notes.

## Related topics

[just ahead audio](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/just-ahead-audio)

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