Longplay

Longplay

Rediscover your albums

160 ratings
98 reviews
$7.49
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 18, 2020
  • June 16, 2026

Features

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Rediscover your music library with this app that beautifully displays your album artwork. Explore forgotten favorites and play music with smart sorting options like addiction, brightness, and recency. Organize albums into collections and enjoy infinite shuffle.

Album artwork display
Smart sorting options
Album collections
Infinite album shuffle
Home screen widget
CarPlay and Siri support
Shortcuts integration
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What users say

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What's New in Longplay

2.5.10

June 16, 2026

- Robustness for ListenBrainz scrobbling during server outages

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In-App Purchases

$2.00

Small Tip

An espresso or a single

User reviews

Brilliant App

I love this music app. It just makes playing my favourite albums so much easier and surfaces all those old albums I have not played in a while so much much easier.

It’s brought joy of listening to music back to my life.

Brilliant

Apple Music’s album experience (visualisation, discovery, playback) pales into insignificance in comparison to Longplay’s. Kudos to the developers for building this.

This app is fantastic!

Perfect companion app for Apple Music. I realize how many workarounds I have tried over the years to have something like this. I used custom labels on iTunes to tag complete albums. I created complicated shortcuts to shuffle albums, and not songs. But those were just that - workarounds. This is the real thing, and I say thank you to the developer! I wouldn’t change a thing… or maybe, just one. Have a view of the album cover, and just that, while playing on the iPad.
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Great way to view / play your albums

If you like listening to albums, this app is great to explore them in different ways - stuff you’ve forgot about - or your favourites / go to’s etc. Developer very helpful if any issues too.

Response from developer

Hi Delatron, that is odd. Those should be working. Can you please get in touch with me by mail at words@longplay.app and I’ll do my best to figure out what’s going wrong for you there. Cheers, Adrian

Superb

I love music. I love sometimes listening to a succession of bangers. However, I also love listening to music in its original context. A𐤡BA’s “Me and I” is a banger. It’s even better as part of “Super Trouper” which is where I originally heard it.

I love how this app also allows me to rate my music with Star Ratings on CarPlay. (Remember them, Apple?)

I love how I can sort albums by Negligence. Rediscovering a great album that I had simply forgotten about is now easy.

If there were also a tvOS app, I’d be made up.

Buy this app now. Your ears deserve it.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

16 issues

App crashes on startup with large libraries

Bug

UI constantly freezes during album loading

Bug

Device becomes very hot during operation

Bug

Doesn't load entire music library

Bug

Gapless playback creates overlapping songs

Bug

Purity option for gapless play doesn't work

Bug

Scrobbling incomplete (only first few tracks)

Bug

CarPlay support broken after updates

Bug

Vision Pro immersive view crashes

Bug

Settings window cannot be minimized

Bug

Allow selection toggle loses memory

Bug

Widget doesn't show album artwork

Bug

Sort by feature missing since iOS 26

Bug

Album library not syncing with Apple Music

Bug

Crashes when immersive view selected

Bug

Player window too large in panorama mode

Bug

Requested Features

20 requests

Search functionality for albums and artists

Feature

Track listing display during playback

Feature

Skip/back track controls

Feature

Volume control in app

Feature

Sort by release year

Feature

Sort by genre/categories

Feature

Show album information and metadata

Feature

Play Next/Play Later queue management

Feature

Open album in Apple Music link

Feature

Delete albums from library option

Feature

View only complete albums toggle

Feature

Exclude specific albums (e.g., Christmas albums)

Feature

macOS version of the app

Feature

tvOS app version

Feature

Higher resolution album artwork

Feature

Album cover size randomization in grid

Feature

Immersive listening room environments

Feature

Album liner notes viewing

Feature

Widget improvements for album display

Feature

Autocorrect toggle for search

Feature

FAQ

What does Longplay do?

Longplay is a music player designed to help you rediscover your album collection. It presents your albums with beautiful artwork and offers various smart sorting options to explore your music in new ways. It focuses on complete albums and playlists from your existing music library.

What are the key features of Longplay?

Key features include a beautiful album artwork view, smart sorting by artist, listening time, artwork brightness, time since last played, recency, memory, rating, and random. It also supports organizing albums into collections, infinite album shuffle, home screen widgets, and integration with CarPlay, Siri, and Shortcuts.

How much does Longplay cost?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. Specific details on what these purchases unlock are not provided in the description, but it indicates a 'free with in-app purchases' monetization model.

What devices is Longplay compatible with?

Longplay is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. It is also fully VoiceOver accessible, ensuring usability for visually impaired users.

Can Longplay play music from Apple Music?

Yes, Longplay works well with Apple Music, music purchased from iTunes, or music synced manually to your device. It acts as a player for your existing music library, focusing on complete albums and playlists.