# SongBox Music Player Dropbox — Dropbox Music Player

> Dropbox music player with library organization and offline playback. (iPhone/iPad app by Ilya Neporent.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/songbox-music-player-dropbox/id426285464 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ilya Neporent](https://appshunter.io/developer/399544603)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.83/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 31 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2011-03-24
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/songbox-music-player-dropbox/id426285464/reviews.md

## What is SongBox Music Player Dropbox?

SongBoxPlayer is a music app for your Dropbox files. You can simply browse your music folders and play your music or organize it into a music library. SongBoxPlayer can scan your entire Dropbox account and discover mp3 or m4a files. You can also scan a specific folder or manually add your music files using a file picker. SongBoxPlayer will store copies of your files for offline playback. Here the rest of the features which SongBoxPlayer provides:

- Music Discovery:
	- Scan entire Dropbox for music files
	- Deep scan an entire Dropbox folder
	- Add individual music files using a file picker

- Music Library: 
	Organize your Dropbox music files by
	- Songs
	- Artists
	- Albums
	- Genre

- Offline Playback:
	Keep your music offline. All music files are automatically downloaded for offline playback. 
	Enjoy offline playback by downloading individual tracks or download all at once with the download manager.

- Metadata: 
	SongBoxPlayer automatically discovers your music file metadata. You can also manually look up the song meta to correct it.

- Playlists:
	Create and manage your own playlists. Smart playlists allow you to play recently added, frequently played, and recently played tracks.

- Dropbox Media Browser
	An intuitive file browser, which lets you access your music files with ease

You can update track metadata by looking up song's artist or the title. Most songs without metadata will be resolved using our smart metadata lookup engine. You can correct the metadata later manually by going to the tracks (...) context menu.

## Key features

- Dropbox music streaming
- Music library organization
- Offline playback
- Metadata editing
- Playlist creation
- File discovery

## Recent user reviews (10 of 31)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/songbox-music-player-dropbox/id426285464/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Playlist needs work

*2023-06-26*

It seems there's no batch add to playlist, I have to click one song at a time. 
If want to add all songs in a Dropbox folder, I have to do two clicks for each song, which is impossible given the number of songs in the folder. The UI also needs work, a good developer should get some good art styles as well. Functional and beautiful are both important

### 5/5 — Great app!  No background refresh

*2022-11-03, version 2.87*

I can't remember the exact flow of setting this up but I swear it just scans entire drive of drop box.  I canceled right away because I have 3tb of files in there.

Here's what's wrong with this app.  It doesn't have background app refresh to download so you can't shut your screen off and it needs to be in focus.  I accidentally downloaded 72 gigabytes of my favorite artists folder by folder and kept my phone on overnight.  I'm not going to redo all my folders again with auto download off.  You can't even go to another app while it's downloading the file or meta data.

Once you have the songs downloaded the app is great and beats other dropbox music player apps I tried.

**Developer response:** Thank you for a 5 star review!

### 5/5 — Great player for music on your Dropbox account

*2021-09-02, version 2.2*

What great application to play the music files you have in your Dropbox. Like the other reviewer said: it’s important that you can scan just a specific folder (with sub folders) otherwise it would be to long to scan your whole Dropbox account. You can select by artist, album, songs and you can create your own playlist. 👏👏👏

**Developer response:** Thank you for your 5 star review!

### 1/5 — Really terrible!

*2013-05-03, version 1.3.1*

Does not organize music by album.
Does not display cover art.
Does not bookmark.
Unstable performance.
Organizes songs alphabetically, which means in most cases you will have a list of album selection numbers (i.e., "01 – 02 – 03," etc.)

### 2/5 — Not keen on 10,000 song limit

*2013-03-07, version 1.3*

Dropbox scanning was incredibly fast ... Until I hit this ridiculous limit.  Come on.  The only reason I need to access my music from Dropbox is because my library is too big to download to my iPad.

### 3/5 — Certain improvements are needed

*2013-02-11, version 1.3*

While the app is impressive, I wish they added a simple but fundamental feature that they are missing: repeat feature. If they include this feature, the app will be rated 5 stars for sure.

### 1/5 — TERRIBLE APP, NO VALUE

*2013-02-06, version 1.3*

I bought this app assuming an app specifically designed to play music from would have basic audio player capabilities, I was wrong. This does not play music continuously, I have to hit play on the next track when one song end. 

Also, it doesn't not work with the headphone remote.  I tried to pause the playback with the remote while in the app instead of just pausing the songbox player, it began playing the built in music app. 

The only thing I can tell this app does well is show me the music files i have in dropbox while completely disorganizing any folder structure.

### 2/5 — Not good

*2013-01-23, version 1.3*

It can't play continuously , no playlist and every songs must played at least once to get the info.. Wasted my money

### 4/5 — Really wanted AudioBooks (m4b) file support

*2012-10-19, version 1.3*

Should have read the full description.

### 3/5 — Please Add Auto Scanning of ID3 Tags

*2011-12-06, version 1.2.3*

Works very well except that id3 tags aren't read until a given song is played. This makes it extremely hard to find the song you want. Please add option to scan all music for id3 tags prior to playing any songs. It is very cumbersome to use otherwise.

## Frequently asked questions about SongBox Music Player Dropbox

### What does SongBox Music Player do?

SongBox Music Player allows you to browse, organize, and play music files stored directly in your Dropbox account. It can scan your Dropbox for MP3 and M4A files, create a music library, and download tracks for offline listening.

### How does offline playback work?

The app automatically downloads your music files for offline playback. You can choose to download individual tracks or download all your music at once using the download manager, ensuring you can listen to your music without an internet connection.

### Can I organize my music with this app?

Yes, you can organize your Dropbox music files into a music library. The app supports organization by songs, artists, albums, and genre, making it easy to find and manage your collection.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to use. There are no mentions of subscription fees or in-app purchases.

### What file types does it support?

The app is designed to discover and play MP3 and M4A files stored in your Dropbox account. It can also scan specific folders or allow you to manually add music files using a file picker.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.92 — 2023-05-11

- CarPlay

### 2.91 — 2023-01-13

- Seek control in the "Now Playing" info center
- Shuffle and Repeat buttons in the "Now Playing" CarPlay screen
- Track sorting
- Bug fixes

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All apps by Ilya Neporent: https://appshunter.io/developer/399544603

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