Comparison

music player vs BTHDPlayer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

music player

This app plays high-resolution audio files, including FLAC, WAV, ALAC, and DSD, with advanced playback options. It features a customizable equalizer, surround sound effects, and efficient song sorting by audio format. Users can also play audio directly from USB devices and integrate with external music services.

Highlights
  • High-resolution audio playback (FLAC, WAV, ALAC, DSD)
  • Real-time visualizer
  • USB DAC output support
  • Customizable equalizer and surround effects
  • Sort songs by audio format
  • Quick playback shortcuts
  • Gapless playback
Features
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■ Features (1) Play High-Resolution Sound on your iPhone! You can easily play high-res sound sources on your iPhone. It's not just a music player, it's also equipped with the following various functions. ■・Playing high-res AudioFile Equipped with a real-time visualizer, you can check the playback quality. Playing FLAC, WAV, ALAC and DSD AudioFile(Max 32bit/768kHz,11.2MHz) Support DSD playing both DoP and PCM playback, be enjoyed with PCM conversion playback at a sampling rate of 705.6kHz (integer multiples). *FLAC and ALAC formats are supported up to 32bit/384kHz. ■Play audio with USB device Supports output to Lightning USB-DAC. and, Support DSD over PCM (DoP) via USB. *Compatible equipment is required for DSD Native playback. ■Equalizer/Surround Effect Equalizer/ You can create your own sound using Preset EQ,10, 15Band Graphic EQ, and Spline EQ. Surround Effect/ You can add spatial effects from presets. (2) Quickly find songs with format sorting Even large libraries can be easily discovered. ■Sort by Audio format DSD, FLAC, WAV, AAC...etc. You can sort by Audio format. In addition, you can sort by "playlist", "album", "artist", "song", etc. Besides the iTunes/Apple ID sync library, the player has an internal song library. Each library is independent. (App library is synced via in-app file sharing) ■“Quick” playback function You can create a "Quick" shortcut on your home or tab bar. This feature allows you to customize file location selection and post-actions. You can control 'Open File Location', 'Open Location and Play', and 'Add to Next Song'. With one action, you can play your favorite song. [Other features] ---Audio ・High-resolution free song samples ・Audio upsampling function ・Song fade in/fade out ・Gapless playback ・Automatic playback after call ends ---Operation/Display ・Song search ・Create playlist,Import/Output *1 ・Shuffle, repeat play (1/all songs) ・Display next song list ・Connected device information display ・Display jacket image ・Display of song file information ・Lyrics display function (embedded lyrics data) ・Supports import via AirDrop ・Supports display in 3 languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified/traditional) *1: Can be created for songs in each library. Playlists created within the application are not synced to iTunes. *If you delete a song within the application, you cannot restore the song from the application. We recommend that you always make a backup. ---External service cooperation ・Downloading songs of purchased from mora, OTOTOY ・Link to Apple Music *An active Apple Music account is required to use Apple Music service. *Equalizer, surround, and upsampling functions cannot be used together with the Apple Music streaming service. **Note: The Spotify linked service has ended on May 31, 2023. **Note: The e-onkyo music linked service has ended on Oct 16, 2024. [Supported file formats] DSD(.dff.dsf)/ALAC/FLAC/WAV/MP3/AAC/HE-AAC *Songs protected by DRM cannot be played. [Supported OS] iOS11 or later *We recommend using the latest version of iOS. *Note: There are legacy models on which the app can be installed, but since the CPU is largely unavailable during playback, playback problems may occur.

About

BTHDPlayer

Experience high-resolution audio wirelessly on your mobile device. This app supports various lossless formats and enables high-quality audio transmission with compatible Bluetooth headphones and speakers.

Highlights
  • Hi-Res audio transmission with LHDC BT devices
  • Lossless audio format playback
  • Up to 24bit/192KHz playback on mobile
  • Up to 24bit/96KHz playback on LHDC BT devices
  • Wireless Hi-Res music enjoyment
Features
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Here is my description for your reference : -------------------- Now you can enjoy the Hi-Res Audio on your mobile device by Hi-Res BT Player . Hi-Res BT Player support up to 24bit/192KHz FLAC / DSD / WAV / MP3 popular audio formats playback on your mobile phone . Besides , connecting with LHDC Bluetooth Headphone / Speaker device , it can enable up to 24bit/96KHz Hi-Quality audio transmission . You can enjoy the Hi-Res music more easy and wirelessly . Hi-Res BT Player features : - Transmit Hi-Res audio with LHDC BT Device - Support lossless audio format playback - Support up to 24bit/192KHz audio playback on mobile device - Support up to 24bit/96KHz audio playback on LHDC BT device ---------------------------

Screenshots

music player4 screens
BTHDPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: music player at 64% against BTHDPlayer's 0%. music player also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (36 vs 2). BTHDPlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. music player sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BTHDPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

music player holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: music player has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of music player's written reviews are positive against 0% of BTHDPlayer's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
music player versus BTHDPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermusic playerBTHDPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (36 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerradius co., ltd.Savitech Corp.

Customer experience

music player

All ratings36 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative26.8%

BTHDPlayer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

music player

One-time4
  • Hi-Res(24bit/48kHz)$2.99
  • Hi-Res(24bit/192kHz)$3.99
  • DSD(1bit/11.2MHz)$3.99
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  • Hi-Res(32bit/384kHz)$4.99
None

BTHDPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is music player free?
music player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BTHDPlayer free?
BTHDPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, music player or BTHDPlayer?
music player is rated higher. music player averages 4.3 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while BTHDPlayer averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do music player or BTHDPlayer have ads?
Neither music player nor BTHDPlayer shows ads.

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