music player vs poly player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
poly player
This music player allows you to manage and play your local music library, including content transferred from your PC. It offers advanced playback controls like an equalizer, adjustable speed, and lyric display, with options to import music from other apps.
- In-app music library management
- Transfer music/video from PC
- Play downloaded Apple Music content
- Adjustable playback speed
- Built-in equalizer
- Add custom lyrics
- Import content from other apps
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First, Download and experience this app! This app is the best way to listening to library music poly player is easy to use, and has many useful features. Key Features: - In-App Library transfer music / video from your PC. (This library is not affected by iCloud Music Library) - Play Apple Music contents downloaded on your device. - Multi-Selection by swipe contents - Equalizer in this app - Change play speed from x0.25 to x4.0 - Add lyrics shown only in this app - Import contents from other apps ※ To use import feature, need other apps which can export contents using Open-In function. (ex. Dropbox) You want any other features? Contact me on twitter (refer to support URL) Send message in Japanese or English. Any questions? Contact me in twitter https://twitter.com/InfoPolyplayer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: poly player at none against music player's 4. music player's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 42%) and ratings volume (36 vs 9). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. music player sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. poly player asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for music player against 4.2 for poly player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of music player's written reviews are positive against 42% of poly player's.
music player ships an update every 2 months, poly player every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | music player | poly player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (36 ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better | 41.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | radius co., ltd. | HIROTERU WATANABE |
Customer experience
music player
poly player
Bugs and requests
music player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
poly player
Reported bugs
32 issues- Settings reset after each song
- Playback speed resets to normal after pause
- Cannot repeat a single song
- App crashes when adding files
- Cannot delete songs
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- Cannot paste photos
- Frequent freezes
- Ads appear unexpectedly
- Song order cannot be changed
- Playlists disappear after closing app
- Cannot connect to iPod
- Swipe gestures are unresponsive
- Equalizer bar adjustment is rough
- Cannot import from ImportSource
- App crashes when trying to play second song onwards
- Cannot import from file app
- Equalizer is unusable
- Section repeat not working
- Pitch change not available
- Noisy when screen is off
- Crashes when increasing playback speed
- Audio cuts out at high speeds
- Section repeat is ignored
- Vocal cancellation causes app to crash
- Created playlists disappear after closing app
- Songs in ImportSource cannot be opened
- Playback stops at 20 minutes
- Noise/static when screen is off
- Crashes when increasing playback speed
- Cannot import from file app
- Section repeat is ignored
- Artist tab ad covers settings
Requested features
9 requests- Adjustable vocal cancellation (0-100)
- Vocal cancellation adjustment like effects
- Adjustable vocal cancellation
- Reverse playback option
- Universal app for iPad
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- Dual simultaneous playback
- Background playback with other apps
- Color change option (dark mode)
- Lyrics displayed full screen
In-app purchases
music player
- 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
poly player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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