HiByMusic vs DS Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiByMusic
A free, high-fidelity audio player for audiophiles and music lovers. It supports a wide range of lossless and lossy formats, offering high-precision decoding and advanced audio features for a premium listening experience.
- Wide lossless/lossy audio format support
- CUE sheets and ISO image support
- High precision decoding (32-bit output, 64-bit float)
- External USB DAC support
- Gapless playback
- 10 band graphic EQ
- MSEB support
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HiByMusic Free lossless HiFi audio player. Easy to use, clean and clear. HiByMusic Player is a free lossless HiFi audio player designed for audiophiles and music fans, giving you a first-class music experience wherever you go. Features: 1. Wide lossless/lossy audio format support, including DSD(DSF,DFF), ISO(DSF,DFF,DST), WAV, FLAC, APE, AIFF, M4A, AAC, WMA, MP3, Ogg Vorbis; 2. CUE sheets and ISO images are also directly supported; 3. High precision decoding with 32 bits output, 64 bits floating point decoding and 128 bits internal precision, all for the best quality audio; 4. External USB DAC is supported, Output Native DSD with DoP, Direct output DxD and 384kHz@32bits audio streams easily; 5. Gapless playback; 6. 10 band graphic EQ; 7. MSEB support; Stay tuned, more professional function will be added continually! email: service@hiby.com website: www.hiby.com
DS Player
This app is a NAS music player designed for a smooth and enjoyable listening experience. It supports a wide range of audio formats, displays lyrics and album art, and offers convenient features like automatic transcoding for non-Wi-Fi environments and CarPlay integration.
- Smooth interface and interaction
- Supports mainstream and lossless audio formats
- Displays lyrics and album art
- Simple music management
- Automatic transcoding for Wi-Fi offload
- CarPlay support
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DS Player是一款NAS音乐播放器。 DS Player拥有如下功能： 1. 流畅顺滑的界面和交互，让你听音乐更加舒心； 2. 支持主流格式和无损格式的音乐播放，包括FLAC / MP3 / WMA / APE / OGG / AAC / DTS / PCM / WAV等； 3. 支持音乐歌词/封面显示，助你打造赏心悦目的私人音乐库； 4. 支持简单的音乐管理； 4. 贴心转码，支持在非WI-FI环境下自动转码播放，节约流量； 5. 支持CarPlay，车上听歌更轻松； 你的付费支持将给我们莫大的肯定和信心，我们将持续更新「一款好的音乐软件应该开发」的功能，让听音乐回归音乐本身。 更多使用请参照： 《使用条款》：https://shimo.im/docs/KlkKV6dQMDcBw4qd/ 《隐私协议》：https://shimo.im/docs/m4kMLzxBajhwBQqD/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HiByMusic at none against DS Player's 3. HiByMusic also leads on ratings volume (140 vs 46). DS Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (3.8 vs 3.4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DS Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. HiByMusic asks for nothing beyond the download.
DS Player holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of HiByMusic's written reviews are positive against 69% of DS Player's.
HiByMusic ships an update every 3 months, DS Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiByMusic | DS Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (140 ratings) | 3.8 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongguan Hiby Music Technology Co., Ltd. | 建明 肖 |
Customer experience
HiByMusic
DS Player
User reviews
HiByMusic
From 140 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Excellent hi-res audio support (DSD, FLAC, WAV, APE)
- 🆓 Free app without ads or hidden fees
- 🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface
- 🔗 HibyLink functionality for controlling compatible devices
- ⚙️ Effective equalizer and DSP effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 📱 Poor iOS optimization compared to Android version
- 🔌 Unreliable Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity
- 🎯 Clunky and unintuitive user experience
- 🚫 CarPlay support removed in recent updates
DS Player
From 46 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent NAS music player
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Good NAS compatibility
- 👍 Powerful lyrics download
- 👍 Customizable cover art
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 App crashes after updates
- 🐛 Subscription required for full use
- 🐛 Poor support/bug fixing
- 🐛 Connection problems outside Wi-Fi
Bugs and requests
HiByMusic
Reported bugs
21 issues- App crashes during music library scanning (around 3,000 files)
- HibyLink connection drops repeatedly
- Music playback stops when app is backgrounded
- Rewind button behavior inconsistent (goes to previous song instead of replaying)
- Album shuffle mixing with existing playlist songs
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- SMBv3 compatibility issues
- DLNA functionality crashes
- EQ and DSP effects not working on iOS
- DSD DoP not functioning on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- MQA track playback crashes
- Search function keyboard disappears after each letter
- Album art cropping and stretching issues
- Lyric loading failures
- Some MP3 and M4A files fail to play
- Bluetooth pairing inconsistency with Hiby devices
- Firmware update required every startup (2-3 minutes)
- Music file scanning not detecting all formats
- Volume control glitches when pressing quickly
- Plugin deactivation after app closure
- Folder sorting in reverse alphabetical order
- Track order randomization in folder view
Requested features
20 requests- Manual playlist reordering
- ID3 tag editing capability
- Folder-based music library scanning
- Album artist sorting (not just track artist)
- Album favorites/bookmarking
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- Gapless playback
- Crossfade between tracks
- Folder icon display in browser
- Font size adjustment
- Language settings
- Dark mode and theme customization
- Background playback support
- Search by filename
- HTTP/NAS access support
- Lyrics matching and custom lyric sources
- Portrait mode support for iPad
- Online lyrics and cover art fetching improvements
- Ascending/descending sort order options
- Playlist organization and song management
- VoiceOver accessibility improvements for iOS
DS Player
Reported bugs
18 issues- Login failures
- App crashes on update
- Cannot connect to My Cloud Home
- CarPlay login failures
- Cannot log in
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- App freezes when creating playlists
- Subscription prompt after short use
- Crash when changing song cover
- Cannot restore purchase
- Login slow on external network
- Sudden connection loss
- Frequent disconnections
- Local save function not working well
- QuickconnectID resolution failure
- Non-Wi-Fi environment login failure
- Siri voice control only opens app
- Sharing permission issues
- Lyrics too high on screen
Requested features
11 requests- iPad app support
- Green Union NAS support
- CarPlay login stability
- Chromecast support
- Playlist import/export
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- Radio function from Audio Station
- Apple TV app
- Siri voice control for playback
- Support for CUE sheets
- Hide login page on open
- Better app icon
In-app purchases
HiByMusic
No in-app purchases
DS Player
- 3. 连续包月3 Days trial$0.491 Month
- 2. 连续包季3 Days trial$0.993 Months
- 1. 连续包年3 Days trial$1.491 Year
