Comparison

Kalliopeia vs FolderPlay

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

Head to head
About

Kalliopeia

Experience your music in stunning detail with this high-resolution audio player. It supports a wide range of formats, offers advanced upsampling capabilities, and includes a powerful 11-band equalizer to customize your sound. Enjoy gapless playback, playlist creation, and more.

Highlights
  • High-res audio playback (DSF, DSD, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, AAC, MP3)
  • Audio upsampling to 192kHz
  • 11-band equalizer with presets
  • Gapless playback
  • Playlist creation and waitlist
  • Last.fm scrobbling
Features
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Kalliopeia is a high resolution music player app. Features: 1. High-res audio playback Supports up to 5.6MHz DSD and 384kHz PCM high-res audio. Capable of playing song synced to your iTunes. Compatible Formats  - DSF / DIFF  - FLAC  - WAV / AIFF  - ALAC(Apple Lossless)  - AAC  - MP3 * A device with a portable amp or other function that supports high resolution is required to output high-res audio at its original quality. Headphones plugged directly into a headphone jack will output at 44.1kHz or 48kHz. * To play DSD files, you need a DAC that supports DSD over PCM (DoP). 2. Converts standard audio files to high-res using upsampling Kalliopeia links to your connected device to provide upsampling and playback at up to 192kHz. * Kalliopeia has a fairly high CPU utilization rate, so your battery may drain faster when it is in use. 3. Built-in 11-band equalizer for bringing out that high-res power Built-in 32Hz~32000Hz 11-band equalizer. Use the 20 stock presets, or create and save your own settings. You can also assign settings for each musical genre. 4. Additional Features - Gapless Playback  - Create playlists  - Enter the next songs to listen to with "Play Waitlist"  - Save your listening history (up to 20 songs)  - Shuffle, repeat  - Post what you are listening to on Twitter and other social networks  - Override screen auto-lock during playback  - The Last.fm Scrobbling feature

About

FolderPlay

Features
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FolderPlay turns a folder in Files into a continuous audio queue. Choose a folder once. FolderPlay finds supported audio files, keeps their natural filename order, and starts playing without importing or copying them into another library. Come back later and continue from the same folder, file, and position. It is a focused player for lessons, recordings, mixes, demos, chapters, and music already organized on your device or in a Files provider. FREE • Play one folder from beginning to end • Keep the source folder unchanged • Background audio and lock screen controls LIFETIME UNLOCK • Save and resume unlimited folders • Bookmarks, playback speeds, and sleep timer • One purchase, no subscription FolderPlay does not upload your audio, create an account, stream a catalog, or build a duplicate media library.

Screenshots

Kalliopeia3 screens
FolderPlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FolderPlay at Free against Kalliopeia's $4.99. FolderPlay also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Kalliopeia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

FolderPlay is free to download; Kalliopeia costs $4.99 up front. FolderPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kalliopeia asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kalliopeia versus FolderPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalliopeiaFolderPlay
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU HASHIZUMEArthur Borges

In-app purchases

None

Kalliopeia

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FolderPlay

One-time1
  • FolderPlay Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Kalliopeia free?
Kalliopeia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FolderPlay free?
FolderPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kalliopeia or FolderPlay have ads?
Neither Kalliopeia nor FolderPlay shows ads.

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