Flac Music Player vs WavePlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flac Music Player
This offline music player allows you to import and play your audio files in high quality. Create custom playlists, manage favorites, and enjoy ad-free playback with background support. It offers a one-time purchase for lifetime access.
- Offline playback
- Import music from iCloud/local files
- Supports MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A
- Playlist creation
- Favorites management
- Background playback
- Ad-free experience
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Soundlight plays the music files you already own. Offline, without ads, and without a subscription. Import your library and hear it the way you saved it. Start with 100 songs for free. Unlock unlimited with a single payment, and it's yours. YOUR MUSIC • Import from Files and iCloud • MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, AAC, and AIFF • Songs, artists, albums, and playlists • Favorites, shuffle, repeat, and a queue you can edit • Fix titles, artists, albums, artwork, and track numbers • Your own playlist covers, or one made on device with Apple Intelligence • Show, hide, and reorder the tabs PLAYBACK • 10-band equalizer, with presets for rock, jazz, vocals, hip-hop, late night, and more • Crossfade between songs • Sleep timer that fades the music out • Soft rain under the music, at its own volume • Lock screen, Control Center, and background playback • CarPlay • Last.fm scrobbling MAKE IT YOURS • Now Playing as the album cover, a spinning vinyl record, or a burned CD • Ambient color drawn from the artwork • Light, dark, or follow the system • Accent colors and title fonts • Built for iPhone and iPad, including iPhone Duo WHY SOUNDLIGHT • Your files stay on your device • No account needed to listen • No ads, ever • One payment for an unlimited library. Every update included. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WavePlayer
This music player dynamically adjusts the rhythm of songs to match the user's movement, creating an immersive experience for activities like running. It aims to synchronize your pace with your music.
- Rhythm adjusts to user's movement
- Synchronizes music BPM with running pace
- Background playback support
- Future pace assistance features planned
- Future album/artist selection planned
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■概要 WavePlayer 人の動きに合わせて音楽のリズム(BPM)が変わる新しい音楽プレーヤ ■受賞歴 *最優秀賞 (2017/3/18 TORYUMON Pitch Battle[福岡市後援]にて) *オーディエンス賞 ( 2017/3/3 福岡ビジネス・デジタル・コンテンツ賞2017にて) *福岡ルビー賞 (2016/10/15 Startup GO!GO!にて) ■説明 ランニング中、音楽のリズムと走るリズムが合わないと感じることはありませんか? 本アプリでは走っている人のテンポに合わせて音楽のリズムが変わるため、音楽と一体となったような気持ち良さでランニングをすることができます。 ■今後の機能追加予定 ・ランナーのペース支援機能(少しずつ音楽のBPMを上げていくなど) ・アルバム, アーティスト別での楽曲選択 ・より正確な歩数カウント機能 ・曲の再生速度を変化させた際の音源の劣化の抑制 本アプリは開発中です。既存のバグや機能の提案などありましたら遠慮なくフィードバックを頂けますと幸いです。開発者は泣いて喜びます。 ■開発 開発はチーム「匠」が行っております。 ■その他 本アプリはバックグラウンドでの動作に対応しています。動作中は加速度センサなどの値を利用するため、バッテリーの減りが通常より早くなる可能性があります。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flac Music Player at 3.5 against WavePlayer's 1.0. Flac Music Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). WavePlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Flac Music Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WavePlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flac Music Player holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flac Music Player has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flac Music Player ships an update every 3 weeks, WavePlayer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flac Music Player | WavePlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Above AS | studio-LEAF Inc. |
Customer experience
Flac Music Player
WavePlayer
In-app purchases
Flac Music Player
- Soundlight Unlimited$19.99
WavePlayer
No in-app purchases









