Comparison

August Audio vs Spite Music Player

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

Head to head
About

August Audio

This application serves as an audio player specifically designed for August audio products. It allows users to play music and adjust audio equalization settings for an enhanced listening experience.

Highlights
  • Audio playback
  • EQ tuning
  • Optimized for August products
Features
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August Audio is an Audio Player optimized for August audio products. You can use this app to play music, tune EQ.

About

Spite Music Player

This music player syncs your library from your computer via iCloud or Dropbox. It allows you to access your curated mixtapes on your mobile devices. Requires the macOS version for initial setup.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Dropbox support
  • Portable mixtape access
  • macOS library integration
  • Mobile playback
Features
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The portable version of the mixtapes you lovingly assembled using Spite on your real computer. Keep your music library in iCloud for instant synchronizing technology. Also supports Dropbox. • Displays nice album artwork and doesn’t feel like managing a spreadsheet. • Built on bulletproof XML rather than proprietary mysteries. • Supports all the good extensions: mp3, flac, wav, aiff, aac, m4a, and opus. • A streamlined interface that keeps artwork big and playlists central. • Share your tracklists in a handsome format that includes Bandcamp + Boomkat purchase links • Add custom artwork for your playlists and dig the harmonious accent colors. • Everything you like is fantastic, so there’s no need for hearts or stars—just a delete button to ruthlessly clear out the cruft. • Requires iCloud or Dropbox for telephone sync. (iCloud recommended.) • Works with CarPlay. • Looks nice on an iPad. • Drag-drop to reorder your mixtapes because, let’s be honest, some are better than others. • Supports Last.FM integration. Wire it up under ‘Settings’ and set your scrobbles for the heart of the sun.  • Deepen your relationships (or destroy them) by sharing your music library. Everything the other person adds or deletes will affect you and vice versa. It’s a good conversation starter. • Built by a tremendous music nerd who wants to organize albums by record label, quickly shuffle new acquisitions, and easily access a metadata editor. You’re welcome. • Seasonal statistics • After a 30-day trial, Spite costs $10—then it’s free forever on your desktop, iPhone, and iPad with monthly updates. • No subscriptions, ads, creepy data harvesting, upsells, usernames, or passwords. Ever. • Monthly updates with continual improvements and seasonal artwork. • Is your music library cannibalizing your telephone’s memory? Good. But if you think this is a problem, you can set a storage cap under Settings. • All proceeds are used to buy more mp3s from artists on Bandcamp and Boomkat because that’s the circle of life.

Screenshots

August Audio4 screens
Spite Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spite Music Player at 100% against August Audio's 20%. Spite Music Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). August Audio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Spite Music Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. August Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spite Music Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of August Audio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spite Music Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

August Audio ships an update every 3 months, Spite Music Player every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
August Audio versus Spite Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAugust AudioSpite Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (13 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAugust International LtdJames Reeves

Customer experience

August Audio

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative78.0%

Spite Music Player

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

August Audio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spite Music Player

One-time1
  • Unlock Spite$9.99

Questions

Is August Audio free?
August Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spite Music Player free?
Spite Music Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, August Audio or Spite Music Player?
Spite Music Player is rated higher. August Audio averages 1.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Spite Music Player averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do August Audio or Spite Music Player have ads?
Neither August Audio nor Spite Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, August Audio or Spite Music Player?
August Audio ships an update every 3 months, and Spite Music Player every 2 days. Most recently, August Audio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Spite Music Player on October 28, 2026.

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