Comparison

Music Player X vs Equalizer

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

Head to head
About

Music Player X

Enhance your music listening with a powerful equalizer, bass booster, and crossfade transitions. Organize your music library with an intuitive interface and customizable themes. Enjoy your music offline with support for various audio formats.

Highlights
  • 5-Band Equalizer
  • XBass Bass Booster
  • Crossfade transitions
  • 3D Audio FX
  • Playlist Manager
  • Customizable themes
  • Offline music playback
Features
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Simplify and enhance the quality of your music listening experience daily with the Music Player X, the light-weight and functional music player designed for your music library. Delight in an intuitive UI, superior equalizer, crossfade transitions, and experience music in its best form. ◉ SUPERCHARGE YOUR MUSIC Play your music the way you want and with new richer sound quality. Make use of a powerful XBass Bass Booster and EQX Equalizer to experience new levels of music quality. Alternatively, enjoy DJ crossfader, 3D Audio FX with frequency and radius, Song Timer for working out, and more. Use Music Player X to satisfy your audiophile mind! ◉ MUSIC MANAGEMENT. YOUR WAY. Keep your music fresh and organized with our feature-rich Playlist Manager and a simple interface focused on getting you listening with a few taps. Quickly go from playlists to albums, artists, genres, and songs. Find what you want to listen to in seconds. ◉ ADJUST THE MUSIC PLAYER TO YOUR PREFERENCE Go to the custom settings and browse all your files and downloads. Additionally, add faders or enable timers and shuffle modes. Adjust the text size and color themes of the app. Choose from the preselected color combos, or design your own color theme. Redesign the themes and make the music player look as you want all the time. ◉ BOOST YOUR MUSIC LISTENING EXPERIENCE WITH: - 5-Band Equalizer engineered to simplify tuning your music to your ears. - Customizable theme color palette & text size - Crossfade transitions: uninterrupted listening - 3D Audio FX with custom frequency and radius - Music management: make playlists, organize songs by albums, genres, artists - Search for songs: find specific songs by keyword - Shuffle playlists & shuffle all songs - Edit, clear, or save “Now Playing” - Skip forward and skip back - Enjoy music offline
 - Support for a wide range of audio formats including WAV and FLAC Before your next music player app frustration, get Music Player X and make it your new default music player with no bloatware - just your music enhanced for you. ► Download Music Player X now for FREE! Many say their favorite songs sound better and richer with Music Player X – see why === Disclaimer: iTunes is a trademark of Apple Inc.

About

Equalizer

Enhance your music listening experience with advanced audio controls. Adjust bass, volume, and frequency with various presets and effects. Access your music library and enjoy immersive sound.

Highlights
  • EQ Presets
  • Volume Maximizer
  • Frequency Equalizer
  • Spatial Audio
  • Pitch/Time Effect
  • iTunes & DropBox Integration
Features
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Redefine the way you play music. This is Equalizer – Volume Booster, and it is the only EQ presents app you’ll ever need. Turn on full bass, pump out the music, and feel it deep in the soul like never before. Create rockin’ music and deep bass experiences that wow. With Spatial Audio it’s more true than ever! Hear the difference with the maximizer, which turns the volume to the MAX! What’s inside Equalizer? Packed with tons of music altering features, inside Equalizer, discover all these handy features to make the listening experience so much more authentic: - EQ Presets for all occasions. - Maximizer to increase the volume or turn it down (NEVER). - Equalizer for correcting the frequency of those tunes. - Spatial Audio so that music is EVERYWHERE. - Pitch/Time effect - changes the key pitch of the song and allows you to speed up or slow down it. - Access music stored on iTunes and DropBox so those favorite turns are always at hand. Change it up the way you like. EQ presets means you can change the style to: - Full Bass - Bright - EDM - Pop - Rock - Classics - Soft - Radio Get advanced music altering power right on the smartphone. No need for an expensive set-up to enjoy crystal-clear beats. Rock on with Equalizer and feel the power of the sounds. PREMIUM subscription The app contains the following subscription options: - “Music One” - Weekly with a 3-day free trial at $9.99 (access to 15+ music apps) - Weekly, no trial at $5.99 - Monthly with a 3-day free trial at $14.99 - Yearly with a 7-day free trial at $34.99 * Full access to audio effects *Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. Privacy Policy: https://gismart.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://gismart.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Music Player X4 screens
Equalizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Music Player X and Equalizer both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Music Player X's written reviews are positive against 16% of Equalizer's. Music Player X also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Equalizer's advantage is ratings volume (6.5K vs 1.1K). On price, rating 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. Equalizer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Music Player X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Music Player X against 4.3 for Equalizer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equalizer has 6.5K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Music Player X's written reviews are positive against 16% of Equalizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Player X ships an update every 6 weeks, Equalizer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Music Player X versus Equalizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Player XEqualizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better4.3 (6.5K ratings)
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better15.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K6.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLayo Lake LLCGismart Ltd

Customer experience

Music Player X

All ratings1,127 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative24.8%

Equalizer

All ratings6,493 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive15.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative78.7%

User reviews

Music Player X

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent sound quality
  • 🎨 Customizable interface
  • 💡 Useful EQ and bass boost features
  • 🎧 Crossfade functionality
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty navigating playlists and library
  • 🔒 Incompatible with Apple Music/Spotify
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Equalizer

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Good sound quality
  • 🔊 Enhances audio experience
  • 👍 Interesting and clever features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription fees
  • 🚫 Limited functionality without subscription
  • 🤔 Misleading free trial and pricing information
  • 🔒 Restricted access to personal music libraries
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Music Player X

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to play certain songs
  • Playlist songs get duplicated
  • Shuffle mode not working as expected
  • Playback controls not responsive at times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for cloud storage integration
  • Improve playlist management and organization
  • Expand EQ options beyond 5 bands
  • Implement gapless playback
  • Add lyrics display feature

Equalizer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes frequently
  • Inability to save or export edited audio
  • Incompatibility with certain music libraries and streaming services

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to use equalizer with all audio apps, not just in-app music player
  • Support for more music streaming services like Spotify
  • Option to purchase a one-time license instead of subscription

In-app purchases

None

Music Player X

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Equalizer

Subscriptions7
  • Equalizer Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Equalizer Premium access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Music One3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Equalizer Premium access3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Full Access to Pro Features$19.993 Months
  • Equalizer Premium access$24.991 Year
  • Equalizer Premium access7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Music Player X free?
Music Player X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Equalizer free?
Equalizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Music Player X or Equalizer?
Music Player X is rated higher. Music Player X averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Equalizer averages 4.3 from 6.5K ratings.
Do Music Player X or Equalizer have ads?
Equalizer shows ads; Music Player X does not.
Which is updated more often, Music Player X or Equalizer?
Music Player X ships an update every 6 weeks, and Equalizer every 3 months. Most recently, Music Player X was updated on November 2, 2026 and Equalizer on November 7, 2026.

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