Comparison

MFPlayer HD vs MusicFolder 2

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

Head to head
About

MFPlayer HD

This media player allows you to organize and play music directly from folders on your device, eliminating the need for iTunes syncing. It supports album art and offers Apple CarPlay integration for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Plays music by folders
  • No iTunes sync required
  • Supports album art
  • Apple CarPlay integration
  • Upload files via iTunes
Features
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Best media player for iOS that plays music by folders! Now with Apple CarPlay support. No more sync process with iTunes, just put your music into Documents of this application and you are good to go! How to prepare folder: Create folder for each album you have. Additionally you can create folder with the name of artist and then put folders with albums inside it. If you have album art put it inside each folder and name it as "folder.jpg". You can also search for album atr on the web from inside this application just tap and hold on any folder. How to upload files: Connect to Mac or PC Run iTunes, switch to Apps and scroll down to Documents. Find MFPlayerHD and click on it. Drag and drop folders with music files to the right side.

About

MusicFolder 2

A straightforward music player designed for users who organize their music by folders, not tags. It offers gapless playback, gesture controls, and simple library management via the Files app.

Highlights
  • Folder-based music library organization
  • Gapless playback
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Interactive playlist search
  • Smart folders
  • WAV to AAC/ALAC conversion
Features
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Simple, no-frills music player for "oldschool" users who have a music library based on a folder structure instead of tags / metadata. This app is SIMPLISTIC BY DESIGN and does NOT HAVE A LOT OF FEATURES! However, those features that it DOES have work GREAT! IMPORTANT: You cannot use MusicFolder to play music from the regular "Music" app. Instead, you use the iPhone's "Files" app to copy your folder-based music library from your computer (or anywhere else) into MusicFolder. - Supported file formats: mp3, mp4, m4a, aac, alac, wav, adts, ac3, aiff, aifc, caf, snd, au, sd2. - GAPLESS PLAYBACK for all file formats. - Straightforward playlist concept: the playlist always simply consists of all songs in the current folder and its subfolders. - Fast interactive PLAYLIST SEARCH. - Smart folders that show your most listened to or most recently played songs. - GESTURE-BASED CONTROL, no need to look at the screen: swipe up/down to shuffle, swipe left/right to skip, double-tap to play/stop, hold and slide up/down for volume control. - Interactive SCRUBBING through the current song with the realtime seek bar, including waveform preview. - Configurable behavior at the end of a song and on remote control events (headphones / Control Center): skip, shuffle, stop, repeat. - Simple music library transfer and management using the iPhone's Files app. - Optional AUTOMATIC CONVERSION of newly added WAV files to AAC (various quality levels available) or ALAC (Apple Lossless). - Full remote control support for headphones and Control Center. - Full AIRPLAY support. - Supports portrait and landscape orientation. - Selecting a photo from your photo library will auto-generate a theme based on the photo's color structure. IMPORTANT: The app is STRICTLY for FOLDER-BASED libraries and does NOT support ANY kind of tags, cover art, or other metadata inside files. However, for people keeping their music library organized in folders "the oldschool way" and seeking a simple, stable, gapless-capable, no-frills portable player, this app is a godsend! Let us know if you have any suggesions or issues via our support page!

Screenshots

MFPlayer HD3 screens
MusicFolder 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MusicFolder 2 at 4.2 against MFPlayer HD's 2.0. MusicFolder 2 also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). MFPlayer HD's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MFPlayer HD costs $1.99 and MusicFolder 2 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MusicFolder 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MusicFolder 2 has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MFPlayer HD's written reviews are positive against 65% of MusicFolder 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MFPlayer HD ships an update every 5 weeks, MusicFolder 2 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MFPlayer HD versus MusicFolder 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMFPlayer HDMusicFolder 2
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin AdamovAlexander Ewering

Customer experience

MFPlayer HD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

MusicFolder 2

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

None

MFPlayer HD

No in-app purchases

None

MusicFolder 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MFPlayer HD free?
MFPlayer HD costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MusicFolder 2 free?
MusicFolder 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MFPlayer HD or MusicFolder 2?
MusicFolder 2 is rated higher. MFPlayer HD averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MusicFolder 2 averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do MFPlayer HD or MusicFolder 2 have ads?
Neither MFPlayer HD nor MusicFolder 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MFPlayer HD or MusicFolder 2?
MFPlayer HD ships an update every 5 weeks, and MusicFolder 2 every 5 months. Most recently, MFPlayer HD was updated on October 26, 2026 and MusicFolder 2 on October 24, 2026.

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