Comparison

MFPlayer HD vs 1

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

1

This private music player offers bit-exact playback of high-resolution audio files from various sources, including network servers and cloud storage. It features detailed audio analysis, synced lyrics, and seamless integration with voice assistants and CarPlay.

Highlights
  • Bit-exact PCM and DSD playback
  • Multiple audio source options
  • Signal Path and spectrum analyzer
  • Synced lyrics display
  • Voice control and CarPlay integration
  • Offline playback support
Features
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1-bit is a private, bit-exact music player for iPhone and iPad. Play your own files from a UPnP/DLNA media server, an SMB share, your own 1-bit-bridge server, a folder on your device, or 1-bit Cloud, a private library we host for you. No analytics, no ads, and no account unless you choose the cloud. SOURCES • UPnP/DLNA media servers on your Wi-Fi: NAS, MiniDLNA, Plex, a Chord 2Go. Found automatically, streamed bit-exact, DSD included. • SMB shares on your home network. • 1-bit-bridge, a free, open-source (MIT) server you run on Mac, Linux, Pi or Windows. Pinned HTTPS, tap-to-pair by Bonjour or QR. • 1-bit Cloud: the same bridge, run by us. Sign in with Apple and upload from any computer. 20 GB free. Strictly private, downloadable bit-exact, deletable in one step. • An MPD player's own library, such as a Volumio box's (experimental). • Any folder on your device or an external drive, picked in Files, nothing copied. Download for offline play. • No server yet? Add the read-only demo library in one tap. AUDIO • Bit-exact PCM (FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, M4A) up to the limits of your DAC. • Bit-exact DSD over DoP for DSF and DSDIFF, up to DSD256, with a USB DAC that reports DoP lock (Chord, iFi, Topping, Mytek and others). • DSD on any output: AirPods, AirPlay, CarPlay and the speaker get it converted to PCM, labeled as such; a wired DAC gets the untouched path. • SACD .iso rips open into per-track rows; DST-compressed DSDIFF decodes as it plays. • Gapless when adjacent tracks match. Per-DAC tuning, anti-click rate switching and thermal-aware buffering keep DSD256 smooth. • Spatial audio (beta) with head tracking on supported AirPods, PCM only. LYRICS • Synced lyrics, line by line, from tags, a sidecar, your bridge, or an online source you switch on. SEE WHAT YOU HEAR • Signal Path shows what actually reached your DAC, with an optional live spectrum and true-peak analyzer. • Whole-track analysis answers "is this really hi-res?"; a bridge adds dynamic range, key, tempo and a FLAC checksum that flags an altered file. • Profile my DAC: guided measurements you can send in to get your DAC supported. VOICE, SIRI & CARPLAY • "Hey Siri, play [album, artist, playlist, or genre] on 1-bit". Shortcuts and Spotlight too. • CarPlay: your library A to Z, with Favorites, Downloads, voice search and Shuffle. DSD plays converted to PCM. HOME MIXES (WITH A BRIDGE) • Your bridge builds mixes from your listening, such as Heavy Rotation and Daily Mix, cached overnight for offline play. OUTPUT • Play through a USB DAC, AirPods, AirPlay 2 or the speaker. • Cast to DLNA, OpenHome and MPD players on your network, or to your bridge's own player and the DAC on its computer. LIBRARY • Fast enough for 50,000+ tracks across every source; the first scan carries on overnight while charging. • Browse by artist, album, composer, genre, folder, playlist or a flat Tracks list, with an "Appears On" section. Search everything, filter by source, heart tracks and albums. PLAYER • A new Now Playing on iPhone: a Card over a soft blur or immersive Full Screen, with a waveform scrubber and the actions you choose. A floating player on iPad. • Resume where you left off. Home Screen widget and quick actions, Lock Screen and Control Center transport, sleep timer, optional crossfeed. BRIDGE EXTRAS • Playlists and favorites in step across your devices through a shared bridge; import .m3u/.m3u8 files from it, or export a playlist as M3U8. • Upscaling and DSD-to-PCM renditions made on your own hardware, the original always one tap away. • Atlas notes and better cover art; backup of playlists, favorites and playback history to your own bridge. All off by default on a bridge you run. PRIVACY • No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Optional lookups are off by default; passwords and tokens live in the iOS Keychain. The only server of ours that holds anything is 1-bit Cloud, and only if you create a library. Requires iOS 26.1 or later.

Screenshots

MFPlayer HD3 screens
14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1 at 100% against MFPlayer HD's 33%. 1 also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.3 vs 2.0). MFPlayer HD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

1 is free to download; MFPlayer HD costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1 has 7 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 100% of 1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MFPlayer HD ships an update every 5 weeks, 1 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MFPlayer HD versus 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMFPlayer HD1
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin AdamovArsenie Coseac

Customer experience

MFPlayer HD

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

1

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MFPlayer HD

No in-app purchases

None

1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MFPlayer HD free?
MFPlayer HD costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1 free?
1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MFPlayer HD or 1?
1 is rated higher. MFPlayer HD averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while 1 averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do MFPlayer HD or 1 have ads?
Neither MFPlayer HD nor 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MFPlayer HD or 1?
MFPlayer HD ships an update every 5 weeks, and 1 every 2 weeks. Most recently, MFPlayer HD was updated on November 3, 2026 and 1 on November 5, 2026.

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