Comparison

MusicFolder 2 vs Simplest Audio Player

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

Head to head
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!

About

Simplest Audio Player

Features
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You can play music in few taps. This is the simplest audio file player ever. The only things you have to do is select audio file and tap play button. Never complicated, easy to understand. # Features - Toggle repeat mode - Background play

Screenshots

MusicFolder 24 screens
Simplest Audio Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simplest Audio Player at Free against MusicFolder 2's $1.99. Simplest Audio Player also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). 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

Simplest Audio Player is free to download; MusicFolder 2 costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MusicFolder 2 versus Simplest Audio Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicFolder 2Simplest Audio Player
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander EweringKazuma Arakaki

In-app purchases

None

MusicFolder 2

No in-app purchases

None

Simplest Audio Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MusicFolder 2 free?
MusicFolder 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simplest Audio Player free?
Simplest Audio Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MusicFolder 2 or Simplest Audio Player have ads?
Neither MusicFolder 2 nor Simplest Audio Player shows ads.

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