MusicFolder 2 vs Music Folders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Folder-based music library organization
- Gapless playback
- Gesture-based controls
- Interactive playlist search
- Smart folders
- WAV to AAC/ALAC conversion
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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!
Music Folders
Organize and play your music library using folders. Supports high-resolution audio formats and offers dynamic theming. Easily transfer music via Airdrop or iTunes.
- Folder-based music organization
- Supports FLAC, MP3, and Hi-Res audio
- Dynamic and static themes
- AirPlay support
- Music management via Airdrop and iTunes File Sharing
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Simple music player to play your tracks from folders. Key features: * Supports popular formats including Hi-Res: FLAC, MP3, etc. * Organize your library in folders * Dynamic theme from cover or beautiful static themes * AirPlay support * Music Management and Easy Transfer: Airdrop, iTunes Files Sharing, Files iOS App P.S.: FLAC Player, Offline Music Player, Hi-Res audio Player, Folder Music
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Music Folders at every 10 days against MusicFolder 2's every 5 months. Music Folders also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). MusicFolder 2's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
MusicFolder 2 costs $1.99 and Music Folders $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MusicFolder 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of MusicFolder 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of Music Folders's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MusicFolder 2 ships an update every 5 months, Music Folders every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MusicFolder 2 | Music Folders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Ewering | Pavlo Klymenko |
Customer experience
MusicFolder 2
Music Folders
In-app purchases
MusicFolder 2
No in-app purchases
Music Folders
No in-app purchases
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