Power Player Music Player vs ThinMP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Power Player Music Player
Enhance your Apple Music library with customizable layouts, adaptive colors, and interactive features. Discover music, create collaborative playlists, and enjoy an immersive playback experience with scrolling lyrics and visualizers.
- Customizable layouts (grid, list, multi-column)
- Adaptive UI colors based on album art
- Scrolling LRC lyrics support
- Interactive visualizers
- Collaborative playlists with SharePlay
- Pin favorite songs and playlists
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Power Player uses your existing Apple Music / iTunes library to take your music to a whole new level: LAYOUTS: You can use Power Player in any orientation you want and choose between grid and list layouts on iPhone. Multi-column layouts make full use of the iPad's large display. ADAPTIVE COLORS: Power Player uses the colors of your artwork for an immersive experience throughout the whole UI. NOW PLAYING: Add scrolling lyrics in the LRC format to any song in your music library and Handoff the currently playing song. The player supports 3 visualizer styles that react to device tilting. HOME: Discover your music library and pin your favorite songs and playlists. PLAYLISTS: Create playlists and collaborate with friends using SharePlay. ICULTURE - BEST NEW DUTCH APPS OF MARCH: Power Player elevates your iPad music library to a higher level, has a beautiful design, and has easier navigation than the default music player. MARC BARROWCLIFT - SECOND ANNUAL IOS MUSIC PLAYER COMPETITION: This is the gold-standard iPad music player experience. Based on my criteria, you will not find a better iPad music player than Power Player. Discover Power Player for yourself by using the FREE 14-day trial. Reddit: r/PowerPlayer Twitter: @evenwerk Note: This app needs the default music app to be installed on your iDevice in order to work.
ThinMP
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ThinMP is a simple music player. Features - device music play - background play - favorite artists - favorite songs - playlists - shortcuts https://github.com/tcode-dev/ThinMP_iOS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThinMP at none against Power Player Music Player's 5. Power Player Music Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Power Player Music Player sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ThinMP asks for nothing beyond the download.
Power Player Music Player ships an update every 3 months, ThinMP every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Power Player Music Player | ThinMP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Even | Taichi Katsura |
In-app purchases
Power Player Music Player
- Free 14-Day TrialFree
- Donate Single$0.99
- Buy App$3.99
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- Donate EP$3.99
- Donate Album$5.99
ThinMP
No in-app purchases
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