Decoupled vs Plum Music Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decoupled
This app is for serious music lovers who own their music collection. It supports a wide range of high-fidelity audio formats and offers advanced playback features like gapless playback and an equalizer. Sync your music library easily via USB, FTP, or WebDAV.
- Plays FLAC, Opus, Ogg, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV
- Gapless playback
- 10-band equalizer
- USB, iTunes File Sharing sync
- FTP, WebDAV, Web browser sync
- Hardware codec utilization
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- Do you like music streaming services? - Do you enjoy companies telling you what you should listen to each week? - Did you stop buying music years ago? If you answer with "yes" to any of these questions, Decoupled wasn't made for you. Sorry. However, if you... - Still buy and own records - Have a developed taste and/or a vast music collection - Listen to music in formats like FLAC, Opus, or Vorbis (Ogg) then you should definitely give it a shot! Some of its features: - Playback of a wide range of formats: FLAC, Vorbis (Ogg), Opus, Apple Lossless, MP3, AAC, WAV. - Gapless playback - 10-band equalizer - Music sync through USB, via iTunes File Sharing - Music sync without iTunes via FTP, WebDAV, or a simple Web browser! - Hardware codec utilization for longer battery life.
Plum Music Player
This music player offers a beautiful interface that prioritizes your music library, supporting both Apple Music and Spotify. Organize your albums, artists, and playlists with custom folders and easily manage your playback queue. Enjoy a streamlined listening experience with simple gestures and deep personalization.
- Integrates with Apple Music and Spotify libraries
- Customizable folders for albums, artists, and playlists
- Queue Builder for managing playback
- Landscape mode with 'Album Flow'
- Last.fm integration for scrobbling
- Simple gestures for one-hand usage
- Deep personalization options
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"This has to be a hidden gem of the App Store. Most apps that focus on putting albums in your library at the forefront are aimed at Apple Music users. This app caters for them and Spotify users!! ... As someone who likes what I like and has no real interest in music discovery, this app has taken me back to a far simpler time when picking something to listen didn’t take ages." ~ mickygerrard, App Store review (5 stars) HIGHLIGHTS • Works with your Apple Music, iTunes or Spotify* music libraries • Gorgeous interface that puts your music front and center • Favourite items • Folders which you can build out of any combination of albums, artists and playlists • Queue Builder • Landscape mode with "Album Flow" • Last.fm integration for scrobbling • Simple gestures for easy one-hand usage • Deep personalization * Requires account with active Spotify Premium subscription. Free-tier accounts will not be able to use full functionality of Plum's integration with Spotify IN-APP PURCHASES Plum is a free app that can be used without purchasing any in-app products. As a new user you have access to a free 14-day trial to use all of the available features without any restrictions. After trial period ends you'll be able to continue using the app and all of it features, but you may be seeing an annoying popup here and there motivating you to upgrade to Plum PRO. I want to give everyone as much time as needed to explore the app freely but further development relies on incoming revenue. ___ Standard Apple's EULA applies - read it here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Decoupled at 4.4 against Plum Music Player's 3.6. Decoupled also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (88% vs 56%). 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. Plum Music Player sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Decoupled asks for nothing beyond the download.
Decoupled holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decoupled has 123 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Decoupled's written reviews are positive against 56% of Plum Music Player's.
Decoupled ships an update every 6 days, Plum Music Player every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Decoupled | Plum Music Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (123 ratings) — better | 3.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better | 56.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tamas Zahola | Adam Wienconek |
Customer experience
Decoupled
Plum Music Player
User reviews
Decoupled
From 123 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Excellent FLAC and lossless audio support
- 👍 Simple, minimalist, intuitive interface
- 🆓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
- 🔒 Privacy-focused, no tracking or data collection
- 🚀 Fast and lightweight performance
Room to improve
- ❌ No shuffle feature
- ❌ No playlist creation capability
- ❌ No repeat/loop functionality
- ❌ Limited library browsing options
- 🐛 Metadata tag sensitivity causes album splitting
Plum Music Player
From 19 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Elegant visual interface
- 🎶 Favorite music app on iPad
- 💎 Hidden gem of the App Store
- 💽 Album-first approach for Spotify
- 🗂️ Useful folders for library management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when pressing and holding
- 🐛 Freezes when skipping tracks
- 🐛 Only shows limited artists/albums
- 🐛 Constant errors and disconnects
- 🐛 Repeating and looping playlists
Bugs and requests
Decoupled
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when transferring files via web interface
- App crashes permanently with .nfo files in album folders
- Pause button doesn't update, audio continues playing
- Album art not displaying for M4A files
- WAV files not appearing in library after adding
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- New uploaded files not showing in app
- Compilation albums incorrectly split into multiple entries
- Albums split by bitrate differences
- Songs with umlauts in metadata not displaying
- Cover flow view limited to ~100 albums
- Scrolling issues in album list view after swiping
- EQ toggle causing audio to disappear
- Genre metadata not reading correctly
- ALAC files not playing despite listed support
- Inconsistent metadata handling causing library organization issues
- File library not working properly, requiring manual file browsing
Requested features
27 requests- Shuffle and shuffle all songs functionality
- Playlist creation and management
- Repeat/loop single song or album
- Play all songs feature with sorting options
- CarPlay integration
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- iPad-optimized interface
- In-app metadata editor
- Folder-based playback
- Album artist sorting option
- Display sampling rate (kHz) in metadata
- Lyrics metadata display
- Rating system or heart/favorite button
- Last.fm scrobbling support
- M3U/M3A playlist support
- DSD file support
- M4B audiobook support with chapters
- Cloud storage provider integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Persistent playback control bar while browsing
- Custom EQ presets
- AB loop functionality
- File reference system instead of copying files
- Embedded artwork support for M4A files
- Automatic folder import from cloud services
- External USB drive playback support
- Song list view with all tracks
- Queue management and reordering
- Track reordering within albums
Plum Music Player
Reported bugs
34 issues- Surf icon doesn't work
- Crashes when pressing and holding on a song
- Freezes when trying to skip tracks from 'Songs' view
- Only shows 2 artists and albums
- Constant errors (too many requests try again later)
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- Constant disconnects from Spotify
- Library never syncs
- Spotify will no longer connect
- Gives a rate limiting error every single time
- Sometimes it plays two songs at the same time
- Trouble handling large playlists (2000+ songs)
- Music menu is bugged
- Won't let me continue after the second startup page unless I login with Spotify
- Lost connection to Spotify three times within a minute
- Theme settings reset every time the app is opened
- Playlists are not in the correct order anymore
- Purchase options do not work
- No way to contact developer without Twitter or iOS email
- Very unorganized and not intuitive
- App crashes just seconds after opening
- Can't get Spotify to sync
- Music playback unreliable
- App seems designed to work only with files on the device
- Starts to play the song, stutters, then stops
- Overlapping text for example
- Not that many songs have their lyrics
- Unlock price nearly doubled
- Google Music (not YouTube music) integration
- Pop up scroller on the right hand when navigating through Playlists
- Sort playlists by the natural order they're in within the Spotify app
- Albums not appearing as full rows but alternating
- Loop is not working
- Hung on start screen after update
- No iCloud access
Requested features
26 requests- More sideloading options via iPadOS folders
- What's new section from following
- Ability to select multiple items for bulk playlisting/favoriting
- Landscape mode integration
- Option to play song with a simple tap
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- French translation
- Crossfade
- Lyric support with duration and cover art view
- Search by genre
- Search artist and play all songs with their name
- Custom default sorting preferences
- Import music from third-party apps via share sheet
- EQ built into the app
- Light and dark mode
- Disable pop-up scroller on the right
- Sort playlists by natural order
- Organize artists by genre
- Volume normalization
- Google Music integration
- Improve UX design
- Buttons to navigate to Spotify/Music app
- More information on screen and smaller font
- Clean up animation for swiping back
- Fix design quirks like overlapping text
- Fix albums not appearing as full rows
- Fix loop not working
In-app purchases
Decoupled
No in-app purchases
Plum Music Player
- Plum+ Yearly$4.991 Year
- Tiny Tip$0.99
- Classic Player UI$0.99
- Small Tip$1.99
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- Medium Tip$2.99
- Incredible Tip$4.99
- Plum+ Lifetime Promo$12.99
- Full version unlock$19.99
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