Soye Player vs synthwaves.fm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soye Player
A music player designed for simplicity, minimizing unnecessary buttons and functions. It's ideal for users who may accidentally tap incorrect areas. The app has been tested and modifications can be requested.
- Minimalist interface
- Reduced button complexity
- User-tested for accessibility
- Customizable versions available
- Focus on core playback
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This app is a skin for the Apple Music app, intended for handicapped people who cannot read well. The songs must be added to the Apple Music Library, and in the beginning you would want to include only one song per album, because tapping on the album cover is a way to play a song. In the settings there are three ways of distinguishing songs with the same album cover, though.
synthwaves.fm
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synthwaves.fm is a music streaming app that connects to your self-hosted synthwaves.fm server. Browse your entire library, play music with gapless playback, and download albums and playlists for offline listening — all wrapped in a retro-futuristic synthwave interface. Your Library, Your Way Browse by artists, albums, playlists, genres, or starred favorites. Search across your entire collection instantly. Create and manage playlists right from your phone. Built for Listening Gapless playback keeps the music flowing. Queue up tracks, shuffle, repeat, and control playback from the lock screen, Dynamic Island, or your headphones. Offline Downloads Download full albums or playlists to listen without a connection. Your music goes wherever you do. Apple Watch Control playback and browse your library from your wrist. Widgets See what's playing and recently played albums right on your home screen with Now Playing and Recently Played widgets. Video Browse and stream video content from your server with picture-in-picture support and resume-where-you-left-off playback. Requires a self-hosted instance of synthwaves.fm to connect to your music library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Soye Player at 3 against synthwaves.fm's —. Soye Player also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Soye Player | synthwaves.fm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roope Koski | Leo Policastro |
In-app purchases
Soye Player
No in-app purchases
synthwaves.fm
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Soye Player free?
Is synthwaves.fm free?
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