BNPlayer Light vs Metasonic Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BNPlayer Light
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A music player with binaural effect for iOS devices (iPhone or iPad). It can play WAV, MP3, Apple lossless, AIFF and AAC format. Sample rate has to be 44.1kHz. Important notice : BNplayer can not play music file on the cloud, for example music data in Apple Music Collection.
Metasonic Player
This audio player allows you to enjoy local music files and your Apple Music library. It displays comprehensive metadata for each track and offers robust queue management with precise playback controls. Supports a wide range of audio formats.
- Full metadata display
- Apple Music library integration
- Direct file opening
- Customizable queues
- Precise playback controls
- Supports FLAC, WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC, AIFF
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Metasonic Player is a focused audio player for local music files and your Apple Music library. See full metadata while you listen, including artist, album, composer, genre, year, track number, comments, file type, and more. Open audio directly from Files, or browse your Library by playlists, artists, albums, songs, genres, and composers. Build queues by selecting tracks in the order you want. Add tracks one by one, use Select All, shuffle the queue, and skip forward or back with precise playback controls. Supports most audio formats including FLAC, WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC, AIFF, and more. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Metasonic Player at every 3 weeks against BNPlayer Light's every 15 months. BNPlayer Light's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BNPlayer Light ships an update every 15 months, Metasonic Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BNPlayer Light | Metasonic Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haruo Sorimachi | Matthew Lennig |
In-app purchases
BNPlayer Light
No in-app purchases
Metasonic Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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