Audio Player X vs Media Player Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Player X
A simple MP3 player for your device's music library. Organize and play songs by genre, album, or shuffle your entire collection. Supports Bluetooth and lock screen controls for seamless playback.
- Plays local MP3 files
- Organize by genre, album, song
- Shuffle entire music library
- Bluetooth controls
- Lock screen controls
- Minimalist interface
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Audio Player X is a minimalist audio / MP3 player that can play songs from your device's music library. It can open by genre, album, or song. It can play your entire music library in random order. Bluetooth and lock screen controls are supported. It does not play DRM files, it only plays files that have been synched to your device. It works great with audiobooks that span multiple files.
Media Player Plus
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M Player is a fast, private, offline-first music and video player built for people who want their own audio and video files back in their control — no accounts, no ads, no streaming subscription, no cloud upload. Drop MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV, AAC, MP4, MOV and more into your Files app and M Player turns them into a beautifully organized library on iPhone and iPad, ready to play instantly. Everything you expect from a serious player, plus a few things you didn't: • LOSSLESS-READY PLAYBACK Native support for MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, CAF and all Apple-supported video formats. No re-encoding, no quality loss. • REAL-TIME SPECTRUM VISUALIZER Watch your music dance in a 44-band FFT spectrum analyzer. Bass on the left, treble on the right, driven by the actual audio, not a canned animation. Tap the artwork to toggle between cover art and waveform. • SYNCED LYRICS Drop a .lrc file next to any song and lyrics scroll in perfect karaoke sync. The current line is highlighted right on the playing card. • EQ PLAY (SMART PLAYLISTS) Long-press the Play button to open EQ Play. Filter by genre, duration, favorites, or media type ("Pop under 8 minutes, video only") and M Player builds an on-the-fly playlist. Try it in Random, Most Played, Recently Added, or A–Z order. • CUSTOM PLAYLISTS Build named playlists by hand-picking tracks. Sort your library by name, duration, type or date while you choose. Swipe to rename or delete. • LOCK SCREEN, AIRPODS, AIRPLAY & CARPLAY Full Now Playing integration. Play, pause, skip, scrub, and see artwork on your lock screen, from your Apple Watch, AirPods, CarPlay dashboard, or any AirPlay speaker. • PICTURE-IN-PICTURE VIDEO Keep watching while you use other apps. Landscape switches to true edge-to-edge fullscreen automatically. • VOLUME NORMALIZATION Turn it on and loud pop songs are gently attenuated toward a -20 dBFS target, so quiet folk and jazz aren't blown out. No more reaching for the volume slider between tracks. • EDITABLE METADATA Fix wrong titles, artists, albums, genres, or cover art per song. Edits are saved in-app and never mutate the original file. • iCLOUD SYNC Your favorites, play counts, playlists, metadata edits and preferences follow you across every device signed into iCloud. • PLAYBACK EXTRAS Sleep timer (15/30/60 min), variable speed (0.5x–2x), shuffle, repeat one/all, resume, folder browsing with rename / move / duplicate / delete. • DESIGNED FOR YOU 12 accent colours, light and dark themes, list or thumbnail library layout, sort by name / date / size / type / play count, favourites, recents. Your library. Your rules. No accounts. No tracking. Just play. Thanks for your support, and do visit nitrio.com for more apps for your iOS devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Audio Player X at every 2 months against Media Player Plus's every 25 months. Audio Player X also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Media Player Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Audio Player X costs $0.99 and Media Player Plus $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Audio Player X ships an update every 2 months, Media Player Plus every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Player X | Media Player Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kip Morgan | Heng Jia Liang |
In-app purchases
Audio Player X
No in-app purchases
Media Player Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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