vinylcloud vs Deer Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vinylcloud
Search and discover music from a vast library, create custom playlists, and play them during events with real-time adjustments. It helps users find trending songs across various genres and organize their music for any occasion.
- Search music by title or artist
- Discover trending music by genre
- Create custom playlists
- Real-time playlist adjustments during playback
- Public broadcast license support for venues
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Search & discover music within the vinylcloud library, plan your playlists, then play them back during your event while making changes on the fly. Features: - Search by title or artist to find your music. - Discover trending music within top song charts across a variety of popular genres. - Create custom playlists. Support: Contact support@vinylcloud.com for questions and support requests. Public broadcast & playback of music within the vinylcloud owned library is limited to venues, bars, clubs, businesses, or organizations that hold a public performance license with BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC. vinylcloud works with our clients & their venue(s) to ensure that all licenses for public broadcast & performance of recorded audio have been obtained. Release Notes Version 1.1.1: Small bug fixes & updated API infrastructure. Version 1.1.0: Just in time for the holidays - Bug fixes (airplay crashes, player window not opening/closing) and UI improvements (it's now easier to use the player volume and time scrubber controls with fat fingers!). Version 1.0.2: Squashed a bug that caused the app to crash on iPads. Version 1.0.1: Squashed a bug that caused app to hang when deleting songs from currently playing playlist. Version 1.0.0: Initial release.
Deer Music
This music player offers a visually appealing interface for managing your Apple Music library and uploaded songs. It provides a streamlined experience for users who prefer a dedicated player for their existing music collection.
- Stunning and easy-to-use interface
- Compatible with Apple Music
- Supports uploaded songs
- Streamlined music management
- iPhone and iPod compatible
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Deer Music is a stunning and easy-to-use iPhone music player that is based on Apple Music. Requirements: - The app is exclusively compatible with Apple Music or songs that have been uploaded to Music.app. No other music services are supported. *Deer Music is a third-party music player. Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Music, and iPhone are all trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries and regions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: vinylcloud at none against Deer Music's shown. vinylcloud also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Deer Music's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for vinylcloud against 5.0 for Deer Music. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
vinylcloud ships an update every 12 months, Deer Music weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vinylcloud | Deer Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joe Goldade | 培亮 王 |
Customer experience
vinylcloud
Deer Music
In-app purchases
vinylcloud
No in-app purchases
Deer Music
No in-app purchases
