Comparison

Plum Music Player vs Thyron

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Thyron

Features
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Your music, without subscriptions. Thyron is an offline music player for your own audio files. Enjoy a clean, redesigned library, organize your collection, and transfer music directly between your phone and computer. PLAY YOUR OWN MUSIC Import your audio files and listen without an internet connection. Enjoy lossless FLAC and ALAC, along with MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and AIFF. Your music stays on your devices. MAKE YOUR LIBRARY YOURS Create playlists with custom covers. Search for tracks, artists and playlists, or find a song inside a playlist. Search handles small typos, so you can find your music even when you don’t remember the exact spelling. EDIT TITLES, ARTISTS AND ARTWORK Missing a title or artist? Hold a track and tap the pencil to edit its details. Add, replace or remove artwork. Changes are saved in the audio file in your library without changing how it sounds. TRANSFER TRACKS AND PLAYLISTS Move your whole library or send selected tracks and playlists to another device running Thyron on the same local network. Playlists travel with their tracks and covers. Files already on the receiving device are reused, and existing tracks are not deleted. No cloud server is involved. ENJOY CONSISTENT VOLUME Reduce volume differences between tracks without modifying your audio files. Volume normalization is enabled by default and can be turned off in Settings. KEEP LISTENING Use shuffle and repeat, keep music playing in the background, and control playback from the lock screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No subscription. Your library and settings stay under your control. Thyron does not provide music or a streaming catalog. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the right to use and transfer their audio files.

Screenshots

Plum Music Player4 screens
Thyron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thyron at none against Plum Music Player's 8. Thyron also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plum Music Player sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Thyron asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plum Music Player ships an update every 4 weeks, Thyron every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plum Music Player versus Thyron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlum Music PlayerThyron
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam WienconekEvgenii Bormotov

Bugs and requests

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

Thyron

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Plum Music Player

Subscriptions1
  • Plum+ Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time7
  • 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
None

Thyron

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plum Music Player free?
Plum Music Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thyron free?
Thyron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plum Music Player or Thyron have ads?
Neither Plum Music Player nor Thyron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plum Music Player or Thyron?
Plum Music Player ships an update every 4 weeks, and Thyron every 6 weeks. Most recently, Plum Music Player was updated on October 29, 2026 and Thyron on October 29, 2026.

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