Nota vs Fileplay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nota
This app provides a full-featured audio playback experience directly from your system's Files app and cloud storage. Enjoy background playback, advanced sound customization with an equalizer, and flexible playback controls. It also offers robust file management capabilities, allowing you to organize and transfer your audio files seamlessly.
- Playback from Files app and cloud
- Background playback and AirPlay
- 10-band equalizer
- Adjustable playback speed
- File management (import, export, rename)
- Sleep timer
- Smart shuffle and loop
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Nota is the first full-featured file-based audio player, which is able to inplace playback from system Files app and its File Providers*. That opens an unique opportunity to access other apps and cloud sources without copying files. Highlights: - Background playback and AirPlay support - Adjust sound with 10-band equalizer for local and remote files - Sleep timer - Control playback speed (0.5x - 2x) - Organize playback queue - Intuitive gestures - Smart shuffle and loop one-all - Delicate handling of system events - playback never stops - Import, Export, Manage, Copy, Move, Rename, Reorder and Transfer files The feature - Stability and battery-safe mode -- app has successfully passed 24h-playback tests without draining the battery or terminating. *File Providers are extensions by other developers, so that other apps can access the documents and directories stored and managed by 3rd party apps. Learn more at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206481.
Fileplay
Play any file from your device, iCloud, or cloud storage providers. Enjoy advanced playback controls like speed adjustment, queuing, and background picture-in-picture. Optimize your listening experience with a bass booster and efficient battery usage.
- Play files from device and cloud
- Adjust playback speed
- Add files to queue
- Background Picture in Picture
- Bass booster
- Optimized for low battery use
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Fileplay brings a full-featured multimedia player for files on your device. Top picks: ▸ Play files from your device, iCloud and dozen of file providers* ▸ Adjust playback speed ▸ Add to queue multiple files ▸ Background Picture in Picture mode ▸ Bass booster ▸ Optimized for low battery use *Supported by File Provider extension
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fileplay at 4.6 against Nota's 4.3. Fileplay also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Nota's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 48%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Fileplay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 4.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Nota's written reviews are positive against 48% of Fileplay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nota ships an update every 4 months, Fileplay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nota | Fileplay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.5K ratings) | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better | 48.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markuss Irbe | Kristian Sepp |
Customer experience
Nota
Fileplay
User reviews
Nota
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and straightforward
- 🔒 No ads or subscriptions
- 👍 Plays local MP3 files well
- 💡 Useful features like equalizer and playback speed
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional playback issues
- 🐛 Metadata/album art not always displayed correctly
- 🐛 Duplication of imported files
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🔋 Drains battery when playing in background
Fileplay
From 4.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 💡 Useful features
- 👍 User-friendly
- 🎉 Fantastic app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 🔇 Audio ads disruptive
- 🔋 Drains battery
Bugs and requests
Nota
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to download music from certain sources
- Playback stops when device is locked
- Metadata editing not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add playlist/queue functionality
- Implement cloud storage integration
- Allow batch import of files
- Add more customization options (themes, gestures, etc.)
- Improve shuffle/repeat functionality
Fileplay
Reported bugs
4 issues- Playback issues with some files
- Sudden deletion of downloaded content
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to download from certain websites
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to remove ads
- Improve playlist management
- Implement 15-second rewind/fast-forward
- Support for additional file formats
In-app purchases
Nota
No in-app purchases
Fileplay
No in-app purchases
