Comparison

ClassicalPlayer vs Metasonic Player

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

Head to head
About

ClassicalPlayer

Organize and play your local music library by composer and piece. This app presents your music arranged by classical works, allowing you to select specific movements for playback. It offers alternative views by album, artist, songs, and playlists.

Highlights
  • Organize music by composer and piece
  • Play movements in order
  • View music by album, artist, songs, playlists
  • Extracts piece and movement names from track names
  • Works with device's music library
Features
Currently charting
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Is music more to you than just "songz"? When picking something to listen to, are you as likely to think of a composer and piece as an album? Is "shuffle play" on a symphony more than a little silly? ClassicalPlayer may be for you! ClassicalPlayer works with your device's music library. By contrast, Apple Classical and Apple Music are streaming services. They stream music from Apple's servers to your device; ClassicalPlayer organizes the library on your device. ClassicalPlayer presents your iPhone's or iPad's music library to you arranged by composer and pieces. Choose, for instance "Beethoven," and from the list of pieces of his that you have, choose "Symphony no. 5", and see the 4 movements ready to play in order. Push the play button, and ClassicalPlayer plays the movements (in order) and then pauses. You can also view your music by album or artist, and as songs and playlists. How does ClassicalPlayer find pieces, e.g., symphonies, in an album? By comparing the names of successive tracks. This isn't foolproof, but it works surprisingly well. ClassicalPlayer extracts piece and movement names from track names and presents your music organized by pieces. More details: https://www.tyndalesoft.com/classicalplayer/index.html Privacy policy: https://www.tyndalesoft.com/classicalplayer/privacy.html

About

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.

Highlights
  • Full metadata display
  • Apple Music library integration
  • Direct file opening
  • Customizable queues
  • Precise playback controls
  • Supports FLAC, WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC, AIFF
Features
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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.

Screenshots

ClassicalPlayer4 screens
Metasonic Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metasonic Player at Free against ClassicalPlayer's $0.99. Metasonic Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). ClassicalPlayer's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Metasonic Player is free to download; ClassicalPlayer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ClassicalPlayer against 5.0 for Metasonic Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClassicalPlayer ships an update every 9 months, Metasonic Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ClassicalPlayer versus Metasonic Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassicalPlayerMetasonic Player
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederick KuhlMatthew Lennig

Customer experience

ClassicalPlayer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Metasonic Player

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ClassicalPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

Metasonic Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClassicalPlayer free?
ClassicalPlayer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metasonic Player free?
Metasonic Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClassicalPlayer or Metasonic Player?
ClassicalPlayer and Metasonic Player are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ClassicalPlayer or Metasonic Player have ads?
Neither ClassicalPlayer nor Metasonic Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClassicalPlayer or Metasonic Player?
ClassicalPlayer ships an update every 9 months, and Metasonic Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, ClassicalPlayer was updated on September 15, 2026 and Metasonic Player on September 17, 2026.

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