Derecom Music Player vs Cratto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Derecom Music Player
Customize your music listening experience with vibrant themes that dynamically change based on album artwork. This app allows you to play your music library, manage your playback queue, and set reminders for library organization.
- Play music library albums and playlists
- Manage playback queue (add, delete, reorder)
- Set reminders for library organization
- Dynamic color themes based on album art
- Supports Apple Music playback
- Native iPad support
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Derecom is the brand new music player that finally brings some colors into your listening experience. With Derecom you can: - play all your albums, playlists, and favorite songs from your Music library - manage your up next Queue (e.g. add, delete, reorder, and search items in the queue) - set up Reminders to help you keep your Library in order - choose your favorite Theme, and watch the colors of the app reflect the beautiful artworks of your albums and collections! What else? - Derecom supports playback of Apple Music songs, albums, playlists, and radio stations! - Derecom now supports iPad natively (even split-screen and slide-over) This app is exactly for you if enjoy curating your own music library, but also like streaming new songs and discovering new artists. Feel free to reach out with new ideas that can make Derecom Music Player even better. Known app limitations: - Apple Music support is limited to playback. You cannot add or delete tracks to your playlists or to your library. However, you can use the Reminders to stack these tasks up until you find the most convenient time to apply these modifications through iTunes or - in a lesser extent - through Music.app - Any reordering of songs in the playback queue is not immediately applied to the actual system queue, because of current iOS limitations (i.e. that's why most players similar to Derecom don't offer queue management features). Derecom will find the right opportunity to apply the new queue (e.g. at song changes), unless you just click the Apply button yourself.
Cratto
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Collect vinyl with Cratto, dig into new music on the Taste Map, and rediscover the records you love. Catalog records and CDs, sort them into crates, and listen on Apple Music, on iPhone and iPad. 1. Your Vinyl Collection, Cataloged Keep a pocket-sized catalog of your records, with artwork, artists, tracklists, and release details, and note the media and sleeve condition of each copy using Discogs grading. At shops and fairs, check what you own before you buy it twice. 2. Dig Through the Taste Map Over 1,200 music genres form a turning globe, and the genres your records belong to light up. Tap a genre to see where it came from and what it influenced, then dig into its must-hear albums by decade: play them on Apple Music, collect them, or add them to your want list. Your own records join the lists, and on day one you can collect a few genres' must-hear albums in one tap. Share it as an image or a turning-globe video. 3. Bring Your Collection In Import your Discogs collection and want list, with condition grades, or add the albums in your Apple Music library as digital albums. Pick what to import; records already in Cratto are skipped. 4. Your CDs, Too CDs from Discogs or a barcode scan get their own CD tab beside Vinyl, each shown in its jewel case. Play a CD from Today's Pick, and a disc slides out of its sleeve. 5. Find Records with a Scan Scan a barcode or a catalog number to find the exact release on Discogs, with less typing. 6. Organize Your Way Crates appear automatically from your collection's genres, or create your own, add records, and arrange their order. Give each crate a finish: acrylic, walnut, aluminum, or wood and acrylic. 7. Keep a Want List Save records you're interested in, apart from the ones you own: a friend's tip or an edition you're still hunting for. 8. Listen with Apple Music Play the matching album on Apple Music as you browse. Revisit your collection away from the turntable, or hear an album before you hunt for a copy. You can also collect digital albums. 9. Rediscover What You Own Let Today's Pick and Shuffle choose your next listen: an old favorite or an album you haven't played in a while. On iPhone, add the Today's Pick widget to your Home Screen. 10. Make Artwork Part of the Experience Cratto Gold Record unlocks premium players inspired by vinyl, CDs, and album art: a record spinning under a tonearm, an aluminum CD player with the album printed on its spinning disc, and a player built around the cover. Choose classic black, colored or picture-disc vinyl drawn from the album's artwork, and a printed or silver CD. 11. Sync Across iPhone and iPad With Cratto Gold Record, turn on Library Sync to keep your collection, want list, condition grades, and crates up to date across your devices through your own iCloud account. Sync is off until you turn it on. 12. At Home on iPad On iPad, Cratto spreads out with a sidebar, players designed for the larger screen, and keyboard shortcuts for playback. 13. Share Your Favorite Records Create a poster with a record's artwork and details, with a release code friends can scan with Cratto to find the same release. Or turn your collection's covers into a cover collage, each labeled with its title and artist. 14. Your Collection Stays Yours Your collection is stored on your device and, if you turn on Library Sync, in your own iCloud. There's no Cratto account and no Cratto server. Automatic local backups and backup export keep a copy you can restore. Please note: Record information is provided by Discogs. Related features require an internet connection, and some actions require a connected Discogs account. Music is provided by Apple Music. Full playback requires an active Apple Music subscription and the appropriate authorization; availability varies by region and catalog. Cratto Gold Record is a one-time purchase and does not include an Apple Music subscription. Library Sync requires Cratto Gold Record and the same iCloud account on each device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cratto at Free against Derecom Music Player's $0.99. Cratto also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). Derecom Music Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Cratto is free to download; Derecom Music Player costs $0.99 up front. Cratto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Derecom Music Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Derecom Music Player ships an update every 3 months, Cratto every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Derecom Music Player | Cratto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Samela | 金刚 王 |
In-app purchases
Derecom Music Player
No in-app purchases
Cratto
- Cratto Gold Record$4.99
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