Comparison

Music Plus vs Orpheus

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

Head to head
About

Music Plus

This app offers a personalized music listening experience with advanced playback controls and audio effects. It integrates with Apple Music, allowing you to manage your library and add songs. Customize your sound with an equalizer and real-time effects, and manage your queue with intuitive options.

Highlights
  • Millions of songs with added effects
  • Apple Music integration
  • Real-time audio effects (pitch, speed, reverb)
  • Advanced queueing options
  • 6-band equalizer
  • CarPlay app support
  • Last.FM scrobbling
Features
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With Music Plus, you can enjoy millions of songs with added effects, and in-depth queueing options. Apple Music access: • With an active subscription, search for your favourite songs, artist, or albums in the Apple Music database. • Add Apple Music songs and albums to your library in-app. Add effects to your playback: • Crossfade between songs up to 12 seconds. • Alter pitch, speed, and reverb to your local playback in real-time (Pitch, reverb, and crossfade not available for cloud playback at this time). • Save your effect presets, and switch up your music session with ease. Advanced queuing options: • Add to your playback queue with a swipe. • Utilize in-depth queue options such as "Play Next", "Add to Queue", and "Play Later". • Add multiple songs to queue in-order or shuffled. • Shuffle full albums for the no-skip listeners. Equalizer: • 6-band equalizer to further personalize your playback. • Save your EQ preset for quick transitions. CarPlay app: • Change your FX Preset on the go. • Quick Picks, Local, and Cloud Libraries on one screen. • View and select your queued songs. Last.FM: • Scrobble your local and cloud playback with Music Plus! Spotify Sync: • You can now sync your from Apple Music playlists to Spotify.

About

Orpheus

This app offers a native listening experience for SoundCloud, allowing you to access your liked tracks, search the full catalog, and enjoy music playback with a focus on the listener. It provides features like a full-screen player, CarPlay integration, and lock screen controls.

Highlights
  • Native SoundCloud player
  • Access liked tracks
  • Full catalog search
  • Full-screen player with artwork
  • CarPlay integration
  • Lock screen controls
  • Open SoundCloud links directly
Features
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Orpheus is a native SoundCloud player built to feel at home on iPhone. Sign in with your SoundCloud account and your likes are right there, ready to play. Search the full catalog — official releases, DJ mixes, edits, and the unreleased tracks that only live on SoundCloud — and queue it up in a player that puts the music first. WHAT YOU GET • A full-screen player with large artwork, a proper scrubber, and system volume and AirPlay controls • A mini player that follows you between tabs • CarPlay, with your Likes, Search, and Now Playing on the dash • Lock screen and Control Center playback, with artwork and track info • Open any soundcloud.com track link straight into Orpheus • Preview-only and blocked tracks clearly marked, so you always know what will actually play BUILT FOR LISTENING No feed deciding what you hear next. No autoplay into things you didn't choose. Your likes, your searches, your queue. THE HONEST BITS Orpheus requires a SoundCloud account. Some tracks are available only as 30-second previews, and a few can't be streamed outside SoundCloud at all — Orpheus shows you which, rather than pretending otherwise. Playback depends on the SoundCloud API. Orpheus is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SoundCloud. Powered by SoundCloud.

Screenshots

Music Plus4 screens
Orpheus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orpheus at 100% against Music Plus's 44%. Orpheus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Music Plus's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Music Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orpheus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orpheus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Plus has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Music Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Orpheus's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Music Plus versus Orpheus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic PlusOrpheus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrian Atuh2767200 Ontario Inc.

Customer experience

Music Plus

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

Orpheus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Plus

One-time1
  • Unlock FX Limit$4.99
None

Orpheus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Plus free?
Music Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orpheus free?
Orpheus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Plus or Orpheus?
Orpheus is rated higher. Music Plus averages 4.2 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Orpheus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Music Plus or Orpheus have ads?
Neither Music Plus nor Orpheus shows ads.

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