Comparison

Interlude Music vs Discrete

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

Head to head
About

Interlude Music

Stream your personal music collection from your Plex server. Enjoy offline playback, dark mode, and AirPlay support. Discover recently played and newly uploaded tracks easily.

Highlights
  • Stream Plex music libraries
  • Offline listening with smart caching
  • Dark mode support
  • AirPlay compatibility
  • Recently played and new music tabs
Features
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Your Plex music library deserves a player that feels at home on iPhone. Interlude is a focused, cover-led player for the music you own. Sign in with your Plex account, connect to your self-hosted Plex Media Server, and start listening—without rebuilding your library somewhere else. YOUR LIBRARY, BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED • Connect to the Plex music libraries already on your server. • Browse albums, artists, newly added music, recently played music, and playlists. • Search across your library and jump straight to what you want to hear. • Enjoy artwork-first browsing and a Cover Flow Now Playing experience. • Build and sync regular or smart playlists with Plex. LISTEN ANYWHERE • Smart offline caching keeps previously played audio close and reduces repeat traffic to your server. • CarPlay brings your library, playlists, and queue to the road. • AirPlay sends music to compatible speakers and receivers. • Lock Screen controls and Now Playing keep playback within reach. BUILT FOR IPHONE • Home Screen widgets keep your current music visible. • Dark Mode follows your device. • Queue controls, shuffle, repeat, ratings, and favorites help shape every session. • No ads and no developer data collection. WHAT YOU NEED Interlude requires a Plex account and access to a Plex Media Server with a music library. Interlude is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Plex, Inc.

About

Discrete

A sleek and lightweight music player designed for Jellyfin servers. Enjoy your music library directly from your server with features like offline playback, playlist management, and CarPlay support. Optimized for minimal resource usage and a smooth user experience.

Highlights
  • Jellyfin server integration
  • Offline playback and downloads
  • CarPlay support
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Transcoding options
  • Background playback
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Discrete — lightweight, yet powerful and sleek music player for Jellyfin server. Use any Jellyfin instance you want to listen to your music directly from your server. Minimal RAM and storage usage, fast and smooth UI built with great attention to details, proper layouts for all your devices. Built with love for music, tech and UX. - astonishing, fully fledged support for CarPlay - downloads and transparent offline mode - works even in background - fast an reliable on unstable networks - original files or transcoded - displays progress on lock screen - playlists: - create, rename and delete playlists - add, remove and reorder items - transcoding options - off (stream original files) - auto - customized (fine tune yourself) - [paid, with lifetime available] multiple accounts - add as many accounts / servers as you want - build your playback queue with tracks from any account / server - seamless work throughout whole app - home page with discovery sections - glorious pages for your playlists, albums and artists - search in single view for any type of items - built-in sleep timer - lyrics Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Interlude Music3 screens
Discrete4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Interlude Music at free against Discrete's free with in-app purchases. Discrete's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (91% vs 76%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Interlude Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Discrete sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Discrete holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Interlude Music's written reviews are positive against 91% of Discrete's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interlude Music ships an update every 10 days, Discrete every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Interlude Music versus Discrete: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterlude MusicDiscrete
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.6 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2039 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAire Atelier LLCAleksandr Orlov

Customer experience

Interlude Music

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral17.6%
Negative5.9%

Discrete

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interlude Music

One-time1
  • Playlist Creation — Lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

Discrete

Subscriptions2
  • Discrete Pro [Monthly]$0.991 Month
  • Discrete Pro [Yearly]$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Discrete Pro [Lifetime]$19.99

Questions

Is Interlude Music free?
Interlude Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Discrete free?
Discrete is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interlude Music or Discrete?
Discrete is rated higher. Interlude Music averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Discrete averages 4.6 from 39 ratings.
Do Interlude Music or Discrete have ads?
Neither Interlude Music nor Discrete shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interlude Music or Discrete?
Interlude Music ships an update every 10 days, and Discrete every 2 weeks. Most recently, Interlude Music was updated on September 25, 2026 and Discrete on September 14, 2026.

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