Comparison

Interlude Music vs Hathor Player

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

Hathor Player

This app elevates your Plex music library with a beautiful and fast interface. Enjoy synced lyrics, offline downloads, CarPlay support, and explore new releases and discoveries. It also offers engaging music-based games and detailed listening statistics.

Highlights
  • Plex music library playback
  • Synced lyrics and crossfade
  • Offline listening downloads
  • CarPlay and podcast support
  • Music discovery games
  • Detailed listening stats
Features
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Hathor is a music player built for your Plex library: your albums, playlists and podcasts, in a beautiful, fast app made to last. YOUR MUSIC, BIG • Play from your Plex server, at home or away, FLAC included • Synced lyrics, waveform, crossfade, play queue • Downloads for offline listening • CarPlay, podcasts and radio stations from around the world • A lively Home: your artists, genres and decades on stage EXPLORE • New releases from your artists, as soon as they're out • The albums missing from your discography, and a Wishlist so you never forget one • Top podcasts and radio stations in your country COLLECTIONS • Billboard, Grammy, Oscars: every album in your library becomes a card • A Hall of Fame for your three favorite cards, card styles and finishes to unlock • Grading: send a card for inspection and get its grade out of 10, sealed in its slab • Binders to arrange your cards your way DISCOVERIES • A new album every 30 minutes, drawn at random from the 100,000 most-played albums • Each ticket is revealed with its rarity, and becomes a card once the album joins your library BLIND TEST • Intro, Mashup, Cover, Lyrics, Your library, Feat finder and By ear • Solo, or with friends on the same Wi-Fi: multiple choice or buzzer, from their own phones STATS & HISTORY • Your top artists, tracks, albums and genres, and how they move • Your listening profile, streaks and full history Everything about your Plex server stays free, forever: library, playlists, downloads, CarPlay, podcasts, radio, lyrics. No ads, no tracking. HATHOR+ AND HATHOR PASS Hathor+ (one-time purchase) unlocks for life 8 charts, all 7 Blind Test games, full stats and history, colors, app icons and library health. Hathor Pass (monthly or 6-month subscription) includes all of Hathor+, plus a ticket every 10 minutes (up to 30 in reserve), Chrome, Showcase and Pop card styles, 3 gradings at once, custom binders and the chart of the month, yours for life. After your 6th paid month, Hathor+ is yours for good. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Hathor requires a Plex Media Server with music. No server yet? "Try without a server" lets you explore everything with a demo library. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://bastiencah.github.io/hathor-app/privacy.html Hathor is not affiliated with Plex Inc.

Screenshots

Interlude Music3 screens
Hathor Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Interlude Music at free against Hathor Player's free with in-app purchases. Interlude Music also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). Hathor Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Interlude Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hathor Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hathor Player holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interlude Music has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Interlude Music's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hathor Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interlude Music ships an update every 10 days, Hathor Player every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Interlude Music versus Hathor Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterlude MusicHathor Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAire Atelier LLCBastien Cahan

Customer experience

Interlude Music

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

Hathor Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Interlude Music

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

Hathor Player

Subscriptions2
  • Hathor Pass monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hathor Pass 6 months$17.996 Months
One-time1
  • Hathor+$8.99

Questions

Is Interlude Music free?
Interlude Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hathor Player free?
Hathor Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interlude Music or Hathor Player?
Hathor Player is rated higher. Interlude Music averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Hathor Player averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Interlude Music or Hathor Player have ads?
Neither Interlude Music nor Hathor Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interlude Music or Hathor Player?
Interlude Music ships an update every 10 days, and Hathor Player every 3 days. Most recently, Interlude Music was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hathor Player on October 29, 2026.

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