iRetro vs dumb MUSIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRetro
Rediscover your music library with a vintage aesthetic. This app offers a visually appealing way to browse and play your songs, albums, and playlists with beautiful cover art and a dark mode interface.
- Vintage design
- Dark mode
- Beautiful cover art
- Browse playlists, songs, albums, artists, genres
- Uses Apple Music Subscription
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iRetro is a music app built for SwiftUIJam that reminds you of the past while building your future with the power of music. Explore your tunes in dark mode and jam out with beautiful cover art, all packaged in a gorgeous vintage design. iRetro uses your Apple Music Subscription and has support for: - Playlists - Songs - Albums - Artists - Genres
dumb MUSIC
This app reimagines music playback with a classic click-wheel interface, bringing back the feel of older music players. It integrates with Apple Music and Spotify to provide a focused listening experience without distractions.
- Click-wheel navigation
- Haptic feedback
- Time-synced lyrics
- Heart tracks
- AirPlay support
- Customizable colors and stickers
- Light/dark modes
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Music apps got busy, so we made one that feels good again. Turn your iPhone into the music player we never should've moved on from. dumb MUSIC takes Apple Music and Spotify out of the feed and puts them back inside a proper player. One wheel. Your library. That's it. PURPOSELY BUILT OLD-SCHOOL FEATURES: • Browse playlists, artists and songs using the wheel • Feel a haptic click with every turn • Follow time-synced lyrics in Lyrics Mode • Heart tracks without leaving the player • Play anywhere with AirPlay MAKE IT YOURS: • Choose from seven body colours with matching app icons • Add stickers to the shell • Switch between light and dark modes NOT ANOTHER PLATFORM: No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No dumb MUSIC account. No algorithm begging for engagement. Your sign-in details stay securely stored in your iPhone's Keychain. Requires an Apple Music subscription or a Spotify Premium account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dumb MUSIC at 4.3 against iRetro's 3.3. dumb MUSIC also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 51%). iRetro's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
dumb MUSIC holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRetro has 158 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of iRetro's written reviews are positive against 67% of dumb MUSIC's.
| Parameter | iRetro | dumb MUSIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (158 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximilian Nabokow | Matt Jakob |
Customer experience
iRetro
dumb MUSIC
Bugs and requests
iRetro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Settings menu doesn't work
- Cover Flow and other features are non-functional
- Frequent crashes when navigating the app
- Scrolling issues and inability to select specific songs
Requested features
5 requests- Support for Spotify and other music services
- Ability to change color/theme of the app
- Full-screen mode and more customization options
- Improved scrolling and song selection experience
- Addition of iPod features like games, photos, videos
dumb MUSIC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iRetro
No in-app purchases
dumb MUSIC
No in-app purchases
