Comparison

Fileplay vs Roaring

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

Head to head
About

Fileplay

Play any file from your device, iCloud, or cloud storage providers. Enjoy advanced playback controls like speed adjustment, queuing, and background picture-in-picture. Optimize your listening experience with a bass booster and efficient battery usage.

Highlights
  • Play files from device and cloud
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Add files to queue
  • Background Picture in Picture
  • Bass booster
  • Optimized for low battery use
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Fileplay brings a full-featured multimedia player for files on your device. Top picks: ▸ Play files from your device, iCloud and dozen of file providers* ▸ Adjust playback speed ▸ Add to queue multiple files ▸ Background Picture in Picture mode ▸ Bass booster ▸ Optimized for low battery use *Supported by File Provider extension

About

Roaring

Features
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Turn movement into sound. Roaring transforms your iPhone into a motion-powered sound instrument and acoustic motion feedback tool. Your movements become sound in real time, creating a new way to play, experiment, and make movement noticeable through sound. MOVE. HEAR. CREATE. Roaring uses your iPhone’s motion sensors to turn movement into responsive sound. Tilt it, rotate it, carry it, dance with it, or attach it to something that moves—and hear that movement come alive. CREATE WITH MOVEMENT Explore movement as a new way to make and shape sound. Turn gestures, dancing, walking, cycling, physical objects, and everyday motion into unique acoustic experiences. MAKE MOVEMENT AUDIBLE Movement can become an audible signal. Use Roaring to make motion noticeable through sound and explore acoustic feedback for different movements, objects, activities, and situations. ONE PHONE. ENDLESS MOVEMENT. • Turn iPhone motion into sound in real time • Explore expressive, motion-reactive audio • Make movement noticeable through acoustic feedback • Experiment with gestures, activities, objects, and environments • Discover new relationships between movement and sound • Create unusual videos and motion-driven sound experiences • Play, explore, and invent your own uses Roaring is part instrument, part experiment, and part acoustic motion feedback tool. Movement is everywhere. Now you can hear it.

Screenshots

Fileplay4 screens
Roaring3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fileplay at Free against Roaring's $1.99. Fileplay also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 38 months). Roaring's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Fileplay is free to download; Roaring costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fileplay ships an update every 6 weeks, Roaring every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fileplay versus Roaring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileplayRoaring
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 38 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKristian SeppLet's Build

Bugs and requests

Fileplay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Playback issues with some files
  • Sudden deletion of downloaded content
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to download from certain websites

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to remove ads
  • Improve playlist management
  • Implement 15-second rewind/fast-forward
  • Support for additional file formats

Roaring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fileplay

No in-app purchases

None

Roaring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fileplay free?
Fileplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roaring free?
Roaring costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fileplay or Roaring have ads?
Fileplay shows ads; Roaring does not.
Which is updated more often, Fileplay or Roaring?
Fileplay ships an update every 6 weeks, and Roaring every 38 months. Most recently, Fileplay was updated on October 11, 2026 and Roaring on October 6, 2026.

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