Comparison

JPLAY vs Hook Player

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

Head to head
About

JPLAY

This app is a high-fidelity music player designed for audiophiles. It seamlessly integrates streaming services like Qobuz and Tidal with local music files, offering a unified interface for all your audio content. Experience superior sound quality and discover new music through its intuitive design and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Plays Qobuz, Tidal, and local music files
  • Works with most streamers and network DACs
  • HQPlayer Control API integration
  • Dramatically better sound quality
  • Radio feature for music discovery
  • Extended playlist management
  • Artist bios and album reviews
Features
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JPLAY is an award winning music playback app for audiophiles. It works instantly with nearly every streamer or network DAC on the market. It combines Qobuz, Tidal and local content in a single interface allowing user to access each library separately. Main features: • Beautiful, clean and easy to use app allowing you to play music on nearly all streamers/network DACs - no core needed! (UPnP AV/DLNA) • Plays from Qobuz, Tidal and files on local libraries • HQPlayer Control API – Seamlessly integrate and remotely control HQPlayer directly from JPLAY • Dramatically better sound quality thanks to minimizing network traffic • Radio feature discovers new music for you • Single library, individual library and folder views • Extended playlists management • Advanced search, sort, focus • Artists bios, album reviews etc • Highlighted audiophile formats • My Activity, My history keep your playback stats • Native iOS controls from locked screen • Sharing your favorite music on social media • And much, much more! JPLAY requires an active subscription to access its content and features. Sign up for a JPLAY subscription in the app. New users can enjoy a 14-day free trial period that will be automatically converted into a yearly subscription. Subscription is automatically renewed and charged on a yearly basis. You can cancel it at any time up until the day before renewal and you can at any time turn off the auto renewal.

About

Hook Player

This music player allows you to quickly preview songs from your Apple Music library by focusing on their most engaging parts. Easily swipe through tracks to find new music or full songs to enjoy.

Highlights
  • Preview songs by highlights
  • Swipe to skip or go back
  • Full song playback
  • Search Apple Music
  • Discover new music
  • Manage playback queue
  • View artist pages
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HOOKは、Apple Musicの曲を「いいところ」からテンポよくチェックするための音楽プレイヤーです。 新しい曲を探したい。 でも、1曲ずつ最初から聴くのは時間がかかる。 HOOKなら、曲のサビや盛り上がる部分を中心に流し聴きしながら、気になる曲をすばやく見つけられます。 【主な機能】 ・QUICK HOOK Apple Musicのライブラリやプレイリストから曲を選び、サビ付近を中心に次々とチェックできます。 ・スワイプで曲送り 左スワイプや上スワイプで次の曲へ。 右スワイプや下スワイプで前の曲へ。 片手でテンポよく音楽を探せます。 ・FULL SONG 気になった曲は、そのままフル再生。 シーク、シャッフル、リピートにも対応しています。 ・Apple Music検索 曲、アルバム、プレイリストを検索して、そのままHOOK再生できます。 ・おすすめ、新着、Top Songs Apple Musicのおすすめや最近再生した曲、新着音楽、人気曲から新しい音楽を発見できます。 ・キュー表示 再生予定の曲を確認し、順番の変更や削除ができます。 ・アーティストページ 再生画面のアーティスト名をタップすると、そのアーティストの楽曲や作品をチェックできます。 「全部聴く前に、まず気になる部分だけ聴きたい。」 HOOKは、そんな音楽の探し方のために作られたプレイヤーです。 ※本アプリの利用にはApple Musicへのアクセス許可が必要です。 ※一部の機能には有効なApple Musicサブスクリプションが必要です。

Screenshots

JPLAY4 screens
Hook Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hook Player at 5.0 against JPLAY's 4.2. Hook Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). JPLAY's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Hook Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hook Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JPLAY has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of JPLAY's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hook Player's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
JPLAY versus Hook Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJPLAYHook Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (55 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcin OstapowiczTAKASHI NOSE

Customer experience

JPLAY

All ratings55 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative34.6%

Hook Player

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

Bugs and requests

JPLAY

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Tracks fail to render or play from Tidal
  • App crashes on startup with older iOS versions
  • Playback stuttering and lag issues
  • Renderer in transition errors
  • Device discovery failures
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  • Missing cover art for local files
  • Playback gets stuck at end of songs
  • Random track order despite settings
  • Skips tracks mid-playback
  • Connection drops with certain streamers
  • Metadata not syncing properly
  • Album art not loading from Synology/Plex servers
  • Qobuz favorites import not working
  • Tidal playlist suggestions missing

Requested features

16 requests
  • Monthly subscription option
  • Cross-device synchronization for playlists and favorites
  • EQ and tone adjustment controls
  • DSD file playback support
  • Multi-room audio capability
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  • Apple Watch control support
  • AirPlay support
  • Android version
  • Gapless playback improvement
  • Family sharing support
  • Apple Music integration
  • Internet radio support
  • Volume control in player screen
  • Automatic iCloud backup between devices
  • WebDAV support
  • Better error messages for troubleshooting

Hook Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JPLAY

Subscriptions1
  • JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$149.00
  • JPLAY Lifetime$199.00
None

Hook Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JPLAY free?
JPLAY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hook Player free?
Hook Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JPLAY or Hook Player?
Hook Player is rated higher. JPLAY averages 4.2 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Hook Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JPLAY or Hook Player have ads?
Neither JPLAY nor Hook Player shows ads.

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