Comparison

CRPlayer vs BeeTunes

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

Head to head
About

CRPlayer

Experience music with a realistic vinyl record player simulation. Interact with virtual records, change playback speed, and enjoy detailed animations. Unlock advanced features with in-app purchases for a personalized listening experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic vinyl record playback simulation
  • Interactive touch controls for speed and scrubbing
  • Detailed jacket and turntable animations
  • Select music from your library
  • Customizable record and player aesthetics
  • In-app purchases for advanced features
Features
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From taking a vinyl record out of the jacket and putting it on the turntable to start playing, to finishing the performance and putting it back in the jacket, it moves just like a real player. You can touch the vinyl record with your finger to change the speed, stop the turntable with your finger for scrubbing, or stop the tone arm with your finger to make the needle skip. But, unlike the real thing, no matter how harshly you handle it, the original sound source will not be damaged at all! Enjoy the feeling of listening to records on a record player to your heart's content. Feature - The jacket and turntable display are fun to look at. - Free selection from your music library. - 4 types of vinyl disk form from donut record to LP record. - A cool animation of the record playback process. - Auto start behavior like a real player. - The front of the jacket depicts the artwork. - Tap the edge of the jacket to flip it over to the back of the jacket. - On the back of the jacket is a list of songs that can be selected by tapping. - Use the slider on the back of the jacket to freely seek within the song. - Split multiple songs into side 1 and side 2 like a real record. - A prank of slowing down by touching the record disk with a finger. - Scrubbing play by moving the turntable with your finger. - Stop the tone arm with your finger and play a needle jumping prank. - Tap the tonearm with your finger continuously to generate short repeats. In-app purchases add the following features. (You can try it out for 2 weeks with a free in-app purchase.) - Auto stop behavior like a real player. - Adjust and change single-sided/double-sided settings to your liking. - Select rotation of 33⅓ or 45. - Fine tune between 200 cents above and below in 25 cent increments. - Add scratch noise to enhance the feeling of playing a record - Retro sounds from portable players, transistor radios and telephones. - Select record disk color from black, red and blue. - Select the label color from 7 colors. - Change the color of the turntable mat to your liking. - You can save the record coordinated to your liking as a virtual record on apps record shelf. Note: Playing songs outside the iPod library is not supported. Compatibility Requires: iOS 12.0 or later Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

About

BeeTunes

Experience your music collection with a tactile, retro interface. Choose from vintage playback machines like turntables and cassette decks to listen to your imported audio files or stream new tracks. Enjoy an immersive, offline-first listening experience with a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • Vintage playback machines (turntable, CD, cassette, radio, digital)
  • Import local audio files (MP3, etc.)
  • Stream music from catalog
  • Offline listening
  • Skeuomorphic library design
  • Queue management
  • System integration (Now Playing, Lock Screen, Widgets)
Features
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BeeTunes is a premium, skeuomorphic music player for your own audio files and streaming catalog — a shelf of warm, tactile machines, from a walnut turntable to a cassette deck. Import audio from Files or AirDrop, or search the streaming catalog when you want to hear something new. Then choose what plays it: a turntable, a CD deck, a cassette deck, a radio or a digital player. Each works the way the real thing does — the tonearm lowers, the reels turn, the dial lights up — and a swipe takes you to the next one. WHY BEETUNES • Local-first listening: your imported files stay on device and work offline. • Works with Apple Music: search and play catalog songs with an active subscription. • Your own music, your way: import MP3 and more from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app via AirDrop and "Open in…". • Emotional, tactile design that makes listening feel like playing a real record. FEATURES • Five hand-built machines, all free: turntable, CD deck, cassette deck, radio and digital player, each with its own controls and sounds. Drag the tonearm to move through a song, or wind the tape with a finger. • Catalog search, playback history, and quick replay from recent songs. • A skeuomorphic library — every track is a record tucked in its sleeve on a leather strip; tap to audition it in place. • Queue management: shuffle, repeat (off / all / one), an up-next queue, and title/artist search. • System integration: Now Playing, Lock Screen and Control Center controls, and a Lock Screen card that shows the machine you are playing on. Interactive Home Screen widgets for every machine: the small turntable is free, and one purchase, BeeTunes Pro, unlocks the rest for good. • An Apple Watch companion to browse and control playback, with Digital Crown volume. PRIVACY FIRST BeeTunes has no account and collects no data. Imported music stays on your devices. Catalog search and playback use Apple's MusicKit service, and playback history is stored on device for quick access. BeeTunes is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. Apple Music, Apple Watch, AirDrop, and MusicKit are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Screenshots

CRPlayer4 screens
BeeTunes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BeeTunes at 5.0 against CRPlayer's 2.0. BeeTunes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). CRPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CRPlayer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BeeTunes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BeeTunes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CRPlayer ships an update every 4 months, BeeTunes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CRPlayer versus BeeTunes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCRPlayerBeeTunes
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuo KamataYingtao Guo

Customer experience

CRPlayer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BeeTunes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CRPlayer

One-time2
  • Extra Features TrialFree
  • Extra Features$1.99
None

BeeTunes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CRPlayer free?
CRPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeeTunes free?
BeeTunes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CRPlayer or BeeTunes?
BeeTunes is rated higher. CRPlayer averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BeeTunes averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CRPlayer or BeeTunes have ads?
Neither CRPlayer nor BeeTunes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CRPlayer or BeeTunes?
CRPlayer ships an update every 4 months, and BeeTunes every 2 days. Most recently, CRPlayer was updated on October 4, 2026 and BeeTunes on October 13, 2026.

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