Comparison

RetroPlayer vs SlimLibrary

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

Head to head
About

RetroPlayer

This music player offers a unique retro experience by simulating an old-style record player. Customize audio effects like distortion and noise, and control playback speed and pitch by interacting with the virtual turntable.

Highlights
  • Simulates retro record player
  • Adjustable distortion, skip, and noise effects
  • Control music pitch via turntable speed
  • Direct turntable manipulation with fingers
  • Re-experience familiar music with a vintage feel
Features
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RetroPlayer is a music player which simulates an old style reproducer. You can change settings such as distortion, skip, noise as you like and enjoy your favorite musics. Moreover, you can change pitch of musics by changing speed of turntable or rotating turntable directly by your fingers. Please re-enjoy a piece of music that you have listened to for many times.

About

SlimLibrary

Access and control your Logitech Media Server library. Browse music and videos, view album art and liner notes, and stream content to your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Browse entire media library
  • Control all players
  • View album images and liner notes
  • Listen to music on iOS device
  • View videos on iOS device
  • Stream LMS supported services
  • Today View widget for quick controls
Features
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SlimLibrary is a player and remote control for the Logitech© Media server. Use it to: · Browse your entire media library · Control all your players. · View album images, like the back cover of the album, or the inner sleeve. · Listen to music on your IOS device. · Read the album information that you have uploaded to the server. · View videos on your ios device. · Stream any LMS supported streaming service to your iOS device. SlimLibrary uses a server plugin module to provide additional features, otherwise not available from the Logitech© Media server. (SlimLibrary Plugin currently supports LMS 7.9.1 and above) Browsing You can browse your music library by a selected artist, composer, genre or year, or view the newest albums uploaded to your server. Combine an artist with a genre or year to fine tune your selection. Choose from multiple possible sort fields to sort your selection by album, artist, year and various combinations. The SlimLibrary plugin allows you even greater control of your selection by combining multiple artists, composers, genres or years, in a single selection and letting you select an ascending or descending sort order. In addition the plugin also lets you sort by date added to the server. Now you can find those lost albums that you have forgotten about. View album Images* The SlimLibrary plugin gives you the ability to view any images you have uploaded to the album folder on the server. Now you can upload and view the back cover or inner sleeve of the album or cd, and view it on your ios device. Scan the booklet that comes with your cd and upload it to your server to view and read it on your device. Play videos* SlimLibrary will let you view and play videos the you have uploaded to your server. Video formats supported are the iOS supported formats. Read album information* You can upload a text file with album information and display it on your device with the plugin installed. Put the liner notes in a info.txt file, upload to the server in the album folder and view it on your device. If you have the "Music and Artist information" plugin installed, the app will display album reviews. Today View Quickly acces the main player controls from the today view. Increase or decrease volume, pause or play, go to to next or previous track and open SlimLibrary app form the today widget. *feature provided by SlimLibrary plugin module. https://bitbucket.org/matglo/slimlibraryplugin/wiki/Home The SLimLibrary plugin support LMS 7.9.1 and above. Logitech© is either a registered trademark or trademark of Logitech in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

RetroPlayer2 screens
SlimLibrary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SlimLibrary at every 3 weeks against RetroPlayer's every 54 months. SlimLibrary also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and device support (4 vs 2). RetroPlayer's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

RetroPlayer costs $1.99 and SlimLibrary $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SlimLibrary holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of RetroPlayer's written reviews are positive against 40% of SlimLibrary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, SlimLibrary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RetroPlayer versus SlimLibrary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetroPlayerSlimLibrary
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTUDIO-KURAMatglo Solutions LLC

Customer experience

RetroPlayer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative48.6%

SlimLibrary

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

RetroPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

SlimLibrary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RetroPlayer free?
RetroPlayer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlimLibrary free?
SlimLibrary costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RetroPlayer or SlimLibrary?
SlimLibrary is rated higher. RetroPlayer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SlimLibrary averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do RetroPlayer or SlimLibrary have ads?
Neither RetroPlayer nor SlimLibrary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RetroPlayer or SlimLibrary?
RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, and SlimLibrary every 3 weeks. Most recently, RetroPlayer was updated on September 22, 2026 and SlimLibrary on June 11, 2026.

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