RetroPlayer vs Soye Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Soye Player
A music player designed for simplicity, minimizing unnecessary buttons and functions. It's ideal for users who may accidentally tap incorrect areas. The app has been tested and modifications can be requested.
- Minimalist interface
- Reduced button complexity
- User-tested for accessibility
- Customizable versions available
- Focus on core playback
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This app is a skin for the Apple Music app, intended for handicapped people who cannot read well. The songs must be added to the Apple Music Library, and in the beginning you would want to include only one song per album, because tapping on the album cover is a way to play a song. In the settings there are three ways of distinguishing songs with the same album cover, though.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Soye Player at Free against RetroPlayer's $1.99. Soye Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 54 months). RetroPlayer's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and rating (3.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Soye Player is free to download; RetroPlayer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RetroPlayer holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of RetroPlayer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Soye Player's.
RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, Soye Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetroPlayer | Soye Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | Roope Koski |
Customer experience
RetroPlayer
Soye Player
In-app purchases
RetroPlayer
No in-app purchases
Soye Player
No in-app purchases
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