RetroPlayer vs iDigMusic
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.
iDigMusic
Easily add your physical music collection to your digital library. Scan barcodes on vinyl or CD covers to identify albums and automatically add them to your Apple Music library. Features include a flashlight for scanning and iCloud sync for multiple devices.
- Scan album barcodes
- Add to Apple Music library
- Flashlight for scanning
- Autoplay on Apple Music
- Scan history
- Dark Mode support
- iCloud sync
- Export data to CSV
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Adding albums to your Apple Music library has never been easier: Simply scan the barcode on the back side of a CD case or vinyl cover and you're done! Easy huh?! Features: • Scan barcodes to identify the album • Automatically add scanned items to your library* • Torch light for scanning in darker situations • Autoplay on Apple Music* • History of scanned items • Full Dark Mode support • Full iCloud support: Sync between your devices and backup in your iCloud • Export your data to csv * Apple Music subscription required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RetroPlayer at 3.0 against iDigMusic's 2.0. RetroPlayer also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). iDigMusic's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 54 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). 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
RetroPlayer costs $1.99 and iDigMusic $0.99 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 2.0. 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 40% of iDigMusic's.
RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, iDigMusic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetroPlayer | iDigMusic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | Julian Anthes |
Customer experience
RetroPlayer
iDigMusic
In-app purchases
RetroPlayer
No in-app purchases
iDigMusic
No in-app purchases
