RetroPlayer vs GPS Music
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.
GPS Music
This app uses your smartphone's GPS to automatically change music based on your location. Set song collections to specific points on a map and enjoy seamless playback without touching your device, even offline.
- Automatic music playback via GPS
- Set multiple song locations on map
- Offline playback
- Reduced battery consumption
- Plays Apple Music downloads
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●Equipped with an unprecedented new system that combines GPS and music playback. It is an app that uses the GPS function of your smartphone to automatically switch songs according to your current location. When you approach the song location set on the map in advance, the song will switch automatically. For example, you can use it as follows. - While traveling by train or bus, such as commuting to work or school, switch songs for each station or bus stop. - While driving a car, automatically play albums and songs that match the cityscape and street scenery. - While running or walking, switch to a power song when you reach an uphill. You can switch to the automatically set music without touching your smartphone. You can turn off the screen of your smartphone and keep it in your bag or pocket. You don't need to connect to the internet while using it, and you don't have to worry about battery consumption. You can freely set up multiple pins(song locations) on the map, such as near the route you plan to move. For each pin, you can register the songs in your smartphone's music library as a collection. The songs will switch automatically just by moving and approaching the nearest pin or pin within the set distance. You can register many song maps in the library according to purpose and route. ●App features - Automatic music playback using GPS - Register multiple song locations on the map - Automatically search for music locations near your current location - Song map that can be registered by purpose and route - Reduce battery consumption by turning off the screen and using offline - Apple Music download songs can also be played ●Caution If location services are off, the song won't play. If the device is offline, the map will not be displayed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS Music at 100% against RetroPlayer's 43%. GPS Music also leads on update cadence (every 22 months vs every 54 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). RetroPlayer's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
RetroPlayer costs $1.99 and GPS Music $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 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of RetroPlayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of GPS Music's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, GPS Music every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetroPlayer | GPS Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 22 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | Masanori Katsuta |
Customer experience
RetroPlayer
GPS Music
In-app purchases
RetroPlayer
No in-app purchases
GPS Music
No in-app purchases








