RetroPlayer vs TreadTunes
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.
TreadTunes
Sync your workout intensity with your favorite music. Connect to Spotify and automatically adjust song tempo to match your walking, jogging, or running pace.
- Tempo matching to music
- Spotify integration
- Automatic pace adjustment
- Supports walking, jogging, running
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Stay in rhythm. Train to your music. Match your pace to the beat with music you already love. Connect your Spotify and automatically play songs at the perfect tempo for walking, jogging, or running.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TreadTunes at Free against RetroPlayer's $1.99. TreadTunes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). RetroPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
TreadTunes is free to download; RetroPlayer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TreadTunes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, TreadTunes every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetroPlayer | TreadTunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 27 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | STUDIO-KURA | Kyler Knebel |
Customer experience
RetroPlayer
TreadTunes
In-app purchases
RetroPlayer
No in-app purchases
TreadTunes
No in-app purchases
