RetroPlayer vs Album Time!
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.
Album Time!
This music player focuses on rediscovering your album collection by shuffling entire albums rather than individual songs. It allows for seamless transitions between albums and offers various ways to organize and find your music.
- Shuffle albums, not songs
- No playlist creation needed
- Seamless album switching
- Pin favorite albums
- Search and sort music library
- Hands-free controls
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Rediscover your music collection—one album at a time. Album Time! is a music player built for album lovers. Shuffle your library effortlessly and enjoy full albums without interruptions. Features: • Shuffle Albums, Not Songs – Play entire albums in the right order, just like the artist intended. • No Playlists Needed – Press shuffle play or pick an album to start, and let the app queue the rest. • Seamless Album Switching – Skip a few songs using external or hands-free controls, and Album Time! will move to the next album automatically. • CarPlay Support – Enjoy your album shuffle experience safely and seamlessly on the road. • Tailor Your Shuffle – Pin your favorites for easy access or shuffle your whole library with a single switch. • Find Albums Fast – Search by keyword or sort by title, artist, or date added. Perfect for road trips, commutes, or anyone who enjoys albums as a whole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Album Time! at 4.8 against RetroPlayer's 3.0. Album Time! also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 54 months). RetroPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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 Album Time! $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Album Time! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of RetroPlayer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Album Time!'s.
RetroPlayer ships an update every 54 months, Album Time! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetroPlayer | Album Time! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | Jiachi Wu |
Customer experience
RetroPlayer
Album Time!
In-app purchases
RetroPlayer
No in-app purchases
Album Time!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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