Comparison

TapTunes vs NextPlayer Lite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TapTunes

Explore your music collection through interactive visual displays and gesture-based controls. Rediscover forgotten tracks and enjoy a more intimate connection with your audio library.

Highlights
  • Visual album browsing
  • Gesture playback controls
  • Home screen widget
  • Seamless audio switching
  • Personalized settings
Features
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With TapTunes, you will experience your music collection like never before. Touch, tap, drag, shake, swipe, pinch ‒ you've never been this close to your tunes! By presenting albums visually in a random order, TapTunes brings you much closer to your music than you'd ever get by scrolling through an alphabetical list of artist names. You'll soon find yourself rediscovering old favorites and listening to those forgotten gems lurking around the edges of your music library. After all, if a picture is worth a thousand words, why let words alone do all the talking for your music? Features * Five unique browse displays * Gesture playback controls * Home screen widget, app icon choices, light and dark themes, Shortcut support * Seamless switching between music, audiobooks, and podcasts * Highly personalized, with over 40 settings and counting * And more...

About

NextPlayer Lite

Features
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Next Player is a music player that will help you to quickly create smart playlists based on the number of stars you give to your tracks, the date of the last playback or the number of playbacks of the songs. The application has eight different play modes: - Top rated - Recently played - Most played - New songs - Old songs - Less played - Played a long ago - Shuffle The Next Player integrates to the music application on your device so you can enjoy all the features when the installation is concluded. The application has several color themes, choose your favorite!

Screenshots

TapTunes4 screens
NextPlayer Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NextPlayer Lite at Free against TapTunes's $1.99. NextPlayer Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NextPlayer Lite is free to download; TapTunes costs $1.99 up front. TapTunes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NextPlayer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TapTunes versus NextPlayer Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapTunesNextPlayer Lite
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid BlundellFelipe Díaz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TapTunes

One-time1
  • Stacked Mode$0.99
None

NextPlayer Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TapTunes free?
TapTunes costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is NextPlayer Lite free?
NextPlayer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TapTunes or NextPlayer Lite have ads?
Neither TapTunes nor NextPlayer Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TapTunes or NextPlayer Lite?
TapTunes ships an update every 4 months, and NextPlayer Lite every 4 months. Most recently, TapTunes was updated on July 21, 2026 and NextPlayer Lite on September 14, 2026.

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