Music Player vs SideBand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music Player
Manage your music library with this fast and simple player. Enjoy playback controls, lyrics, cover art, and playlist management with a visually appealing interface.
- Tap to play/stop
- Rotation effect during playback
- Swipe for next/previous song
- View lyrics and cover art
- Playlist management
- Playback controls (volume, shuffle, repeat)
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A beautiful music player that manage your songs library in a simple and fast way. Features: - tap on the CD to play/stop the track; - beautiful rotation effect during playback; - swipe right/left to load the next/previous song; - look at the lyrics and cover; - left/right audio VU meters; - load your favorite playlist; - manage playback with volume, tracking, shuffle and repeat.
SideBand
This app helps musicians learn songs by ear. It allows users to slow down music, loop sections, and change the key to match their voice or instrument. Import music from various sources like the Music app or iCloud.
- Adjust tempo
- Transpose key
- Change tuning
- Loop sections
- Import unprotected music
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Learn tunes by ear - slow down and loop sections of a tune. Change the key to fit your voice or instrument. Import any unprotected music from the Music app, from the iCloud Files application or drag tunes from your desktop. Support for all iPhone screen sizes as well as iPad. Use slide-over while listening to your Music files to quickly import on iPad Use split screen to listen while viewing music • Adjust tempo - change the speed from half-speed to double speed • Transpose - change the key by semi-tones up to an octave higher or lower • Change the tuning - Adjust the pitch of an out-of-tune recording • Import from any other app that can export an audio file - wav, mp3 and AAC files are supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SideBand at 4.0 against Music Player's 1.0. SideBand also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 44%). Music Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). 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
Music Player costs $0.99 and SideBand $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SideBand holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Music Player's written reviews are positive against 80% of SideBand's.
Music Player ships an update every 3 months, SideBand every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Music Player | SideBand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Cigala | Wil Macaulay |
Customer experience
Music Player
SideBand
In-app purchases
Music Player
No in-app purchases
SideBand
No in-app purchases
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