Comparison

S98Player for iPhone vs Rewamp

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

Head to head
About

S98Player for iPhone

This app plays sound logs in S98 format and PMD files from Yamaha FM sound chips. Enjoy chiptunes with features like album art, loop/shuffle playback, adjustable volume, and CarPlay support for on-the-go listening.

Highlights
  • Plays S98 and PMD file formats
  • High-quality FM synthesis
  • Adjustable sound source volumes
  • Loop and shuffle playback
  • CarPlay support
  • File transfer via Files app
Features
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S98Player plays the FM synth music of the PC-9801 and X68000 on your iPhone and iPad. Alongside sound logs (S98), the PMD, FMP and MDX drivers are built into the app, so you can drop the original song files straight in and play them. Formats - S98 (Version 1 / 3) — .s98 - PMD — .m / .m2 / .mz / .mp / .ms / .pmd - FMP — .opi / .ovi / .ozi / .mfm / .mf2 / .m86 / .m26 - MDX — .mdx (put .pdx in the same folder for songs that use ADPCM) Voiced for the machine The same FM chip sounded different on each computer: the external DAC and the analogue stage after it were not the same. PC-98, PC-88, X68000 and X1turboZ each have their own DAC, output stage, cutoff and per-chip mix. The machine is chosen from the S98 system tag, and can also be set in Settings.plist. Channel monitor Watch every channel on a piano-style keyboard while the music plays, with level meters, stereo panning, rhythm pads and a spectrum analyser. Tap a row to mute it, long-press to solo, and study each part on its own. Waveform seek bar The seek bar is a waveform. It draws the intro and one turn of the loop, and shows which time around you are on by how dark it is. Drag it to jump anywhere. More - Rotate your iPhone for a two-pane view: keyboard and spectrum analyser - Song info shows everything the file contains, unmodified - Album and song details can be edited in the app, album art included - You are told when a PCM file is missing - CarPlay support - Shuffle, and looping over an album Rhythm samples To hear the OPNA rhythm section you need ym2608_adpcm_rom.bin, or the rhythm files (2608_BD.WAV / 2608_HH.WAV / 2608_RIM.WAV / 2608_SD.WAV / 2608_TOM.WAV / 2608_TOP.WAV). Put them in the S98Player folder under "On My iPhone" in the Files app. Song files go there too, in a folder per album. Third-party software - PMDWin Ver. 0.52 Copyright & Programmed by C60 - ymfm Copyright (C) Aaron Giles - 98Fmplayer (fmdriver) Copyright (c) 2016 Takamichi Horikawa - portable_mdx (MXDRV) Copyright (C) 2018 Yosshin (MXDRV: milk. / K.MAEKAWA / Missy.M / Yatsube / GORRY / m_puusan)

About

Rewamp

Experience retro computing music through accurate emulation of original sound hardware. Play music from extensive archives or your own files, with over 1,200 supported formats. Features visualizers, offline playback, and playlist management.

Highlights
  • Accurate hardware emulation for retro music
  • Plays music from extensive archives
  • Supports over 1,200 audio formats
  • Includes native visualizers
  • Offline playback and playlist management
  • Plays user's own files and archives
Features
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Rewamp plays the music of the machines that made it. Not recordings — emulation. A .sid runs on an emulated 6581, a .nsf on the NES sound hardware, a .mod through an Amiga Paula mixer. You hear the chip doing the work, as it did on the original hardware. FROM THE ARCHIVES THAT KEEP THIS MUSIC ALIVE For decades, volunteer archivists have collected and documented computer and game music so that none of it gets lost. Rewamp plays their work directly: HVSC, Modland, Amiga Music Preservation, UnExotica, SNDH, ASMA, VGMRips, ZXArt and more, with credits and demoparty results from Demozoo. Search by title, artist, group or platform, browse by collection, party or year. Every track keeps its original file and its credits. Your own files play too, including folders and archives (ZIP, 7z, RAR, LHA). OVER 1,200 FORMATS Tracker modules, 300+ Amiga formats, C64 SID, NES, Game Boy, SNES, GBA, Nintendo DS and N64, Sega and arcade VGM, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and 8-bit, PC-98, X68000, AdLib, MIDI with SoundFonts or MT-32 emulation, 700+ game stream formats, and more. SEE THE SOUND Seven native visualizers: oscilloscope per voice, spectrum, notation, piano, tracker patterns and Milkdrop (projectM). Mute any voice, isolate a channel, change the tempo without changing the pitch. YOURS, OFFLINE Downloads play without a connection. Playlists, favourites and listening stats work on the device alone. A free, optional account syncs them across your devices. • Gapless playback or crossfade • Lock-screen and headset controls • No ads • 18 languages Rewamp is the successor to Modizer, rebuilt from the ground up.

Screenshots

S98Player for iPhone4 screens
Rewamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

S98Player for iPhone and Rewamp are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for S98Player for iPhone against 5.0 for Rewamp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
S98Player for iPhone versus Rewamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterS98Player for iPhoneRewamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroaki KimuraYoyoFR

In-app purchases

None

S98Player for iPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Rewamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is S98Player for iPhone free?
S98Player for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rewamp free?
Rewamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, S98Player for iPhone or Rewamp?
S98Player for iPhone and Rewamp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do S98Player for iPhone or Rewamp have ads?
Neither S98Player for iPhone nor Rewamp shows ads.

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