Music First vs MusicFans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music First
This app functions as a music player with background playback and advanced sorting options. It also includes robust local file management and sharing capabilities, allowing for easy organization and transfer of files.
- Background music playback
- Sort music by title, artist, album
- Multiple playback modes
- Online lyrics search and sync
- Local file management (create, sort, edit, delete)
- USB and WiFi file sharing
- Open files in other apps
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Music First is a music player app with following features: *****Music Player ** Background playing; ** Sorting by song title, artist name and album name in the playlists; ** Support many kinds of playing modes; ** Support playing the music inside iPod; ** Support searching lyrics on-line and showing it in synchronization; ** Support lyrics edit; ** Display the album cover automatically; ** Play history; *****Local File Manage ** New Folder; ** Sorting by file name, create date and file type,file size; ** View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders; ** Glide deleting function; ** Select all and Cancel all; ** Landscape mode supported ** iPad-compatible; *****Local File Sharing ** USB File Sharing via iTunes ** Http File Sharing via WiFi,Support Safari, chrome, firefox and IE6/7/8/9 ** Chrome and Firefox Supported upload multiple files ** Email multiple files/folder Supported ** Open files using other app
MusicFans
This app plays various high-fidelity audio formats like FLAC and APE, supports CUE playlists, and allows for background playback. It also offers features for importing audio files via HTTP server or drag-and-drop, converting formats, and editing album artwork.
- FLAC, APE, PCM WAVE, MP3 playback
- CUE playlist support
- Background and screenlocked playback
- HTTP server for file import
- Audio format conversion
- Album artwork editing
- Drag-and-drop file import
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MusicFans features: 1. Support FLAC(Free Lossless Audio Codec), APE(Monkey’s Audio), PCM WAVE audio file playing, also support MP3 Audio file playing. 2. Support CUE playlist 3. Support background and screenlocked playing, automatically continue after phone call, SMS 4. Support remote and mic control(paly/pause/next/prev) 5. Build-in HTTP Server, more convenient for importing audio files from computer to iPhone/iPad 6. change album artwork by picking image from Photo Lib 7. Share album files(cue and audio file) to the other applications 8. Import audio files shared from other applications 9. Support audio format conversion for common formats. 10. Support album playlists. 11. Audio files can be imported by dragging and dropping FAQ: 1. Can’t import CUE playlist file I’ve imported FLAC(or APE) with its corresponding CUE file by using iTunes File sharing, but the CUE does not appear in the application’s play interface. Firstly, if CUE file’s content includes non-ASCII characters (such as Eastern Asia charsets: Chinese, Japanese), you must ensure that the CUE file is saved in UTF-8 format. Try to use Notepad in Windows to open the CUE file and then save as UTF-8 format. Secondly, the audio file name specified by the FILE field in CUE must exactly the same as FLAC or APE file, both CUE and FLAC(or APE) must be in the same directory. 2. Does the MuscFans support single(unpaired) FLAC or APE playing? YES, just import the single FLAC or APE audio file into the application by iTunes file sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MusicFans at 5.0 against Music First's 3.9. MusicFans also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Music First's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MusicFans holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Music First's written reviews are positive against 80% of MusicFans's.
Music First ships an update every 4 months, MusicFans every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Music First | MusicFans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 锦文 游 | 战生 潘 |
Customer experience
Music First
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In-app purchases
Music First
No in-app purchases
MusicFans
No in-app purchases








