Denon Audio vs HS Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Denon Audio
This app enhances your listening experience with a premium audio player, offering advanced EQ customization for your music library and internet radio. Create custom playlists, access global radio stations, and stream wirelessly to compatible devices.
- Customizable graphical equalizer
- Create and save EQ presets
- Queue-based playback system
- Save playback queues as playlists
- Access to 70,000+ internet radio stations
- Real-time spectrum analyzer
- Stream music over AirPlay and Bluetooth
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Designed to enhance the listening experience with Denon’s new line of Music Maniac™ headphones, the Denon Audio app is designed for the on-the-go audiophile. The Denon Audio app features a premium audio player that lets you experience the best possible sound quality from your iPod music library and favorite Internet radio stations. Create & save custom EQ curves, create & save instant playlists, enjoy internet radio stations via the built-in TuneIn service, and more. The Denon Audio app will quickly replace all of your other music apps. The Denon Audio app features a customizable graphical equalizer that lets you contour your own sound by directly manipulating more than 1000 discrete bands of equalization without adding spatial distortion or decreasing sound quality. Pump up the bass, restore those highs, and start jammin’! EQ FEATURES: Note: The EQ features require an In-App Purchase. • Graphical equalizer for your iPod music library and streaming Internet Radio • 1000 possible discrete bands • 10 built in EQ Presets • Create and save your own EQ Presets • Bypass mode to quickly compare the original and equalized audio • Real-time spectrum analyzer • Linear phase design • No spatial distortion IPOD MUSIC LIBRARY FEATURES: • Enhances your listening experience with Denon Music Maniac Headphones or other audio playback devices such as docking stations, a/v receivers, car stereos via USB, Bluetooth, or Airplay. • Powerful queue based playback system lets you build and order your own playlist on the fly. • Save the playback queue as a new playlist • A single song, all songs on an album, all songs by an artist, and all songs in a genre can easily be added to the now playing queue. • Supports both portrait and landscape modes for browsing, playing, and equalizing • Shuffle and repeat playback modes • iPod library browsing by Playlist, Artist, Album, Song, Genre, Composer, Compilation, and Podcast (no importing needed) INTERNET RADIO FEATURES: • The TuneIn service provides global access to Internet radio – covering over 70,000 radio stations and 2 million on-demand programs including sports, news, talk, music and comedy. • Browse Internet radio stations by location, genre, language or Podcast (on-demand programs). • Powerful search feature for your iPod music library and Internet Radio • Save your favorite Internet Radio stations or programs as convenient presets and share them with other TuneIn compatible devices • Ability to choose high or low quality streams offered by broadcasters ADDITIONAL FEATURES: • Streams music over AirPlay to any Denon AirPlay compatible receiver or HiFi product • Streams music over Bluetooth in your car or to any Bluetooth speaker or headphones • Share what you’re listening to via Facebook, Twitter, Email, or Text Message (iMessage) NOTICES: • The Denon Audio app requires iOS 5 or later and works with the iPhone 3GS or newer, the iTouch 3rd generation or newer, and all iPads (in 2x mode). • DRM protected iTunes music is NOT supported by the Denon Audio app (or any 3rd party music app) • iTunes Match will be supported in a future update • Wi-Fi or data connection required to stream Internet radio
HS Player
This free music player supports a wide range of lossless audio formats and offers advanced sound tuning options. Easily manage your music library through various cloud services and enjoy features like automatic playlist import and a sleep timer.
- Plays FLAC, ALAC, WAV, and CUE files
- Upload via Wi-Fi, WebDAV, cloud services
- 10-band parametric EQ with custom presets
- AVL preamplifier for noise reduction
- Automatic playlist import
- Sleep timer with autostop playback
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HS Player is the ultimatum free music application that absolutely without advertising and in-app purchases. Key features: Various musical sources. HS Player can play any lossless file of Hi-Res FLAC / ALAC / WAV. Besides the music player has support playing from CUE-files. You can upload files with Wi-Fi, WebDAV, iTunes File Sharing, iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex.Disk, OneDrive, Mega. Sound tuning. HS Player offers any of the 22 standard EQ presets, but you can also create your own unique presets with a 10-band parametric EQ. To enhance the equalizer effect, you can control the Q-slider (ratio of center frequency to bandwidth). AVL preamplifier will help to eliminate distorting noises on loud sounds. If you're a novice, the app will help you set the correct level of preamplification. Playlists. You can create playlists with your favourite tracks, but if you already have previously created playlists in a standard music player, it will be automatically available to HS Player. Autostop playback on timer If you like to fall asleep with your music, this is the music player for you. If you encounter any issues, please contact us at hsplayerinfo@gmail.com. We will be happy to assist you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HS Player at none against Denon Audio's 1. HS Player also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Denon Audio's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Denon Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HS Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
HS Player holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 471 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Denon Audio's written reviews are positive against 78% of HS Player's.
Denon Audio ships an update every 6 weeks, HS Player every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Denon Audio | HS Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (471 ratings) | 4.3 (210 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.7% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 471 — better | 210 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | D&M Holdings | Dmitriy Golubev |
Customer experience
Denon Audio
HS Player
Bugs and requests
Denon Audio
Reported bugs
3 issues- Equalizer settings not persisting after app restart
- Playback issues with certain songs or albums
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Gapless playback
- Ability to control music from Apple Watch
- Support for more audio file formats
- Better integration with streaming services
- Improved search and browsing functionality
HS Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Denon Audio
- Equalizer$1.99
HS Player
No in-app purchases
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