FLAC Player+ vs HS Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FLAC Player+
Experience high-fidelity audio with this app, designed for listening to lossless music formats like FLAC. It offers advanced playback features, extensive file management, and multiple ways to import your music library.
- Supports FLAC, ALAC, and RAW audio codecs
- 10-band equalizer
- Playlist, album, artist, composer, genre management
- Background audio and Bluetooth headset support
- Multiple import options (iTunes, Wi-Fi, iCloud, Google Drive)
- Embedded cover art and lyrics
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Listen to lossless music on your iPhone & iPod touch. What is FLAC? FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files with FLAC Player+ app just like you would an MP3 file. Codecs: • Supports FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), ALAC & RAW. Features: • 10-bands Equalizer. • Supports 5 themes: white, dark, blue, green and purple. • Supports 24-bit, 32-bit audio output. • Manage your songs by playlist, album, artist, composer, genre. • Embedded cover art and lyrics. • Supports background audio. • Supports bluetooth headset. • Copy files to FLAC Player+ with: • iTunes File Sharing. • Wi-Fi Transfer. • iCloud. • Plays & imports songs from Google Drive. • Download Flac files from Internet.
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 FLAC Player+'s 1. HS Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). FLAC Player+'s advantage is ratings volume (740 vs 210) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. FLAC Player+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HS Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for FLAC Player+ against 4.3 for HS Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 740 and 210 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of FLAC Player+'s written reviews are positive against 78% of HS Player's.
FLAC Player+ ships an update every 5 months, HS Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLAC Player+ | HS Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (740 ratings) | 4.3 (210 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 210 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khoa Tran Anh | Dmitriy Golubev |
Customer experience
FLAC Player+
HS Player
Bugs and requests
FLAC Player+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when adding songs
- Playback stops unexpectedly
- Shuffle mode not working properly
- Metadata not displayed correctly
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Equalizer
- Playlist management
- Artwork support
- Folder-based file organization
- CarPlay support
HS Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FLAC Player+
- Remove Ads$0.99
HS Player
No in-app purchases
