Vinylcore vs MEGAPLAY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vinylcore
Explore music by altering playback speed and pitch, similar to vinyl record manipulation. Access a vast library of free audio, including music, radio, podcasts, and archived recordings, or use your own purchased tracks.
- Adjust playback speed and pitch
- Recreate vinyl speed effects
- Add reverb effects
- Stream music from Jamendo
- Listen to internet radio
- Play podcasts at altered speeds
- Access Internet Archive audio
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What happens when you play your favorite music at the wrong speed? Sometimes, magic... Vinylcore lets you explore music the way vinyl lovers and remixers have for decades: by spinning it at the wrong speed — like a 33rpm record played at 45rpm, or vice versa. Slow it down for a haunting, dreamy crawl. Speed it up for that bright, breathless Nightcore rush. The result is sometimes funny, sometimes beautiful, and often unexpectedly brilliant. New in Version 3 — start listening straight away, no music library required. Vinylcore used to work only with songs already on your device. Not anymore. Now you can dive in instantly with a world of free, legal audio built right in: • Jamendo — over 500,000 free, Creative Commons-licensed tracks • Internet Radio — thousands of live stations from around the world • Podcasts — search and stream any show… then hear it at half or double speed • The Internet Archive — a vast vault of live concerts, vintage recordings and rare audio • Paste any audio link — drop in a direct URL and play it your way Want to hear a track crawl like a slowed-and-reverbed remix? A podcast host suddenly sound deep and ominous? A 1970s live bootleg pushed into Nightcore territory? Now you can — in seconds, with no files to buy or sync. Still love your own music? You can also play songs purchased from iTunes or synced to your device, exactly as before. What you can do: • Pitch-shift and time-stretch any track in true analog style • Recreate the iconic 33-to-45 rpm effect using authentic vinyl-speed math • Dial in as much lush reverb as you like — from a subtle shimmer to a fully washed-out dream • Experiment with radio, podcasts, instrumentals, moody vocals and modern pop Vinylcore is the spiritual successor to the '45 RPM' app — rebuilt from scratch, redesigned for modern devices, and now opened up to the world of online audio. A note on your own library: Due to licensing restrictions, Vinylcore can only play personal songs that are purchased from iTunes on your device or synced via a computer. It cannot access Apple Music or iCloud Music Library tracks — but with V3's built-in radio, podcast and Jamendo sources, you no longer need a music library to get started.
MEGAPLAY
A stylish and customizable music player designed for in-car use. It offers a comfortable and safe interface with features like color customization, background playback, and touch sound feedback. Includes a widget for easy song control without leaving your current app.
- Interface color customization
- Background playback
- Touch sound feedback
- Song title size reduction
- Downloadable song graphic covers
- MEGAWIDGET for song control
- Landscape orientation support
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The Music Player based on your Music App Songs, made to be Comfortable, Safe and Stylish. Thanks to the Interface Color Customization it will fit perfectly with your car interior lighting. Perfect to using in the Car, and so much more. ● Fast. ● Easy. ● Readable. ● Complete. ● Light. ● Wide. ● Run in Background. ● Customizable. and also.. ● Commands Layout studied to increase easiness in frequent actions. ● Landscape Orientation supported. (iPhone) ● Does Not Interrupt the Songs being played when opening. ● Dark Theme to save battery. ● You can set a Sound on the Touch. To know when you are interacting, without looking at the screen. ● Sophisticated system to Reduce songs'Titles Size. ● It allows you to Download for Free songs graphic Covers for a good looking playlist. ● Choose your favourite color! MEGAWIDGET (new): the MEGAPLAY Widget. ● It Allows you to change the song without exit from current app. ● The large alternative to the bottom system control center. ● It's also a shortcut to open MEGAPLAY tapping the song title. ● Instructions to enable: open the notification panel --> tap on "edit" --> tap on "+ MEGAPLAY" ● We recommend to move it on to the first position. Please support us writing a 5 stars review. Thank you. Support: feedbacks, bugs and infos: info@soponext.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vinylcore at Free against MEGAPLAY's $0.99. Vinylcore also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). MEGAPLAY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Vinylcore is free to download; MEGAPLAY costs $0.99 up front. Vinylcore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MEGAPLAY asks for nothing beyond the download.
MEGAPLAY holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEGAPLAY has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Vinylcore's written reviews are positive against 80% of MEGAPLAY's.
Vinylcore ships an update every 4 months, MEGAPLAY every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinylcore | MEGAPLAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Tim Mahony | SopoNext |
Customer experience
Vinylcore
MEGAPLAY
In-app purchases
Vinylcore
- Gold Record Status$2.99
MEGAPLAY
No in-app purchases
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