Stezza Music Player vs Rhythmloop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stezza Music Player
This application offers a streamlined and visually appealing method for accessing and enjoying your existing music and video library. It provides essential playback features within an intuitive interface designed for ease of use.
- Adaptive album themes
- Custom color themes
- Video playback
- Accessibility support
- Simple interface
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Stezza is the music player where your record collection and Apple Music share the same stage. Equal billing, no second-class library tab. For years your library has been the also ran, buried behind algorithmic feeds and endless suggestions. Stezza puts it back front and centre, and puts Apple Music right beside it. Two tabs at the top. Same player. Same queue. Your records and your streaming, finally on level ground. Playback • iPhone library and Apple Music in one player, and in one queue • Beautiful mesh backgrounds drawn from your album art • Floating glass mini player, reachable from every screen • Full screen player with big buttons Search • Unified search, scoped to your library or Apple Music • Songs, albums, artists and playlists are grouped into one result view • Recent searches remembered, because who remembers! Apple Music • Rich artist pages with Play, Shuffle, Station, top songs, full discography, related artists • Album detail with track list, Play, and Shuffle Design • If you got this far, just know its been painstakingly designed • Like every pixel • Full accessibility support Built by one developer who still listens front to back. Indie developed.
Rhythmloop
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Discover music that fits your moment, and turn inspiration into tracks, sets, and live moments people can feel with Rhythmloop. For curious listeners, working artists, and everyone between. For listeners, find your next favorite sound. For musicians, turn ideas into music people can hear. Terms of Use (EULA): Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stezza Music Player at none against Rhythmloop's shown. Stezza Music Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Rhythmloop's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stezza Music Player ships an update every 3 months, Rhythmloop every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stezza Music Player | Rhythmloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (135 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Foobar Creative | jon harrison wood |
In-app purchases
Stezza Music Player
No in-app purchases
Rhythmloop
No in-app purchases
