Comparison

Stezza Music Player vs mySongz

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 • Your music 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.

About

mySongz

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mySongz is a local music player for enjoying your own audio files — without accounts, streaming services or complicated library management. Import tracks from the Files app or transfer them through Finder, then listen in a clean, focused player designed around your personal music collection. mySongz reads available title, artist, album, track-number and artwork metadata to help organize your library. Key Features: • Import multiple audio files from your device • Automatically discover music stored in the app’s Music folder and subfolders • Browse and play your complete song library • Search by song title, artist, album or filename • Sort by song, artist, album or recently added • Mark songs as Favorites and play a Favorites-only selection • Shuffle or play songs in your chosen sort order • View available artist, album and artwork metadata • Quickly navigate long lists using the alphabetical index • Seek within tracks and use previous, pause, play, stop and next controls • Delete individual tracks or clear the complete library • Keep your imported music and Favorites available between launches mySongz Pro adds: • Background Playback — keep listening while using other apps or when your device is locked • Lock Screen Controls — control playback using the Lock Screen and system media controls • Artist Play Mode — listen to tracks by a selected artist • Album Play Mode — play a selected album in track order when metadata is available • "up next" Queue — add songs without interrupting the current track, then reorder or remove them as needed The Artist and Album modes use metadata contained in your imported audio files. Your music stays under your control. mySongz does not require an account, does not collect personal data and does not track you. Import your tracks and make your personal music collection easy to enjoy.

Screenshots

Stezza Music Player4 screens
mySongz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stezza Music Player at none against mySongz's 1. mySongz's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. mySongz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stezza Music Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stezza Music Player ships an update every 2 months, mySongz fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stezza Music Player versus mySongz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStezza Music PlayermySongz
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (136 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeWolfram Wacker

In-app purchases

None

Stezza Music Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

mySongz

One-time1
  • mySongz Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Stezza Music Player free?
Stezza Music Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mySongz free?
mySongz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stezza Music Player or mySongz have ads?
Neither Stezza Music Player nor mySongz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stezza Music Player or mySongz?
Stezza Music Player ships an update every 2 months, and mySongz fortnightly. Most recently, Stezza Music Player was updated on November 7, 2026 and mySongz on October 31, 2026.

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