Comparison

Stezza Music Player vs Play In Reverse

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

Play In Reverse

Features
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Play in Reverse is the Apple Music player with a twist - it plays albums in reverse order – from the last track to the first! Give some love to those songs at the end of albums that you don't always get to and breathe new life into your old favourites. CUE UP AN ALBUM Use the built-in search to find the album you want to hear, or share an album straight from Apple Music (or any app that lets you share an Apple Music album ID) using the ShareSheet. FREE FEATURES With the free version of Play in Reverse, choose one album per day and listen to it as many times as you like. PREMIUM FEATURES* Listen to an unlimited number of albums and add bookmarks so you can quickly find your favourites. Bookmarks sync across any iPhone and iPad signed into the same Apple Account using iCloud. *Requires Play in Reverse Premium

Screenshots

Stezza Music Player4 screens
Play In Reverse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stezza Music Player at none against Play In Reverse's 1. Stezza Music Player also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Play In Reverse 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, Play In Reverse monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stezza Music Player versus Play In Reverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStezza Music PlayerPlay In Reverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (136 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoobar CreativeRussell Hill

In-app purchases

None

Stezza Music Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Play In Reverse

One-time1
  • Play in Reverse Premium$1.99

Questions

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

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