Stezza Music Player vs Flackbird

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.

Flackbird is a minimalist music player for the music files you already own. Point it at a folder and it becomes your library: no account, no subscription, no streaming, and no internet connection needed. YOUR FILES, YOUR WAY • Plays FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC/M4A, WAV, and AIFF • Every subfolder becomes a playlist • Albums and artists are built from your files' own tags and embedded cover art • Duplicate copies of a song are merged, preferring the FLAC • Search that ignores accents and punctuation, so "beyonce" finds "Beyoncé" MADE FOR LISTENING • Shows each file's format, bit depth, sample rate, and bitrate, such as FLAC · 24-bit / 96 kHz • A subtle live frequency visualiser behind the controls • Shuffle, repeat all, and repeat one • Picks up where you left off, even after the app is closed • Keeps playing in the background, with lock screen and Control Center controls • AirPlay and Bluetooth SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Say "Play Road Trip in Flackbird" or "Shuffle my library in Flackbird" to play a folder, album, or artist, and turn shuffle or repeat on or off by voice. The same actions are available in the Shortcuts app. ON IPHONE, IPAD, AND MAC Add music through the Files app, Finder file sharing, or any folder you choose. Light and dark appearance included. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Flackbird makes no network connections and collects no data. No analytics, no ads, no tracking, and no third-party code. Your music never leaves your device.