Comparison

Artwork+ vs Spite Music Player

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

Head to head
About

Artwork+

Display your currently playing music's album art on your home screen. Enjoy full-screen album art viewing within the app without distractions.

Highlights
  • Now-playing music artwork on home screen
  • Fullscreen album art viewer
  • Distraction-free viewing
  • Customizable widget display
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For Album Art Fans! We made this app for more focus on now-playing music artworks! Artwork+ lets you enjoy now-playing music's artwork on home screen. Also you can enjoy fullscreen size of artwork inside of the app with no distraction.

About

Spite Music Player

This music player syncs your library from your computer via iCloud or Dropbox. It allows you to access your curated mixtapes on your mobile devices. Requires the macOS version for initial setup.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Dropbox support
  • Portable mixtape access
  • macOS library integration
  • Mobile playback
Features
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The portable version of the mixtapes you lovingly assembled using Spite on your real computer. Keep your music library in iCloud for instant synchronizing technology. Also supports Dropbox. • Displays nice album artwork and doesn’t feel like managing a spreadsheet. • Built on bulletproof XML rather than proprietary mysteries. • Supports all the good extensions: mp3, flac, wav, aiff, aac, m4a, and opus. • A streamlined interface that keeps artwork big and playlists central. • Share your tracklists in a handsome format that includes Bandcamp + Boomkat purchase links • Add custom artwork for your playlists and dig the harmonious accent colors. • Everything you like is fantastic, so there’s no need for hearts or stars—just a delete button to ruthlessly clear out the cruft. • Requires iCloud or Dropbox for telephone sync. (iCloud recommended.) • Works with CarPlay. • Looks nice on an iPad. • Drag-drop to reorder your mixtapes because, let’s be honest, some are better than others. • Supports Last.FM integration. Wire it up under ‘Settings’ and set your scrobbles for the heart of the sun.  • Deepen your relationships (or destroy them) by sharing your music library. Everything the other person adds or deletes will affect you and vice versa. It’s a good conversation starter. • Built by a tremendous music nerd who wants to organize albums by record label, quickly shuffle new acquisitions, and easily access a metadata editor. You’re welcome. • Seasonal statistics • After a 30-day trial, Spite costs $10—then it’s free forever on your desktop, iPhone, and iPad with monthly updates. • No subscriptions, ads, creepy data harvesting, upsells, usernames, or passwords. Ever. • Monthly updates with continual improvements and seasonal artwork. • Is your music library cannibalizing your telephone’s memory? Good. But if you think this is a problem, you can set a storage cap under Settings. • All proceeds are used to buy more mp3s from artists on Bandcamp and Boomkat because that’s the circle of life.

Screenshots

Artwork+2 screens
Spite Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artwork+ at none against Spite Music Player's 1. Artwork+ also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). Spite Music Player's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. Spite Music Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Artwork+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Artwork+ against 5.0 for Spite Music Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spite Music Player has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artwork+ ships an update every 4 weeks, Spite Music Player every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Artwork+ versus Spite Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtwork+Spite Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMojtaba RezaeiJames Reeves

In-app purchases

None

Artwork+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spite Music Player

One-time1
  • Unlock Spite$9.99

Questions

Is Artwork+ free?
Artwork+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spite Music Player free?
Spite Music Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Artwork+ or Spite Music Player?
Artwork+ and Spite Music Player are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Artwork+ or Spite Music Player have ads?
Neither Artwork+ nor Spite Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artwork+ or Spite Music Player?
Artwork+ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Spite Music Player every 2 days. Most recently, Artwork+ was updated on October 8, 2026 and Spite Music Player on October 10, 2026.

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