Echos. vs PureBitMusic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echos.
Explore global music by genre, country, or year. Discover trending playlists and top tracks, and create custom playlists. Find local music events and enjoy DJ mode for unique mixes.
- Discover music by genre and country
- Find top tracks by country
- Search tracks by year or decade
- Create custom playlists
- DJ mode for custom mixes
- Find music events
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**A Spotify Premium account is highly recommended to take advantage of all features, including the ability to create playlists** Echos lets you explore the world by searching for genres, tracks, and playlists in your chosen country! Highlights: - Select a genre and a country to get a list of popular playlists in that country. - Discover music by selecting a country to get a list of their current top tracks. - Search for tracks by year or decade. - Have fun playing with DJ mode to combine genres, BPM, and key to create a custom playlist with those parameters. - Browse through your recently played tracks to create custom playlists with similar tracks. - Custom playlists can be created with any selected track. - Search for music events happening in your area or by country and city.
PureBitMusic
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PureBitMusic — a hi-fi player built for local & offline playback. Lossless & multi-format: Supports FLAC, APE, WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC—covering virtually all common formats. CUE sheets: Track parsing, accurate boundaries, per-track highlight, album/cover extraction. Player UX: background audio, Lock Screen/Control Center controls, mini player, precise seek, time & progress. Playlists: temp queue & saved lists; bulk add files/folders; rich metadata (title/album/artist/duration). Scan & smart indexing: full/incremental scans; even after renames or path changes, playlists still resolve the correct files. Sleep timer with presets & custom durations. AirPlay output to your speakers. Network & downloads (download-only, no streaming): connect WebDAV, SMB, FTP, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive to browse and download files/folders with a managed queue, concurrency & de-duplication; play offline from local storage after download. (online streaming is not supported.) Cloud sync & account (optional): sign-in enables real-time, cross-device playlist sync with merge & conflict handling; toggle anytime. Subscription & App Pack: one subscription unlocks a cross-device, cross-app premium account (bundle_pro) shared across our growing App Pack; core local playback works without sign-in. Privacy & ownership: no hosted catalog; your files stay under your control on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echos. at none against PureBitMusic's 2. 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
Both are free to download. PureBitMusic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Echos. asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Echos. | PureBitMusic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gina Victoria | 文 薛 |
In-app purchases
Echos.
No in-app purchases
PureBitMusic
- App Pack - PureBitMusic Monthly$4.991 Month
- App Pack - PureBitMusic Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
