Comparison

MiniMoon vs Basic Music Player

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

Head to head
About

MiniMoon

Enjoy your personal music library with a beautiful interface and powerful tools. This app supports high-quality audio formats and allows for metadata editing, all while working completely offline. It's designed for music collectors who prefer to manage their own files.

Highlights
  • Plays FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, OPUS
  • Album, artist, and genre browsing
  • Fast search and smooth playback
  • Edit metadata and album artwork
  • Graphic equalizer
  • Last.fm scrobbling
  • Completely offline functionality
Features
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Play the music you own, including FLAC, MP3, and ALAC, completely offline and with no subscription. MiniMoon is free to try, with a one-time purchase to unlock everything. Enjoy your collection without distractions: • Clean, modern interface designed entirely around listening. • Album-first browsing that encourages deeper, long-form listening. • Discover, an album-by-album feed for finding what to play next. • Works offline with your local library, no internet required. • Fast, always-available search across your entire collection. Powerful tools for serious library listeners: • Smart collections that fill themselves from your rules, plus traditional playlists. • Favorites keeps albums in your current rotation within easy reach. • Graphic equalizer that is powerful and easy to use, with ReplayGain support. • Synced lyrics from LRC files, or downloaded once and saved next to your music. • Sleep timer. • Play through AirPlay speakers. • Edit tags across multiple file formats. • Add or replace cover art. • Scrobble what you play to Last.fm. • Use Play Random Album to rediscover hidden gems. • Sync your library over Wi-Fi from a MiniMoon sync server, with transfers that resume if interrupted. Format support: • MP3, M4A (AAC and ALAC), FLAC, OPUS, WAV, and AIFF. • Surround playback for 5.1 and 7.1 files, or mixed down cleanly to stereo. • Imports M3U playlists.

About

Basic Music Player

This audio player allows you to enjoy your local music files with features like playlist creation, synchronized lyrics, and seamless playback. It offers an elegant and intuitive interface for easy navigation.

Highlights
  • Play local music files (MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC)
  • Create and manage playlists
  • Synchronized and embedded lyrics support
  • Seamless playback
  • Repeat and shuffle modes
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Your music should stay yours. Basic Music Player is a one-time purchase with no in-app ads and no subscriptions. Play local audio files offline, organize your library, and control playback from your iPhone, iPad, Home Screen, Apple Watch, or CarPlay. EVERY FEATURE IS INCLUDED There are no feature tiers or recurring payments. Buy the app once and use the complete player. KEY FEATURES - Live radio: Find stations by name, country, or genre with Radio Browser, add them to your library, and listen live. Internet connection required. Broadcasts may include ads. - Podcasts: Add shows from recommendations or an RSS feed URL, stream episodes, and resume where you left off. Internet connection required. - Offline local playback: Enjoy MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, and other supported audio formats. - Library and playlists: Browse all songs, artists, albums, genres, favorites, and your own playlists. - Home Screen widgets: See what is playing, control playback, or quickly start your library and playlists. - Apple Watch controls: View and control playback on your iPhone from your wrist, including volume, favorites, repeat modes, and playlists. - CarPlay support: Browse playlists and control playback safely from your car display. - Synced lyrics: View LRC lyrics or lyrics embedded in ID3 tags while listening. - A–B repeat: Select a section on the waveform and repeat it for practice or close listening. - Flexible playback: Adjust speed and pitch independently, use repeat and shuffle, or set a sleep timer. - Equalizer: Choose a preset or create a custom sound profile. - Metadata editing: Update MP3 title, artist, album, track number, genre, and artwork in the app. - Playlist tools: Add covers, manage the queue, mark favorites, and copy songs between playlists. Built for people who want a focused local music player without accounts, in-app ads, or subscriptions.

Screenshots

MiniMoon4 screens
Basic Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MiniMoon at Free against Basic Music Player's $2.99. MiniMoon also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 77%) and ratings volume (49 vs 12). Basic Music Player's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

MiniMoon is free to download; Basic Music Player costs $2.99 up front. MiniMoon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Basic Music Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MiniMoon against 4.8 for Basic Music Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of MiniMoon's written reviews are positive against 77% of Basic Music Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MiniMoon ships an update fortnightly, Basic Music Player every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MiniMoon versus Basic Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiniMoonBasic Music Player
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (49 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better12
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiles Egandotori king

Customer experience

MiniMoon

All ratings48 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.3%

Basic Music Player

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MiniMoon

One-time2
  • Tip Jar$4.99
  • Full Version Unlock$9.99
3 purchases

Basic Music Player

One-time3
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
  • Pro Version Upgrade$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is MiniMoon free?
MiniMoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Music Player free?
Basic Music Player costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MiniMoon or Basic Music Player?
Basic Music Player is rated higher. MiniMoon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Basic Music Player averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do MiniMoon or Basic Music Player have ads?
Neither MiniMoon nor Basic Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MiniMoon or Basic Music Player?
MiniMoon ships an update fortnightly, and Basic Music Player every 9 days. Most recently, MiniMoon was updated on October 23, 2026 and Basic Music Player on October 30, 2026.

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