Comparison

LPKMusic vs SoundShader

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

Head to head
About

LPKMusic

Access and download music from external sources like WebDAV and FTP. Organize your music files into convenient playlists for seamless listening. Discover a new way to enjoy your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • Network access via WebDAV and FTP
  • Search and download music from network
  • Organize music into playlists
  • MP3 playback
  • File management
Features
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MP3 Player with Network Support! 1. Network Access: Easily access external music files via WebDAV and FTP. 2. Diverse Music Downloads: Search and download music from the network for easy listening. 3. Convenient Playlist: Organize music files from your documents into playlists for seamless enjoyment. Experience a new way of downloading and enjoying music! Download LPKMusic now.

About

SoundShader

Transform sound into dynamic, colorful light displays. Choose from various visual presets or customize your own to match any audio, from live microphone input to your music library. Optimized for stunning visuals on modern displays.

Highlights
  • Live microphone audio input
  • Audio file playback with equalizer
  • Apple Music integration
  • Eight built-in visual presets
  • Customizable color and motion
  • HDR display support
  • 120Hz ProMotion support
Features
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SoundShader turns sound into moving light. Each band of the music, from the deepest bass to the brightest cymbal, drives its own ribbons of color, so a quiet ballad and a dense electronic track, combined with a variety of visual presets, create wildly different looks. Every feature in SoundShader is totally free. LISTEN TO ANYTHING • Microphone: the visuals are totally live, following what your device hears, as it happens. • Audio files: open a song from Files and the visuals follow it exactly, with a 10-band equalizer to shape how it sounds and looks. • Apple Music: play a song from your library. On iPhone and iPad, it plays through the speaker while SoundShader listens through the microphone. MAKE IT YOURS • Eight built-in looks: Rainbow, Aurora, Violet, Flame, Moss, Embers, Party and Shadow. Save your own as presets. • Color: hue, saturation, brightness, and where the warm colors hand over to the cool ones. • Motion: speed, density and size, each of which can follow the music by itself with Auto Speed, Auto Density and Auto Size. • A flowing backdrop and a live waveform. BUILT FOR GREAT DISPLAYS • Extended Dynamic Range lets the brightest light go past white on HDR displays. • Runs up to your display's full refresh rate, including 120 hz ProMotion. • Performance Mode for less power usage and higher frame rates on older devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything SoundShader hears is analyzed on your device and never leaves it.

Screenshots

LPKMusic4 screens
SoundShader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SoundShader at 4 against LPKMusic's 1. SoundShader also leads on device support (3 vs 1). LPKMusic's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LPKMusic against 5.0 for SoundShader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LPKMusic versus SoundShader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLPKMusicSoundShader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnusoft Inc.Andreas Beyer-Bowden

In-app purchases

None

LPKMusic

No in-app purchases

None

SoundShader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LPKMusic free?
LPKMusic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundShader free?
SoundShader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LPKMusic or SoundShader?
LPKMusic and SoundShader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do LPKMusic or SoundShader have ads?
Neither LPKMusic nor SoundShader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LPKMusic or SoundShader?
LPKMusic ships an update every 4 days, and SoundShader every 4 days. Most recently, LPKMusic was updated on November 8, 2026 and SoundShader on October 31, 2026.

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