Comparison

[RECORD] vs Audio+MIDI Player

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

Head to head
About

[RECORD]

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[RECORD] is a music player for playing audio files, especially for CD & vinyl lovers. This app is not a streaming app like Apple Music or Spotify, so you need audio files ripped from a CD, downloaded online, etc.

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Audio+MIDI Player

Features
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MIDI and music, in one player. Audio+MIDI Player plays MIDI files, MusicXML scores and audio files from a single library. Play them on the iPhone's own grand piano, or send them to your Mac or digital piano β€” one output button switches where the notes go. β–  MIDI, scores and audio β€’ Standard MIDI files (.mid), with tempo, meter and key β€’ MusicXML (.musicxml / .mxl), played with dynamics, accents, fermatas and more β€’ mp3, AAC / m4a, WAV, AIFF, CAF, FLAC and ALAC β€” hi-res FLAC and ALAC as they are β–  On the iPhone, or on your MIDI gear β€’ The built-in grand piano, or an imported General MIDI SoundFont β€’ Wi-Fi (network MIDI / RTP-MIDI) to your Mac or DAW β€’ Bluetooth LE MIDI to digital pianos and wireless MIDI devices β€’ Low-latency USB to a Mac or MIDI gear over one cable β€’ Connects to MIDI Speaker on your Mac automatically β–  A player that's fun to watch β€’ Live spectrum analyzer β€’ 12 effects including vinyl record, cassette, aurora, shooting stars, fireworks, galaxy, snow globe, VU meters and piano keys β€’ Effects like the piano keys follow the notes β€” even for audio files, analyzed right on the iPhone β€’ Playback speed 0.5–2.0Γ— β–  A library that finds it fast β€’ Group by album, artist, year and more β€’ Search, sort and favorites β€’ Cover art and song info editing β€’ Thumbnail and list layouts, and editing many songs at once β€’ Automatic folders by artist, album, year or type β–  Keep your songs where you like β€’ On this iPhone, in iCloud Drive, or in a Files app folder (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox…) β€’ With iCloud Drive, songs download when played, and ones you haven't played can be removed from the iPhone automatically β€’ Favorites, playlists and song info sync between devices using the same place β–  Playlists β€’ Your songs in your order, reordered by dragging β€’ Shuffle and repeat β–  Songs from anywhere β€’ Import many files at once from the Files app or iCloud Drive β€’ "Open in Audio+MIDI" from other apps' share sheets β€’ Take just the sound of a video in Photos β€’ Copy from the Finder on a Mac over File Sharing β–  Widgets and the Lock Screen β€’ Home Screen widgets (small and medium) show and control what's playing, with the spectrum β€’ Dress up the medium widget with classic skins (.wsz) β–  Apple Watch β€’ See what's playing, and play, pause, skip or move through the song from your wrist β€’ Pick from songs, favorites and playlists, and switch the output and the effect β–  Share songs via iCloud β€’ "Share to iCloud" hands songs to our piano app Lesson One and MIDI Speaker Every feature is free (ads appear on the Library and Settings screens). Available in English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

Screenshots

[RECORD]3 screens
Audio+MIDI Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: [RECORD] at none against Audio+MIDI Player's shown. [RECORD] also leads on iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). Audio+MIDI Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
[RECORD] versus Audio+MIDI Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[RECORD]Audio+MIDI Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.4 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size441 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANGMIN KIMAlbos Inc.

In-app purchases

None

[RECORD]

No in-app purchases

None

Audio+MIDI Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is [RECORD] free?
[RECORD] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio+MIDI Player free?
Audio+MIDI Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do [RECORD] or Audio+MIDI Player have ads?
Audio+MIDI Player shows ads; [RECORD] does not.

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