Jewelcase vs LiquidPod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jewelcase
This app offers a modern, file-focused music listening experience. It prioritizes privacy and data portability, allowing you to manage your music library directly from your files. Enjoy features like offline playback, synced lyrics, and customizable equalization without subscription fees.
- Offline by default
- Private listening history
- CarPlay support
- Synced lyrics
- Home screen widgets
- Fast local search
- File-based playlists
- Customizable equalization
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Jewelcase is a local music player bringing a modern look to plain old music files. Avoid subscription costs and platform lock-in by switching to the ultimate in data portability: files and folders. Manage your library in Files and play it in Jewelcase Features: • Offline By Default ‣ No tracking at all, and no online connectivity unless you choose • Private Listening History & Stats ‣ See what you've been listening to and when, without sharing any data • CarPlay • Synced Lyrics in LRC-format • Widgets ‣ Control playback from the home screen • Search ‣ Find what you're looking for with fast local search • Playlists Are Files ‣ Importing/exporting playlists is as simple as copy and paste • Equalization ‣ Create EQs for different genres which automatically activate when you listen ‣ Global gain setting • ReplayGain • Gapless Playback • Sleep Timer • Inspect Tags and Metadata • ListenBrainz/Last.fm Integration • Play local music from Music/iTunes library Tag Support: • Standard ID3 & VorbisComment Tags • Multi-Tags (Artist, Genre) ‣ With option to specify custom separators • Embedded Cover Art Format Support: • Music Files: .flac, .opus, .ogg (Vorbis), .mp3, .m4a, .mp4 ‣iTunes/Music library supports all formats supported by Music/iTunes • Playlists: .m3u, .m3u8
LiquidPod
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Your music. A turn away. LiquidPod is a music player for iPhone and iPad that puts your own collection at the center. A familiar wheel, a fresh glass-like feel, and an interface made for the simple pleasure of choosing what to hear next. TURN TO BROWSE. PRESS TO PLAY. Glide your finger around the Liquid Wheel to browse songs and menus, then press the center to select. Play, pause, and move between tracks with controls gathered around the wheel. LET THE ARTWORK SET THE MOOD Album artwork fills the background behind translucent controls. Choose a light appearance, a dark appearance, or follow your system setting. BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC Import audio from Files and browse by song, album, or artist. Supported file formats include MP3, AAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, and FLAC. Imported local files can be played offline. APPLE MUSIC, ON THE WHEEL With an active Apple Music subscription and permission, add subscription tracks from your own Apple Music library, then browse and play them with the Liquid Wheel. LiquidPod does not copy the audio. FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE Search by song, artist, or album. Jump through your library by initial, save favorites, and revisit recently played songs. MAKE THE QUEUE YOUR OWN Create playlists, add a song to play next, or place it at the end of the queue. Shuffle and repeat let you choose how the music flows. KEEP LISTENING Play music in the background and control playback from the Lock Screen. When you reopen the app, your previous queue and playback position are restored in a paused state, ready when you are. BEFORE YOU START • Requires an iPhone with iOS 26 or later, or an iPad with iPadOS 26 or later. • LiquidPod is not a music streaming service. Bring your own audio files. • With permission, you can also access eligible songs in your device's Music library. Songs must be downloaded, unprotected, and accessible to the app. • Apple Music tracks require an active subscription, permission, and connectivity. Availability varies by library, subscription, region, and track. • LiquidPod does not download, copy, or share Apple Music audio. • Playback support depends on each file's encoding and condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jewelcase at Free against LiquidPod's $0.99. Jewelcase also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). LiquidPod's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads and device support 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
Jewelcase is free to download; LiquidPod costs $0.99 up front. Jewelcase sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LiquidPod asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jewelcase ships an update weekly, LiquidPod every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jewelcase | LiquidPod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (82 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gledtone | Dai Hatanaka |
In-app purchases
Jewelcase
- Unlock Icons$0.99
- Small Tip2 variants$1.90
- Medium Tip2 variants$4.90
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- Large Tip2 variants$9.90
LiquidPod
No in-app purchases









