Pentaton vs Audrexa

Pentaton lets you enjoy your digital music collection, just like your favorite artists intended. Listen to your full albums, front to back, without distractions or social media noise. Enjoy the moment without being let down by your streaming provider. Be in total control of your listening experience, do not let any algorithm or licensing deal decide for you ever again. Bit-perfect output with DSP: • Parametric equalizer with 12.000+ build-in headphone presets • USB DACs with automatic sample-rate matching when supported • Lossless ALAC streaming via AirPlay 1 and 2 • Bit-perfect streaming to Roon endpoints • Gapless playback when sample-rates allow Supported sources: • Local files on device • Local media library (excluding DRM-protected tracks) • SMB shares Supported formats: • Lossless PCM: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, WavPack, Monkey’s Audio (APE) and TheTrueAudio (TTA) • Lossy PCM: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, Speex and Musepack • DSD: Native, DSD-over-PCM and DSD-to-PCM • Comprehensive signal analysis tools for catching fake-lossless and fake-high-res files Note: Pentaton does not come with any music, it is designed to play your own media files. You can try Pentaton with all of it's features for free for 7 days, after which you will need to unlock it via a one-time in-app purchase or a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/apps/6711346182/distribution/info Privacy Policy: http://pentaton.app/privacy

Audrexa is a music player built for people who care about how their music sounds. Import your own library, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC and more and hear every detail the way it was meant to be heard. LOSSLESS & HI-RES AUDIO Play your lossless files at full quality with no downsampling or compression. Real-time audio quality badges show bitrate, sample rate and format for every track so you always know exactly what you're hearing. 10-BAND PARAMETRIC EQUALISER A studio-grade EQ with an interactive frequency response curve. Adjust gain, Q factor and filter type independently for each of the 10 bands. Choose from six filter types per band, Peak, Low Shelf, High Shelf, Low Pass, High Pass and Band Pass. Dial in surgical corrections or broad tone shaping, then save unlimited custom presets. 13 built-in presets included. New to EQ? Tap "What does this all mean?" for a plain-English guide that explains everything. SYNCED LYRICS Follow along with time-synced lyrics that highlight each line as it plays. Tap any line to jump straight to that moment. Plain lyrics supported when synced versions aren't available. 3D ALBUM CAROUSEL Browse your collection in a stunning interactive 3D carousel. Swipe through albums, flip cards to see tracklists, and tap to play. CARPLAY INTEGRATION Browse artists, albums, songs and playlists on your car's display with full playback controls and artwork. SMART LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Import from Files, organise by artist, album, genre or playlist, and edit metadata directly in the app. Automatic artwork and metadata enrichment keeps your library looking sharp. CUSTOMISE EVERYTHING Seven accent colours that transform the entire app to match your style. Lock screen controls, Control Centre, AirPods and Bluetooth all work out of the box. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Your music stays on your device. FREE Play MP3 files with full library management, playlists and metadata editing.