Comparison

528 Player Plus vs PhaseShift

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

Head to head
About

528 Player Plus

This app retunes your entire music library to the 528 Hz Solfeggio frequency in real-time. Experience your favorite songs with a new sense of harmony and restoration without altering original files. A free trial is available before a one-time purchase unlocks unlimited listening.

Highlights
  • Real-time 528 Hz retuning
  • Supports entire music library
  • Distraction-free interface
  • One-time purchase unlock
  • Free trial for 20 songs
Features
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What if your favorite music could sound and feel different — not by changing what you hear, but by shifting the frequency beneath it? 528 Player Plus retunes any song from your library to 528 Hz — the Solfeggio frequency associated with harmony, restoration, and the natural resonance of living systems — in real time, as it plays. No exports. No waiting. No audio files to manage. Just press play. HOW IT WORKS Most modern music is mastered at 440 Hz, the global standard tuning. 528 Player Plus shifts the playback frequency of your existing music library to 528 Hz on the fly — so every song you already love plays at this resonant frequency without altering your original files. WHAT YOU GET Real-time 528 Hz retuning of your full music library Clean, distraction-free player interface No subscriptions — pay once, own it forever Try free: retune up to 20 songs before unlocking $19.99 one-time unlock — no recurring charges, ever Works with your existing owned music files WHO IT'S FOR → Sound healers and frequency practitioners → Meditators and breathwork enthusiasts → Anyone curious about Solfeggio frequencies → Musicians exploring alternate tuning systems → People who want their music to feel different — not just sound different WHY 528 Hz? 528 Hz sits within the ancient Solfeggio scale — a set of tones used in sacred music across cultures for centuries. Modern researchers and sound practitioners have associated this frequency with feelings of clarity, calm, and coherence. Whether you approach it scientifically or intuitively, the experience speaks for itself. Try it with music you already know by heart. You may be surprised. FREE TO TRY. YOURS TO KEEP. Retune your first 20 songs completely free. When you're ready, a single $19.99 purchase unlocks unlimited listening — forever. No subscription. No renewal. No fine print.

About

PhaseShift

Features
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PhaseShift is a private, high-fidelity music player built for the music you own. Import your collection, organize it your way, and enjoy detailed playback without accounts, ads, tracking, or reliance on streaming services. PLAY YOUR COLLECTION Import music from Files, iCloud Drive, USB storage, your computer over Wi-Fi, or folders on WebDAV and SMB network shares. Use folders in place or copy tracks into PhaseShift. Browse songs, albums, artists, genres, playlists, recently added music, and pinned favorites. Customize your library shelves and artwork sizes to suit your collection. HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO Play MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, DSF, and DFF files. See the active signal path, sample rate, bit depth, and output route while listening. Native DSD decoding and optional DSD over PCM support help you get more from compatible audio hardware. MAKE PLAYBACK YOURS Build and edit the queue, enjoy gapless playback, view synced or plain lyrics, set a sleep timer, and use A-B repeat or track bookmarks. Choose from customizable themes and visualizers, scrub with a real waveform, and fine-tune sound with a 10-band equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, headphone crossfeed, and correction profiles. ORGANIZE AND EDIT Create regular and smart playlists, sort and filter your library, edit tags and artwork, apply batch changes, and import CUE sheets as individual tracks. PhaseShift can write supported ratings and play counts back to your audio files, helping your collection remain portable. YOUR LIBRARY ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Pair your own devices with a QR code or pairing code, then sync music, playlists, artwork, ratings, play history, and tag changes over your local network. Sync your whole library or selected artists and playlists, and choose the audio quality stored on each sub device while keeping the primary library in control. Back up and restore library data whenever you choose. MORE WAYS TO LISTEN Control playback from Apple Watch, use Now Playing and Recently Added widgets, follow playback with a Live Activity, and start common actions with Siri and Shortcuts. On Mac, choose an audio output device directly in PhaseShift. PRIVATE BY DESIGN PhaseShift is designed to work offline. Your listening history and library stay under your control, and local transfer and device sync do not require an internet account. PhaseShift includes a capable free experience. PhaseShift Pro is available as a one-time in-app purchase and unlocks advanced features including the equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, waveform overview, A-B repeat, bookmarks, listening statistics, premium themes and visualizers, Apple Watch control, CUE import, batch find and replace, backups, and multi-device sync.

Screenshots

528 Player Plus4 screens
PhaseShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PhaseShift at every 2 days against 528 Player Plus's every 2 months. 528 Player Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 528 Player Plus sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and PhaseShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

528 Player Plus ships an update every 2 months, PhaseShift every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
528 Player Plus versus PhaseShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter528 Player PlusPhaseShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSYQEL INCNevv Atlantis LLC

In-app purchases

11 purchases

528 Player Plus

One-time11
  • Unlimited 528 Hz retuning forever.$19.99
  • Frequency - 963 Hz$19.99
  • Frequency - 285 Hz$19.99
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  • Frequency - 432 Hz$19.99
  • Frequency - 396 Hz$19.99
  • Frequency - 741 Hz$19.99
  • Frequency - 174 Hz$19.99
  • Frequency - 417 Hz$19.99
  • Frequency - 639 Hz$19.99
  • Solfeggio Core Bundle$59.99
  • All Frequencies$99.99
1 purchases

PhaseShift

One-time1
  • PhaseShift Pro$4.99

Questions

Is 528 Player Plus free?
528 Player Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhaseShift free?
PhaseShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 528 Player Plus or PhaseShift have ads?
Neither 528 Player Plus nor PhaseShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 528 Player Plus or PhaseShift?
528 Player Plus ships an update every 2 months, and PhaseShift every 2 days. Most recently, 528 Player Plus was updated on October 12, 2026 and PhaseShift on October 11, 2026.

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