Comparison

Retro CD Player vs DayMusic

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

Head to head
About

Retro CD Player

Features
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Beatsy turns your Apple Music into a CD player you can hold. Pick an album from a shelf of jewel cases, watch the disc fly into the tray, close the lid and press play. A SHELF OF DISCS β€’ Your Apple Music albums, stacked as real jewel cases β€’ Scroll through the stack and the room takes on the color of each cover β€’ Search your library or the whole Apple Music catalog for albums and playlists β€’ Filter the shelf by title or artist, sort it A–Z, or pull a random album A REAL MACHINE β€’ The case opens, the disc lands on the spindle and the lid clicks shut β€’ Dot-matrix display with track number and time β€’ Physical keys for previous, play, stop, next and eject β€’ Drag the spinning disc to scrub through a song, turn the knob for volume β€’ Mechanical sounds and haptics, on or off MAKE IT YOURS β€’ Four machine finishes: Porcelain, Aluminum, Sage and Sakura β€’ Printed discs with the album art, or silver data-side discs β€’ Light and dark mode, with a backdrop that follows the cover β€’ The controls fade away while a disc plays, leaving just the machine β€’ Turn your device sideways and the machine fills the screen LISTEN YOUR WAY β€’ Track list, repeat and shuffle β€’ AirPlay to speakers and headphones β€’ Sleep timer: 15 minutes to 1.5 hours, or the end of the disc β€’ Add albums from the catalog to your library in one tap β€’ With repeat off, the next album on the shelf plays on, like a disc changer Beatsy plays music through Apple Music. Playing catalog albums needs an Apple Music subscription. Your listening stays on this device; there is no account to create. BEATSY PRO Beatsy is free to download and play, and pause, skip and changing discs stay free. Without Pro, a short Pro introduction appears over the player after about 10 seconds of each disc and again after every third finished track; the music keeps playing and the introduction can be closed after a few seconds. One lifetime purchase unlocks all machine finishes, silver discs, the track list, the sleep timer and landscape mode, and the introduction no longer appears. No recurring subscription or free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation; restore with the same Apple Account. Apple Music catalog playback requires a separate Apple Music subscription. Beatsy is not affiliated with Apple. Apple Music is a trademark of Apple Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DayMusic

Features
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DayMusic is a local lossless music player designed exclusively for iPhone, delivering Hi-Res audio playback with professional-grade features. All your music data is securely stored locally on your device and optionally in your private iCloud account, never uploaded to any third-party servers.

Screenshots

Retro CD Player4 screens
DayMusic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayMusic at none against Retro CD Player's 1. DayMusic also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Retro CD Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DayMusic asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Retro CD Player versus DayMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro CD PlayerDayMusic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer茡 ε•δΈ€ζ˜‚ 卒

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Retro CD Player

One-time1
  • Beatsy Pro Lifetime$8.99
None

DayMusic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro CD Player free?
Retro CD Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayMusic free?
DayMusic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retro CD Player or DayMusic have ads?
Neither Retro CD Player nor DayMusic shows ads.

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