Retro CD Player vs TuneTrace Offline Music Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Retro CD Player
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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 AβZ, 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/
TuneTrace Offline Music Player
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TuneTrace lets you record music currently playing on your iPhone and save it permanently to your local library, so you donβt have to keep paying expensive monthly subscriptions for the same songs. Main Features: β’ Record music playing on your phone, or import audio files β’ Smartly split long recordings based on silence and volume changes β’ Automatically identify song titles, artists, and album artwork for each segment β’ Save songs permanently to your local music library β’ Minimal, stable, and easy-to-use player β’ Playback modes, playlist management, seamless speed control, sleep timer, and audio export Perfect For: β’ People who simply want to listen to their own saved music collection without paying every month for the same songs β’ Turning great videos, shows, or programs into audio that you can enjoy while driving or before sleep β’ Splitting long audio recordings into shorter clips based on volume changes Privacy & Copyright: TuneTrace does not download original music files from third-party platforms. The app only saves audio that you actively record or import, and uses music recognition to add song information to your local clips. Free To Try: TuneTrace is free to download and includes basic features. The Premium version offers a 3-day free trial, followed by monthly or yearly subscriptions, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Subscriptions can be canceled anytime. If you have any questions, please contact us by email: daysinyear@foxmail.com Terms of Use: https://daysinyear.github.io/tt/user.html Privacy Policy: https://daysinyear.github.io/tt/privacy.html
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Verdict
Retro CD Player and TuneTrace Offline Music Player are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Retro CD Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TuneTrace Offline Music Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Retro CD Player ships an update every 2 weeks, TuneTrace Offline Music Player every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro CD Player | TuneTrace Offline Music Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | θ΅ ε | Weiping Huang |
In-app purchases
Retro CD Player
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Beatsy Pro Lifetime$8.99
TuneTrace Offline Music Player
- Premium (1 Month)3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Premium (1 Year)3 Days trial$9.951 Year
- Premium (Lifetime)$19.95





