Retro CD Player vs Retro Hit Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 • Your Apple Music albums, stacked as real jewel cases • Scroll through the stack and the room takes on the color of each cover • Search your library or the whole Apple Music catalog for albums and playlists • Filter the shelf by title or artist, sort it A–Z, or pull a random album A REAL MACHINE • The case opens, the disc lands on the spindle and the lid clicks shut • Dot-matrix display with track number and time • Physical keys for previous, play, stop, next and eject • Drag the spinning disc to scrub through a song, turn the knob for volume • Mechanical sounds and haptics, on or off MAKE IT YOURS • Four machine finishes: Porcelain, Aluminum, Sage and Sakura • Printed discs with the album art, or silver data-side discs • Light and dark mode, with a backdrop that follows the cover • The controls fade away while a disc plays, leaving just the machine • Turn your device sideways and the machine fills the screen LISTEN YOUR WAY • Track list, repeat and shuffle • AirPlay to speakers and headphones • Sleep timer: 15 minutes to 1.5 hours, or the end of the disc • Add albums from the catalog to your library in one tap • 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/
Retro Hit Radio
This app provides a nostalgic music experience, playing hits from your formative years. Enjoy background listening, Bluetooth support, and offline downloads. It also features podcasts, music news, and video content.
- Mobile optimized streaming
- Background listening & lockscreen controls
- Bluetooth, Airplay, and Cast support
- Favorite songs and playlists
- Podcast episodes
- Offline listening
- Sleep timer
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Grab our official app, optimised for listening on your phone and in your car, this is the app for you, our VIP listeners. Nostalgia is at the heart of what we do as a radio station, playing the songs that we grew up with during our formative years, teens and into adulthood. This is the stuff we’ll keep coming back to. The big hits, the guilty pleasures, the ones you first heard at the club, or a family favourite around the house enjoying a BBQ! We thought it was about time we strutted the pavement with an official app, and it’s loaded with goodies. NO LOGINS or ACCOUNTS. Just open the app and get into it! We wanted to give you a premium app, with loads of functionality that you can use in your daily life - background listening, bluetooth support, casting and more. The app is packed with features, and as long as you enable auto-update, or keep on top of that, we are sure you’ll get a lot out of it. Just look at these perks! - Mobile optimised streaming, with autoplay control how you like it. - Support for background listening and lockscreen controls - Use Bluetooth, Airplay or Cast to listen with a soundbar, speaker or cast receiver - Check our recent spins to see what we’ve played - Favourite songs to save to your collection, check our playlists too! - We’ve added Podcasts, for the latest episodes from your favourite shows - See upcoming features and Retro Music News - Videos for new music, viral videos and documentaries and deep dives - Browse the schedule to see when your favourite shows are on - Wanna hit our FAQ or get in touch, we’ve made that easy. Level up with these features! - Get Alerts for breaking music news, and other hot topics - Rep your Region to customise our app for you - Offline listening, download episodes for flight mode! - Record a message, a shoutout, a haiku, poem, a rap - up to you! - Use Bluetooth, Airplay or Cast to listen with a soundbar or speaker - Use Siri Shortcuts to quickly start listening - Set a Sleep Timer to automatically stop playing later - Our socials are just a tap away, as is our newsletter signup Remember to Rate our App, and tell ya mates! Any issues, drop us a line app@retrohitradio.co.nz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Hit Radio at none against Retro CD Player's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Retro CD Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retro Hit Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Retro CD Player | Retro Hit Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 茵 吕 | Franklin Media Limited |
In-app purchases
Retro CD Player
- Beatsy Pro Lifetime$8.99
Retro Hit Radio
No in-app purchases
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