KQ Audio Player vs Midiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KQ Audio Player
A powerful music player offering advanced playback controls like adjustable speed and pitch. Create custom playlists, manage library folders, and apply per-device settings for a personalized listening experience. Ideal for musicians and audiophiles seeking granular control over their audio.
- Adjustable playback speed and pitch
- Customizable library folders
- Per-device playback settings
- A-B repeat functionality
- Equalizer and Hi-res audio support
- MIDI file playback
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KQ Audio Player is a simple yet feature-rich music player, designed to provide greater comfort in your music life. The app is also good for practice. You can change the playback rate and pitch. How about using this app as your everyday music player? Key Features - Music playback: Enjoy smooth and seamless playback of your favorite songs - Shake to change the playback speed. - Library folders: You can freely specify folders for song libraries. - Playlist creation: Easily create and manage your own playlists. - Per-device settings: Allow you to set the playback mode, delay, and volume offset for individual devices. When headphones are connected, its configured settings are applied automatically. - Playback speed control: Adjust the tempo of tracks as needed - Pitch adjustment (Available when not using the system default engine) - Marker Function: Set markers at any point in a track (Available when not using the system default engine) - A-B Repeat Between Markers (Available when not using the system default engine) - Equalizer function (Available when not using the system default engine) - Play Audio Files: Supports playback of .m4a, .mp3, .flac, .wav, .mid files (Available when not using the system default engine). - MIDI file playback (Available when not using the system default engine) - Single-track playback mode: Automatically stops after playing one song - Per-song custom settings: Save individual equalizer and playback speed settings (Globe/3-Sliders Icon) - The volume in this app is independent from the device's volume (Only when not using the system default engine) - Hi-res support: Up to 192kHz (Only when not using the system default engine) Settings: - Playback Rate - Pitch Adjustment* - Repeat Mode - Volume (Independent from Device Settings*) - Song Libraries* (Specify folders) - Equalizer* - Motion* - Reduce Stereo Width* - Time Interval between Songs* - Start Delay* - Sample Rate* - Ping before Playing* - Keep Audio Session Active* - Prevent Sleep - Skip Time - Sort Order - Show Wave View* - Use File Name as Title* - Detect Infinite Loop* (for MIDI files) - Use System Engine *Available when not using system engine. Important Notes - Using the system default engine allows playback of DRM-protected and online music, but some features will be restricted. By default, the system engine is disabled. - Changing the playback speed, changing the pitch, using the equalizer, or MIDI file playback will increase battery consumption. - Settings cannot be fully restored from backups, and exporting playlists to other devices is not supported. I recommend that you use the system music app's playlists. This app and its description contain automatically generated text. This app does not contain any songs.
Midiary
This app allows musicians to practice MIDI files by slowing down passages, looping sections, and muting specific instrument parts. It also offers tools to edit MIDI data, analyze chords and keys, and export audio or MIDI files.
- Practice difficult passages with speed and key adjustments
- Loop specific bars for focused repetition
- Mute or solo instrument parts
- Analyze estimated keys and chords
- Edit MIDI notes, tempo, and resolution
- Export audio (M4A/WAV) and MIDI files
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Turn a MIDI file into a focused rehearsal. Slow down a difficult passage, loop its bars, mute your part and practise with the rest of the arrangement. Keep the imported original intact while you explore, edit and export. YOUR PRACTICE PLAN Save named sections with their bar range, speed, key shift, muted and solo parts, and rehearsal notes. Recall a section after reopening the app; it pauses at the beginning, ready when you are. Move to the previous or next passage without shrinking the loop. Reorder your sections and share a text checklist with their settings and notes. Saved sections stay on this device and belong to the exact musical revision. If you edit the music, return to that revision or save a new section. The shared checklist contains no audio or MIDI and is not a backup. HEAR AND UNDERSTAND YOUR MUSIC - Change playback speed from 25% to 200%, shift the key up or down 12 semitones, and mute or solo individual parts. Drums stay untransposed. - See an estimated key and chords by bar. Tap a bar to play from it or touch and hold to loop that bar. Share the chord chart. - Follow embedded lyrics and .kar files during playback. - Inspect tracks, instruments, channels, note ranges, tempo changes, time signatures, markers and MIDI events. Explore a piano roll with bars and beats. EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL Convert format 1 to format 0, split tracks by channel, change tempo or resolution, and set a channel's instrument. Review edits before saving. Select notes, transpose, adjust velocity, quantise timing or edit an individual note. Extract a passage and chosen parts to a new MIDI file. Groove Bench captures timing and velocity from a passage for reuse on another part. The imported MIDI bytes remain unchanged. Local editing sessions retain undo and redo within their storage limits. Restore the original as an undoable step. PLAY AND EXPORT Render M4A or WAV with your current speed, key and mix. Share edited MIDI, the untouched original, a cleaned copy or an event CSV. Send MIDI to a compatible USB or Bluetooth instrument; SysEx is off unless you enable it. Shortcuts actions support file information, conversion, transpose and tempo. KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT Built-in voices sketch instrument families and drums; they do not reproduce a complete General MIDI sound set. Chords and keys are estimates. Saved bar sections require a metrical, non-sequential file; SMPTE timing and format 2 sequences retain their inspection and playback workflows. Imports support up to 8 MB, 1,024 tracks and 100,000 events. Playback runs in the foreground. Start with your own .mid, .midi or .kar file, or use the included piano and band samples. Interface and screenshots are in English. One purchase. No subscription, in-app purchases, advertising or account. Files and practice sections stay on your device unless you export or share them. No microphone recording.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KQ Audio Player at $2.99 against Midiary's $3.99. On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
KQ Audio Player costs $2.99 and Midiary $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KQ Audio Player against 5.0 for Midiary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
KQ Audio Player ships an update every 10 days, Midiary weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KQ Audio Player | Midiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryouta Kira | Robert Corbin |
Customer experience
KQ Audio Player
Midiary
In-app purchases
KQ Audio Player
No in-app purchases
Midiary
No in-app purchases









