MD Player vs Wristrax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MD Player
Experience your Apple Music playlists with a nostalgic, retro minidisc player interface. Swipe through virtual discs and drag one to play, enjoying realistic haptic and sound effects for an immersive music listening experience.
- Swipeable minidisc interface
- Customizable player color
- Apple Music playlist integration
- Drag-and-drop disc loading
- Haptic and audio feedback
- iPhone and iPad support
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Bring back the charm of the minidisc era—reimagined for today. MD Player transforms your Apple Music playlists into a beautifully immersive, retro-inspired minidisc experience. Swipe through your personal stack of digital minidiscs and drag one into the on-screen player to instantly start listening. Feel every interaction with precise haptic feedback and hear satisfying sound effects that mimic the physical act of using a classic minidisc player. Designed with a focus on nostalgia and ease of use, MD Player creates a truly unique and engaging way to enjoy your music. Features: - Beautifully designed, swipeable minidisc interface - Easily choose the color of the minidisc player - Seamless integration with your Apple Music playlists - Drag-and-drop interaction to load a disc into the player - Haptic and audio feedback for a realistic feel - Support for iPhone and iPad - Minimal setup, instantly ready to play - No subscription required* Rediscover your playlists in a whole new way—MD Player brings tactile joy to digital music. *A subscription to Apple Music is required, however there are no in-app purchases needed to use the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chrishefferman.squarespace.com/md-player-privacy-policy
Wristrax
Access and play your personal music library from your Apple Watch. Browse artists, albums, and playlists, then download and transfer tracks for offline listening without needing your phone.
- Offline Plex music playback
- Browse artists, albums, playlists
- Download tracks to phone
- Transfer music to Apple Watch
- Play music with connected AirPods
- Supports Play Now widget
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** Requires a Plex Media Server and a Plex account. Wristrax displays music from your own Plex library; no content is provided by the app. ** Plex and Plexamp are great. But what if you want to have your music on your Apple Watch? At the gym or while running, carrying your phone just to listen to music is not great. Wristrax finally brings offline playback to your Plex library. Browse artists, albums and playlists, download tracks to your phone, and transfer them to your Apple Watch. Here, you can browse your tracks and play them, for example with connected AirPods. Supports the Play Now widget. Files can be transcoded server-side for saving pace, or transferred as is. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wristrax at 5.0 against MD Player's 4.5. Wristrax also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). MD Player's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. MD Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Wristrax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wristrax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MD Player has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MD Player ships an update fortnightly, Wristrax weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MD Player | Wristrax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Hefferman | Holger Schueler |
Customer experience
MD Player
Wristrax
In-app purchases
MD Player
- MZ-R501$2.99
- MZ-R900$2.99
- MZ-N707$2.99
Wristrax
- Annual Unlocked$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlimited$24.99









