Comparison

MD Player vs Soup Audio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Swipeable minidisc interface
  • Customizable player color
  • Apple Music playlist integration
  • Drag-and-drop disc loading
  • Haptic and audio feedback
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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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

About

Soup Audio

Features
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Soup is a music-sharing community for unreleased tracks, demos, works in progress and finished music, shared one track at a time by the people making it. Listen without an account. Discover independent and underground artists in a chronological feed, switch to Random, or search for artists and tracks. Open artist notes, follow playback through Soup's close-moving waveform, and join public conversations. There are no public likes, popularity charts or recommendation algorithms deciding what you should hear. Create one Soup account to follow artists, keep private Saves, comment and upload your own music. Uploading is open to every verified account. Keep up to two tracks you own live at once, invite collaborators, add detailed music credits and choose whether comments or downloads are available. Collaborations owned by someone else do not use your track slots. Share any track directly with anyone on the web, or listen in the Soup iPhone app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MD Player4 screens
Soup Audio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Soup Audio at weekly against MD Player's fortnightly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MD Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Soup Audio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MD Player ships an update fortnightly, Soup Audio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MD Player versus Soup Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMD PlayerSoup Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristopher HeffermanMiles Mitchell

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MD Player

One-time3
  • MZ-R501$2.99
  • MZ-R900$2.99
  • MZ-N707$2.99
4 purchases

Soup Audio

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly support$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Small support$1.99
  • Medium support$4.99
  • Large support$9.99

Questions

Is MD Player free?
MD Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soup Audio free?
Soup Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MD Player or Soup Audio have ads?
Neither MD Player nor Soup Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MD Player or Soup Audio?
MD Player ships an update fortnightly, and Soup Audio weekly. Most recently, MD Player was updated on October 1, 2026 and Soup Audio on September 25, 2026.

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