Waca vs EchoBox Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waca
Easily add custom watermarks to your photos as you take them. Adjust transparency and color for personalized branding or identification.
- Add watermarks while taking photos
- Customize watermark transparency
- Customize watermark color
- Quick photo capture
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A visualized local music player designed for music lovers. 1. An incredibly user-friendly local music player with stunning UI design. 2. Music visualization: 3D particles dance driven by your music, creating an amazing experience. 3. Supports local and NAS music sources, such as Navidrome, SubSonic, Emby, WebDAV, AList, FNOS, etc. 4. Various personalized functions are available in the personalized settings, and you can also customize features with the developer. 5. Multi-platform support: iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc. Official website of Waca: https://likunyu.com/apps/waca/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
EchoBox Music
This app unifies your scattered music library from various cloud drives and personal servers into a single, intuitive interface. Organize, search, and play your entire collection seamlessly across devices, with features like playlists and playback history.
- Connects to NAS, cloud drives, SMB, WebDAV
- Browse by album, artist, song
- Search music library
- Manage collections and playlists
- Playback history and resume
- Background playback
- iCloud sync for configurations
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EchoBox 是为个人音乐库打造的跨设备播放器。连接你的 NAS、云盘与兼容音乐服务，把分散在不同位置的音乐整理到一个简洁、统一的界面中。 无论音乐收藏存放在哪里，都可以按专辑、艺术家和歌曲自然浏览，快速搜索想听的内容，并通过收藏、播放列表、播放历史和继续播放，随时回到自己的音乐世界。 主要功能： • 连接 OpenSubsonic、群晖 Audio Station、网盘、SMB 和 WebDAV 等个人音乐来源 • 按专辑、艺术家和歌曲浏览音乐库 • 搜索歌曲、专辑与艺术家 • 管理收藏和个人播放列表 • 保存播放历史并继续上次的聆听 • 支持常用播放控制与后台播放 • 通过 iCloud 在 Apple 设备间同步服务配置 • 为不同来源提供统一、安静而专注的音乐体验 你的音乐仍然保存在自己的存储空间和服务中。EchoBox 不提供公共音乐资源，不销售或分发第三方音乐内容，也不包含任何网盘会员、存储空间或流量权益。 连接自己的音乐，随时继续聆听。 隐私政策：https://echobox.cc/privacy 使用条款（Terms of Use / EULA）：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waca at 76% against EchoBox Music's 50%. Waca also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Waca sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and EchoBox Music sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Waca ships an update every 4 days, EchoBox Music every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waca | EchoBox Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 圣臣 刘 | 金秀 吴 |
Customer experience
Waca
EchoBox Music
In-app purchases
Waca
- Annual VIP$0.991 Year
- Unlock Mac features$0.99
- Permanent VIP$2.99
EchoBox Music
- EchoBox 高级版（月付）$0.991 Month
- EchoBox 高级版（年付）$4.991 Year
- EchoBox 高级版（终身）$7.99
