Comparison

Artic Audio vs FloatMusic

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

Head to head
About

Artic Audio

Features
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Artic Audio - Audiophile Music Player Experience music exactly as the artist intended. Artic Audio is the premium iOS music player engineered specifically for discerning audiophiles who demand uncompromising audio quality. Perfect Sound, Zero Compromise • Bit-perfect playback preserves every detail of your music • True gapless playback for seamless album experiences • Zero audio processing - pure, unaltered sound • Optimized for external DACs and high-end audio equipment Stream Your Personal Library • Connect to your Jellyfin media server for bit-perfect streaming • Full Plex integration brings your entire music collection to iOS • Stream high-resolution audio from your home server anywhere • No subscription required - your music, your server, your way Built for Music Lovers • Clean, intuitive interface that never gets in the way • Support for high-resolution audio formats • Designed by audiophiles, for audiophiles • Lightning-fast library browsing and playback Whether streaming from your personal media server or playing local files, Artic Audio delivers the pristine sound quality that serious music lovers demand.

About

FloatMusic

Features
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Your music, in your pocket. No subscription to someone else's catalogue. You already own music. Files you bought, albums you ripped, concerts and DJ sets that are on no streaming service at all. FloatMusic gives them a home: upload them once, download what you want onto your iPhone, and listen anywhere, with or without a signal. Start with a sample track, then add your own. Upload straight from your iPhone, or drag and drop a whole folder through the web panel on your computer. What you get: • Your own cloud library, private to your account • Offline downloads for the car, the plane, or anywhere without signal • CarPlay, with your library, playlists and favourites on the car screen • Cover art, titles and artists read straight from your files • Playlists, so tracks that belong together stay together • Favourites, one tap from the player or from the car • Lock screen, Dynamic Island and background playback • Repeat one track or the whole list, shuffle when you feel like it • Sign in with Apple, with no email to confirm and no password to invent • Calm black and white, in light and dark mode Your files stay yours. Nothing is shared with anyone, nothing is analysed, and you can delete any track, or your whole account with everything in it, straight from the app. Need more room? FloatMusic Plus raises your storage limit, so a bigger collection fits. Supported formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and other formats iOS can play. Made by someone who got tired of paying every month for music he already owned. If you enjoy the app, please leave a rating or review. For an independent developer it really means a lot. Thank you! The sample track is "I Am the Real" by MonoCulture, used under a Creative Commons BY licence. Privacy Policy: https://floatmusic.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://floatmusic.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Artic Audio3 screens
FloatMusic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artic Audio at none against FloatMusic's 2. FloatMusic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. FloatMusic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Artic Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artic Audio ships an update fortnightly, FloatMusic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Artic Audio versus FloatMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtic AudioFloatMusic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy BlanchardSebastian Brzezinski

In-app purchases

None

Artic Audio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FloatMusic

Subscriptions2
  • Lite$0.991 Month
  • Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Artic Audio free?
Artic Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FloatMusic free?
FloatMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Artic Audio or FloatMusic have ads?
Neither Artic Audio nor FloatMusic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artic Audio or FloatMusic?
Artic Audio ships an update fortnightly, and FloatMusic every 4 days. Most recently, Artic Audio was updated on October 28, 2026 and FloatMusic on October 20, 2026.

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