Sonora vs Folder Looper

Sonora is a powerful local music player built for those who love personalization. Play your favorite audio files and shape the experience to your taste — from layout and playback controls to the entire visual style. Core Features: * Support for MP3, FLAC, AIFF, and M4A files * Customizable expanded player controls — Assign any of 15+ control actions (like 30-second rewind, play/pause, or none) to 10 flexible control slots. * Customizable compact player controls — Modify any of the 3 control buttons and appearance. * Custom Now Playing controls — Choose between traditional previous/next controls or custom seek buttons (5–60 seconds). * Flexible appearance — Use system light/dark mode or let album art dynamically color the app background. * Customizable layouts for albums. * Built-in music library management. No locked features. No subscriptions. Sonora is completely free to use — all features are available without restrictions.

Folder Looper is a focused audio player for people who keep their audio organized in folders. Choose a folder from the Files app and Folder Looper continuously plays the supported audio files inside, without requiring a music library, playlist setup, or account. It is built for musicians, worship teams, performers, teachers, language learners, audiobook listeners, and anyone who wants quick access to organized audio files in iCloud Drive or other Files locations. Version 2.0 adds a new Practice mode alongside the folder player. Move the current song into Practice, or choose a single audio file, then slow it down, speed it up, transpose it, repeat it, and view detected key and tempo details as a starting point for rehearsal. Folder Looper can also display embedded song artwork when available, show Now Playing information, support background playback, and let you browse or reshuffle the current play order at any time. Features: • Play audio files directly from folders in the Files app • Supports MP3, WAV, AAC, AIF, AIFF, CAF, and M4A formats • Continuous playback through all supported files in a folder • Optional shuffle mode • Browse the play order, jump to any song, and reshuffle anytime • Background audio and remote playback controls • Displays embedded song artwork when available • Shows current song, folder, playback time, song count, key, and tempo details • Remembers your selected folder between app launches • Smart filename sorting for numbered tracks • Works with iCloud Drive and other Files-accessible locations Practice Features: • Choose a single song for focused practice • Bring the current Player song into Practice • Detect key and tempo for supported audio files • Transpose from one key to another • Adjust playback speed from 50% to 150% • Repeat the practice song continuously • Reset detected values, key changes, and speed changes without removing the song Key and tempo detection are helpful estimates based on the audio signal. Results may vary depending on recording quality, arrangement, intros, outros, modulations, live recordings, and layered instruments. Folder Looper keeps the workflow simple: pick a folder, press play, or switch into Practice when it is time to work on one song more closely.