Comparison

Batta Player vs Armpit

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

Head to head
About

Batta Player

This music player transforms your local and cloud music library into a personalized, dynamic experience. Organize songs with custom tags, edit details, and create mood-based playlists using advanced filtering options.

Highlights
  • Mood-based customizable playlists
  • Import from local/cloud storage
  • Custom tags and lyrics
  • Advanced filtering by tags, artist, album, year, duration
  • Background playback with adjustable speed
  • Auto-detect song metadata
Features
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Rediscover your music collection with Batta Player — the smart iOS music player that transforms your library into a personalized, dynamic experience. Import your songs from local or cloud storage, and let Batta Player automatically organize them into powerful, mood-based, customizable playlists. Take control of your music by adding custom tags, editing details, and enriching your tracks with lyrics. Once your library is set, Batta Player’s advanced filtering engine lets you shape your listening experience. Instantly create playlists based on tags, artists, albums, release year, or even song length — perfectly matching your mood every time you listen. Why you’ll love Batta Player: • Background playback with adjustable speed for seamless listening • Create dynamic playlists using tags, artist, album, year, or duration • Smart, mood-driven filters that build new playlists on the fly • Import MP3, MP4, and WAV files from your device or cloud storage • Auto-detect song metadata or add your own custom tags and lyrics With Batta Player, your music library becomes more than a collection of songs — it becomes a living, customizable experience built around the way you listen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Armpit

This music player connects to your personal Navidrome server, allowing you to stream your entire music library in original quality. Enjoy features like gapless playback, a 10-band equalizer, and offline listening across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Connects to Navidrome server
  • Original-quality streaming (FLAC)
  • True gapless playback
  • 10-band equalizer
  • Offline listening
  • Cross-device sync
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch support
Features
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A regular music player, i'm telling-you. Your music, your rules. Armpit is a fast, native music player for your own server. Connect to Navidrome server and take your entire library everywhere. PLAYBACK THAT RESPECTS YOUR FILES • Original-quality streaming — FLAC and other lossless formats decode natively, no forced transcoding • True gapless playback • 10-band equalizer with presets • ReplayGain volume normalization • Signal path view — see exactly what happens to your audio from source to output • Synced and static lyrics • Per-network streaming quality (Wi-Fi / cellular), from original quality down to 128k YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Albums, artists, songs, genres, favorites, playlists • Real smart playlists on Navidrome — rules are evaluated live on your server • Podcasts with cross-device resume — pause on the TV, continue on your phone • Internet radio stations - if enabled in navidrome • Downloads for offline listening • Discover screen with fresh releases, most played, and personal mixes • Listening stats EVERYWHERE YOU LISTEN • iPhone and iPad, with a full desktop app for Mac • Apple TV — full browsing, playback, and a Top Shelf preview of your library right on the home screen • Apple Watch — standalone streaming and downloads • CarPlay • Siri and Shortcuts support SEAMLESS ACROSS DEVICES • Sign in once — iCloud securely syncs your server connection to every device, including Apple TV • Settings, theme, accent color, and search history follow you everywhere • Scrobbling to your server (and Last.fm through it) MADE TO BE LOOKED AT • A flat, instrument-inspired design: hairlines, mono type, one accent color • Light and dark themes, eight accent colors, matching app icons • Available in English, Spanish, German, and French Armpit requires your own Navidrome music server. It streams your personal library — no music is included, and no account with us is needed. Armpit is an independent project by Pierre Ugaz, not affiliated with Navidrome.

Screenshots

Batta Player4 screens
Armpit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Armpit at none against Batta Player's 3. Armpit also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Batta Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Batta Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Armpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Batta Player against 5.0 for Armpit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Batta Player ships an update weekly, Armpit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Batta Player versus Armpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBatta PlayerArmpit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYousef AlQattanPierre Ugaz

Customer experience

Batta Player

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Armpit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Batta Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99
None

Armpit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Batta Player free?
Batta Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Armpit free?
Armpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Batta Player or Armpit?
Batta Player and Armpit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Batta Player or Armpit have ads?
Neither Batta Player nor Armpit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Batta Player or Armpit?
Batta Player ships an update weekly, and Armpit fortnightly. Most recently, Batta Player was updated on October 15, 2026 and Armpit on October 20, 2026.

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