Comparison

Scale Manager vs Only Listen

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

Head to head
About

Scale Manager

Easily manage multiple Headscale servers from a single application. This utility provides a straightforward interface for server administration.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple Headscale servers
  • Single application interface
  • Server administration utility
Features
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This simple but useful app allows you to manage multiple Headscale servers through one app

About

Only Listen

Features
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Only Listen is an ad-free, fast-launching, simple audio player for your own music, podcasts, audiobooks, recordings, and long-form audio. It does not provide content or get in the way. Open the app, find your audio, import what you need, and listen offline with a clean library built around speed and focus. Why Only Listen: - Ad-free interface built for listening - Fast launch with search, playback, and import close at hand - Clean library for personal audio files - Import from Files, Wi-Fi transfer, and iTunes/Finder file sharing - Import from Baidu Netdisk, Dropbox, and NAS/WebDAV server sources - Save cloud and server audio locally before stable playback - Offline-first playback to reduce waiting, interruptions, and repeated loading - Remember playback position for podcasts, audiobooks, and long audio - Playback speed, sleep timer, playback modes, and queue controls - Lock Screen controls, background playback, dark mode, and multilingual UI Only Listen is useful when: - You want a clean local player with no ads - Your audio is spread across your phone, computer, Baidu Netdisk, Dropbox, or NAS - You listen to courses, podcasts, audiobooks, recordings, or downloaded music - You prefer saving files locally before stable offline playback Only Listen does not provide audio content. You should only import files that you own or have permission to use.

Screenshots

Scale Manager4 screens
Only Listen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Only Listen at every 8 days against Scale Manager's every 2 months. Scale Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scale Manager ships an update every 2 months, Only Listen every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scale Manager versus Only Listen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScale ManagerOnly Listen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGage mShanghai Rinyu Network Technology Co., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Scale Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Only Listen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scale Manager free?
Scale Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Only Listen free?
Only Listen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scale Manager or Only Listen have ads?
Neither Scale Manager nor Only Listen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scale Manager or Only Listen?
Scale Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Only Listen every 8 days. Most recently, Scale Manager was updated on October 23, 2026 and Only Listen on October 7, 2026.

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