PureBitMusic vs PhaseShift

PureBitMusic — a hi-fi player built for local & offline playback. Lossless & multi-format: Supports FLAC, APE, WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC—covering virtually all common formats. CUE sheets: Track parsing, accurate boundaries, per-track highlight, album/cover extraction. Player UX: background audio, Lock Screen/Control Center controls, mini player, precise seek, time & progress. Playlists: temp queue & saved lists; bulk add files/folders; rich metadata (title/album/artist/duration). Scan & smart indexing: full/incremental scans; even after renames or path changes, playlists still resolve the correct files. Sleep timer with presets & custom durations. AirPlay output to your speakers. Network & downloads (download-only, no streaming): connect WebDAV, SMB, FTP, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive to browse and download files/folders with a managed queue, concurrency & de-duplication; play offline from local storage after download. (online streaming is not supported.) Cloud sync & account (optional): sign-in enables real-time, cross-device playlist sync with merge & conflict handling; toggle anytime. Subscription & App Pack: one subscription unlocks a cross-device, cross-app premium account (bundle_pro) shared across our growing App Pack; core local playback works without sign-in. Privacy & ownership: no hosted catalog; your files stay under your control on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

PhaseShift is a private, high-fidelity music player built for the music you own. Import your collection, organize it your way, and enjoy detailed playback without accounts, ads, tracking, or reliance on streaming services. PLAY YOUR COLLECTION Import music from Files, iCloud Drive, USB storage, your computer over Wi-Fi, or folders on WebDAV and SMB network shares. Use folders in place or copy tracks into PhaseShift. Browse songs, albums, artists, genres, playlists, recently added music, and pinned favorites. Customize your library shelves and artwork sizes to suit your collection. HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO Play MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, DSF, and DFF files. See the active signal path, sample rate, bit depth, and output route while listening. Native DSD decoding and optional DSD over PCM support help you get more from compatible audio hardware. MAKE PLAYBACK YOURS Build and edit the queue, enjoy gapless playback, view synced or plain lyrics, set a sleep timer, and use A-B repeat or track bookmarks. Choose from customizable themes and visualizers, scrub with a real waveform, and fine-tune sound with a 10-band equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, headphone crossfeed, and correction profiles. ORGANIZE AND EDIT Create regular and smart playlists, sort and filter your library, edit tags and artwork, apply batch changes, and import CUE sheets as individual tracks. PhaseShift can write supported ratings and play counts back to your audio files, helping your collection remain portable. YOUR LIBRARY ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Pair your own devices with a QR code or pairing code, then sync music, playlists, artwork, ratings, play history, and tag changes over your local network. Sync your whole library or selected artists and playlists, and choose the audio quality stored on each sub device while keeping the primary library in control. Back up and restore library data whenever you choose. MORE WAYS TO LISTEN Control playback from Apple Watch, use Now Playing and Recently Added widgets, follow playback with a Live Activity, and start common actions with Siri and Shortcuts. On Mac, choose an audio output device directly in PhaseShift. PRIVATE BY DESIGN PhaseShift is designed to work offline. Your listening history and library stay under your control, and local transfer and device sync do not require an internet account. PhaseShift includes a capable free experience. PhaseShift Pro is available as a one-time in-app purchase and unlocks advanced features including the equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, waveform overview, A-B repeat, bookmarks, listening statistics, premium themes and visualizers, Apple Watch control, CUE import, batch find and replace, backups, and multi-device sync.