WINdowsAMP, The Old School vs SightSage

Instant nostalgia. Classic WINdowsAMP-style design with modern iOS polish. Retro equalizer. Local files. Zero ads. Own your music. Plays files you add. Works offline. Sound your way. 10-band parametric EQ, presets, and loudness you control. No clutter. No ads, accounts, or streaming lock-in. True file-based library: add MP3/AAC/FLAC/WAV/M4A from the Files app or iCloud Drive. Precise playback engine: gap-free start/stop, reliable seek, and background audio. Live visualizers: bar spectrum, oscilloscope, and waveform with neon glow. Persistent playlists: quick “Add” from Recents, auto-saved order, easy clear or delete. Classic transport: shuffle, repeat-one, repeat-all, previous/next, stop, and play/pause. System integration: Lock Screen controls, Control Center, and headset/CarPlay remote commands. Volume + EQ control in one screen for fast tuning. Tutorial for first-time setup with legal free-music sources. 100% local playback. No subscriptions. Zero analytics by default. No sign-in. Designed for one-hand use with big transport buttons and readable monospaced text. Retro look without skeuomorphic lag. Smooth, 60-fps visual feedback. 10-band EQ with on/off toggle and presets. Real-time spectrum bars and oscilloscope. Shuffle, repeat modes, and persistent volume. Playlist manager with play and delete per track. File picker with multi-select. Stereo indicator, elapsed and remaining time, mm:ss display. Offline-first architecture. Download songs to Files. Tap Add in the app and select tracks from Recents. Press Play. Your playlist is saved and persistent.

Have you ever wanted to be one of those people who could take a piece, sit down at a piano, and begin playing right away? But when you tried to do that you'd find yourself forgetting - was that a G or an A, is that Ab Minor or Ab Diminished, what is the second inversion of a C chord again? SightSage is for you. SightSage is a music flashcard trainer built for musicians who want to read faster, recognize chords instantly, and know their notes cold. The app is easy and intuitive to use and offers flash cards for the full set of connections between notes, chords and their names, music as it appears on a staff, and the positions on the piano to be played. Users can choose to go between any of these combinations, improving the areas that are important to them. Choose any two formats — staff notation, chord names, note letters, or piano keys — and the app quizzes you from one to the other. Want to name chords from the staff? Identify a chord by the keys it lights up on the piano? Learn chord names based on the notes that make them up? Set it up in a few taps and go. The app is great for both beginners and more advanced pianists, starting as early as simply identifying notes on the piano, all the way to recognizing complicated two-handed jazz chords, with many stops in between. The free version covers music essentials for beginners. SightSage Pro unlocks the full library catalogue — advanced voicings, extended harmonies, and multi-octave reading across both clefs. Pro is a single one-time purchase, and with its wide-ranging library you can use the app from when you start reading Mary Had a Little Lamb, all the way to mastering Chopin, and still find exercises that are challenging and useful. No subscription required, pro is a one-time payment.