Ling Ran vs Ansona

- Native components, a clean interface, Liquid Glass support (macOS26+ / iOS26+), absolutely no ads — designed purely for a focused experience. - Folders are playlists: minimal management, customizable shortcuts, rich personalization features, intuitive operation. - Lossless music support (local files only: APE / TTA / DSD / WV), animated lyrics, visual listening, one-tap light/dark theme switching, and a sleep timer. - Variable-speed playback, remembers your position, skips the intro and outro — also great for audiobook lovers. - Edit cover art, lyrics, and other info for mp3, m4a, and flac songs; crop images and change resolution to build your perfect music library. - LAN remote management — easily upload, delete, and organize files. CarPlay support for even more convenient operation. - Play music directly from home servers: Samba / WebDAV / Jellyfin (not recommended) / Emby (recommended) / Navidrome (not recommended), saving local storage space. - Play music files from Baidu Netdisk, Guangya Cloud Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. - Local playback, worry-free privacy: no data is collected, and your music library is controlled by you alone. - This app suits music lovers who prefer managing music with folders and have the patience to organize and categorize their own collection. File names are recommended in the "Artist - Title.mp3" format. Recommended Usage MacOS: Tap the "+" in this app to add a folder that contains local music files. iOS: Method 1: First tap the "+" in this app to create a folder. Download music files with your phone's browser, tap to open them, use the "Share" function, choose "Save to Files", and save them to this APP --> "Music" --> the folder you created. Method 2: Mount your phone to a Mac via cable or wirelessly, open the phone device in Finder, find "Files", expand this APP, drag files into this APP's folder, then use Apple's official "Files" app to move the music files into the folder you created. For random artwork, place the images in the Cover folder. Method 3: Enable LAN in Settings, then manage files through a web page. If you experience issues after an update, completely delete the old version before installing the new one. On iOS, move your audio files to another folder before deleting. Note: Word-by-word lyrics provided by Jellyfin and Navidrome may have issues, so please avoid having them provide word-by-word lyrics. Basic Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ansona is a local music player for your personal library. Import supported music to iPhone for offline listening, or send tracks to the Ansona app on your paired Apple Watch for independent playback. Import and listen offline • Play MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, and other supported audio files. Import from Files or a browser on the same Wi-Fi network. • Connect to compatible WebDAV servers to browse and download music. NAS access requires WebDAV support and activation. Choose tracks in CUE albums • Read a CUE sheet matched to an audio file, view its track list, and jump to a track within the original album recording. Listen your way • Adjust sound with a 10-band equalizer and sound presets. Some presets require an in-app purchase. • Choose from 17 spectrum visualizer styles. One is available without purchase; the other 16 require an in-app purchase. • View LRC and embedded lyrics. Time-stamped lyrics can follow playback. • Use background playback, Lock Screen controls, and a sleep timer. More audio tools • Karaoke vocal adjustment processes the stereo center channel and exports an M4A accompaniment file. Results and any effect on accompaniment depend on the original mix. • On-device analysis examines up to 20 seconds and estimates sample peak, RMS level, and frequency-band energy for reference. • Optional AI music reviews require a compatible service and API key you configure. Requests send track title, artist, audio specifications, analysis data, and up to 600 lyric characters to that service. Playback and Apple Watch compatibility depend on audio encoding and device support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/