Comparison

KeepBackPlay vs Open Music Player

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

Head to head
About

KeepBackPlay

Features
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This app if enabled in Safari prevents media content in Safari from pausing when you switch tabs or switch apps on your phone. Allowing you to be able to continue enjoying the media you are listening to without interruptions.

About

Open Music Player

A private, local music player that lets you control which audio files and folders are added to your library. Enjoy background playback, a sleep timer, equalizer, and song identification without ads or required accounts.

Highlights
  • Manual file and folder selection
  • Background playback and lock screen controls
  • Equalizer and sleep timer
  • Song identification
  • Ad-free and no account required
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Open Music Player is a private, local music player for your own audio library. It does not scan your entire device: you choose the individual audio files or folders you want to add. Features: • Add individual files and selected folders. • Refresh connected folders to find new, changed, or removed files. • Browse songs, favorites, albums, artists, playlists, and smart collections. • Control the play queue, shuffle, and repeat modes. • Use the equalizer and sleep timer. • Control playback in the background and from the Lock Screen. • Identify music playing nearby or from a selected audio file. • Clear the app library without deleting the original audio files. Your library, favorites, playlists, queue, listening history, song-identification history, and settings stay on your device. There are no ads and no required account. Optional technical diagnostics can be enabled or disabled in Settings. The app interface supports English, Russian, Bulgarian, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. It automatically follows a supported device language, with a manual language choice available in Settings. Playing files available on your device does not require an internet connection. Song identification requires internet access. Automatic technical diagnostics are off by default and are enabled only with your consent. A vinyl player with two appearances for the whole app: Light vinyl and Graphite & lime. Choose in Settings, with shuffle, repeat, the sleep timer and equalizer beside the record. To transfer music from a Mac, connect your iPhone or iPad by cable and copy a folder to Open Music using Finder. Then connect it using Add folder in the app settings.

Screenshots

KeepBackPlay1 screens
Open Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Music Player at every 4 days against KeepBackPlay's every 3 weeks. KeepBackPlay's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

KeepBackPlay ships an update every 3 weeks, Open Music Player every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
KeepBackPlay versus Open Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepBackPlayOpen Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos JeurissenVasiliy Tatarli

In-app purchases

None

KeepBackPlay

No in-app purchases

None

Open Music Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KeepBackPlay free?
KeepBackPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Music Player free?
Open Music Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KeepBackPlay or Open Music Player have ads?
Neither KeepBackPlay nor Open Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KeepBackPlay or Open Music Player?
KeepBackPlay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Open Music Player every 4 days. Most recently, KeepBackPlay was updated on October 28, 2026 and Open Music Player on October 29, 2026.

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