Comparison

dMusik vs MiuXiK

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

Head to head
About

dMusik

Features
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Find something you didn’t know you were looking for. dMusik is an independent music discovery app built for curious listeners. Search artists, tracks and albums, explore hand-picked suggestions, listen to supported music previews, and keep the discoveries that catch your ear. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Know what you’re looking for? Search for artists, tracks and albums. Not sure where to start? Explore hand-picked dMusik selections and see where they take you. GO BEYOND THE TRACK There’s more behind the music. With Track Story, you can explore information and context around supported tracks and discover more about what you’re listening to. PREVIEW AS YOU EXPLORE Listen to supported preview clips while discovering music, with familiar playback controls that make it easy to keep exploring. KEEP THE GOOD STUFF Save your favourite tracks and organise your discoveries into your own playlists. TAKE THE MUSIC BEYOND YOUR HEADPHONES Explore live music events around the artists you discover and find events by artist or location. INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN dMusik is an independent project built around music, curiosity and experimenting with new ideas. It started as a university project and continues to evolve one discovery at a time. DYNAMIC ARTWORK BACKGROUNDS Make every discovery more immersive with backgrounds inspired by album artwork. Enjoy smooth colour transitions as you explore music, with the option to enable or disable dynamic backgrounds in Settings. DISCOVER WITH dMUSIK. LISTEN WITH APPLE MUSIC Take your music discoveries further with Apple Music integration. Explore artists and tracks in dMusik, then enjoy full-length songs through Apple Music with an active subscription. Keep discovering with dMusik's familiar experience, now enhanced with beautiful playback animations and refined controls. Full-track playback requires an active Apple Music subscription. Music previews remain available without one. IMPORTANT dMusik is a music discovery app, not a full music streaming service. Music previews are short preview clips provided through Apple’s iTunes Search API where available. dMusik is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple, Apple Music, iTunes, or other third-party services. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MiuXiK

Features
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MiuXiK is the music player that respects your library. No subscriptions, no streaming middleman, no account β€” just the music you already own, played beautifully. YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY Drag albums straight onto MiuXiK from Finder on your Mac, AirDrop songs to your phone and pick them up with one tap on "Add music", use the Files app, or choose files right inside MiuXiK. Your albums show up with their covers, ready to play. YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE IS YOUR CLOUD Keep your collection in your own Google Drive? Sign in (optional) and stream it, or save songs to your phone for offline listening. Your files never touch our servers β€” we don't have any. A REAL PLAYER - Background playback with lock-screen and notification controls - Playlists, favorites, and a queue you can reorder - Smart shuffle that plays every song before repeating and spreads artists out - Real titles, artists, track order and cover art read from your files' tags (MP3, M4A, FLAC) - Delete songs, several at once, or whole albums right inside the app - A gorgeous Cover Flow view - Spinning vinyl Now Playing screen - Pick your own accent color FREE, NO STRINGS No account. No tracking. No subscription. A small banner keeps MiuXiK free, and a one-time purchase removes it forever. MiuXiK is built by one person who thinks your music player should just play your music. BILINGUAL Full English and Spanish, switchable anytime β€” or it simply follows your phone. Questions or ideas? hello@miuxik.com

Screenshots

dMusik4 screens
MiuXiK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: dMusik at none against MiuXiK's shown. dMusik also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. dMusik sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and MiuXiK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dMusik ships an update every 2 weeks, MiuXiK every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
dMusik versus MiuXiK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdMusikMiuXiK
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArtur DrohobytskyyJavier Sandoval

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dMusik

Subscriptions1
  • dMusik Premium$0.991 Month
1 purchases

MiuXiK

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is dMusik free?
dMusik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MiuXiK free?
MiuXiK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dMusik or MiuXiK have ads?
MiuXiK shows ads; dMusik does not.
Which is updated more often, dMusik or MiuXiK?
dMusik ships an update every 2 weeks, and MiuXiK every 3 months. Most recently, dMusik was updated on October 30, 2026 and MiuXiK on November 7, 2026.

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