Comparison

Cloudless Music vs LMPlayr PRO

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

Head to head
About

Cloudless Music

This app allows parents to curate and manage music libraries for their children. It works with Apple Music to filter explicit content, hide album art, and restrict searching on child devices.

Highlights
  • Manage separate music libraries for children
  • Set up child devices for listening only
  • Filter explicit search results
  • Hide album art
  • Works with Apple Music
Features
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Cloudless Music empowers parents to decide what artists, albums, and songs your family listens to. Works with Apple Music and requires an active Apple Music subscription. • Manage separate music libraries for children and teens in your family, from your own device • Set up child devices for listening only (no searching or adding) • Filter out explicit search results • Hide album art for any album or song Note: This app is currently rated the same as Apple Music (13+) to ensure it can't be reinstalled without parental guidance, which could allow bypass of parental controls. Reach out to support@cloudlessmusic.com with any questions. Terms of Use: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

LMPlayr PRO

Features
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Streaming services rent you a catalogue. LMPlayr plays the music you already own — MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV, AAC, AIFF, OGG, Opus, AC3 and AMR — on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and through CarPlay in your car. No streaming, no subscription, no account, nothing uploaded. If it's in your Files app, it plays. 2.1 IS BUILT FOR THE NEW BIG SCREENS • Unfolded on iPhone Duo — a two-pane view with Now Playing living permanently beside your library, so the artwork, lyrics and EQ stay on screen while you dig through your collection. Fold it and you're back to the familiar single-column player, no rotation jump. • A vertical tab rail that docks where your thumb already is, and playlists that behave identically folded, unfolded and on iPad. • Quick cards, not sheets — press and hold Equalizer, Sleep Timer or Crossfade and the controls slide up right where you are, then drag down to dismiss. YOUR MUSIC, EVERYWHERE YOU LISTEN • Import from the Files app — MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV, AAC, AIFF, OGG, Opus, AC3, AMR • Apple Watch, done properly — sync your library and leave your phone at home. Digital Crown volume, glass UI, artwork themes, playlists. • CarPlay — browse your library and playlists from the dashboard, shuffle and repeat included. • iPad — the same two-pane treatment in landscape, free rotation, grid views for big artwork. • Offline by design — everything plays from local storage. No internet required after import. A PLAYER THAT ACTUALLY PLAYS • Playlists — create, edit, reorder, and give each one its own cover art • Shuffle & repeat — Off, Repeat One, Repeat All, with a real shuffle order you can watch happen • Now Playing with a card-swipe cover flow — the current cover lifts and tosses off the stack as the next one arrives • Song editor — fix titles, artists and album art, and re-embed it into the file • Lyrics from your library: tap a song and follow along • Stats & listening history — your most-played songs and artists, and a history you can tap back into • Background playback on iPhone, Apple Watch and CarPlay • Grid and list views, sorting by title or artist, synced across your devices UNLOCK PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Equalizer · 10 bands with presets, built for cheap earbuds and good headphones alike Karaoke-style synced lyrics — word-by-word highlight that scrolls with the track Sleep Timer — pause, stop or fade out after a set time Crossfade — gapless transitions between songs Cloud Sync — keep your library, playlists and play history in step across your own devices Artwork Themes — the app takes its colour from your cover art, on iPhone and on the watch LMPlayr works entirely with your own files. No ads. No tracking. No account. No monthly bill. A one-time in-app purchase (LMPlayr PRO) unlocks the premium features, and it's yours for every device you own; everything above under "A player that actually plays" is free — including Watch playback, playlists, shuffle and repeat, and CarPlay. If you've ever cancelled a subscription because you just wanted one album, this is the app for that. Questions, bugs, feature requests: buymeacoffee.com/jjenterprises — the app is developed by one person who reads everything.

Screenshots

Cloudless Music4 screens
LMPlayr PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloudless Music at every 3 days against LMPlayr PRO's every 8 days. Cloudless Music also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Cloudless Music sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and LMPlayr PRO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudless Music ships an update every 3 days, LMPlayr PRO every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cloudless Music versus LMPlayr PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudless MusicLMPlayr PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCloudless Finance LLCJin Jung

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cloudless Music

Subscriptions1
  • Cloudless Music$4.991 Month
1 purchases

LMPlayr PRO

One-time1
  • Unlock all premium features:$1.99

Questions

Is Cloudless Music free?
Cloudless Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LMPlayr PRO free?
LMPlayr PRO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cloudless Music or LMPlayr PRO have ads?
Neither Cloudless Music nor LMPlayr PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloudless Music or LMPlayr PRO?
Cloudless Music ships an update every 3 days, and LMPlayr PRO every 8 days. Most recently, Cloudless Music was updated on October 24, 2026 and LMPlayr PRO on October 24, 2026.

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