Comparison

MP3Native vs FileAudioPlayer

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

Head to head
About

MP3Native

Features
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MyTunes is a privacy-focused offline audio player designed exclusively for playing user-owned music files stored locally on your device. Take full control of your personal library. MyTunes is built to organize and play the audio files you already own, providing a seamless, high-performance offline experience without distractions. Core Features: Local Library Management: Play audio files transferred to your device or stored within the system’s Files app. Background Audio Support: Continue listening to your personal library while multitasking or when the screen is locked. Custom Organization: Create and manage playlists to organize your local tracks exactly how you want. Clean & Intuitive UI: A lightweight interface designed for speed and ease of use. 100% Offline Experience: No internet connection, account creation, or data usage required. Important Compliance Note: MyTunes is strictly a playback utility for local files. The app does not provide streaming services, does not facilitate searching or downloading music from external sources, and does not provide access to third-party protected content. Users are solely responsible for the audio files they import into the app via manual synchronization or file sharing.

About

FileAudioPlayer

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β–  Play the audio files you keep β€” comfortably, to the end. FileAudioPlayer is for playing the audio files you already have β€” especially the long ones β€” picking up where you left off, changing the speed, and remembering the spots you marked, all the way to the end. It's made for everyday use: getting through long audio over several sittings, or repeating the same section while you practice. In an age of streaming, there are fewer and fewer good places to sit with the audio files you actually own. β–  Good for - Recordings of old radio programs - Audio transferred from old cassette tapes - Instrument practice from a pocket recorder - Language-learning audio - Re-listening to web meeting recordings - Lectures and seminars on video (plays the audio) β–  Importing β€” mainly through the Files app The main way is through the iOS Files app: iCloud Drive, SMB shares, and other cloud services visible in Files all become import sources. Bring in a whole folder at once, and receive audio shared from other apps. You can also connect directly to Amazon S3 to download. It can also pull just the audio out of a video file β€” handy for listening to a recorded lecture as audio. β–  Remember where you were It records the position whenever you stop, pause, or start playback. If your earbuds get bumped in your pocket and playback runs ahead, you can jump back to a recorded spot. Marks sit on the bar, colored by the time of day they were made, and you can step to the previous or next one with a single button. It also resumes from where you last stopped. β–  For repeating and practicing Play from 1.0x to 2.0x, with one tap back to normal speed. Skip back and forward with four buttons whose durations you set yourself β€” so a small step back is easy during language study or practice. β–  Keeps playing with the screen off Background playback, lock-screen and Control Center controls, and AirPlay. β–  Organize and undo Arrange things in nested folders, and move files or folders later. Deletes go to a trash first, so mistakes can be undone. Imported audio is also visible in the Files app. Available in Japanese and English (switchable in the app).

Screenshots

MP3Native4 screens
FileAudioPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MP3Native at none against FileAudioPlayer's shown. FileAudioPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MP3Native versus FileAudioPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMP3NativeFileAudioPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 10 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.117.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno Hamed ZayedTatsuo Watanabe

In-app purchases

None

MP3Native

No in-app purchases

None

FileAudioPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MP3Native free?
MP3Native is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FileAudioPlayer free?
FileAudioPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MP3Native or FileAudioPlayer have ads?
FileAudioPlayer shows ads; MP3Native does not.

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