MP3Native vs Lissa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MP3Native
This app is a privacy-focused offline audio player for your locally stored music files. It offers seamless playback, background audio support, and custom playlist creation without requiring an internet connection or account.
- Local library management
- Background audio playback
- Custom playlist creation
- Intuitive user interface
- 100% offline experience
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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.
Lissa
Transform your personal music collection into a dynamic light show. This app features a native player with a real-time visualizer that syncs to your audio, offering multiple customizable visual effects and sound shaping options. Enjoy your music privately, offline, and without ads.
- Real-time music visualizer
- Supports MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF
- Import from Files app
- Eight hand-tuned visualizers
- Preset editor for custom looks
- Built-in equalizer
- Offline and ad-free operation
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Lissa turns your music library into a light show. Import your own audio files and play them through a fast, native player with a real-time visualizer that reacts to every beat, bass hit, and shimmer of the music — right on your phone. YOUR MUSIC, YOUR LIBRARY • Plays the files you already own: MP3, AAC/M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, and AIFF • Import from the Files app, or drop songs in from your Mac with Finder file sharing — "Open in Lissa" works from Mail and Files too • Automatic metadata: titles, artists, albums, and cover art • Albums, artists, playlists, and a play queue with shuffle and repeat • Keeps playing in the background and from the Lock Screen EIGHT HAND-TUNED VISUALIZERS • Radial Pulse, Classic Bars, Neon Tunnel, Plasma Drift, Mirror Bars, Feedback Bloom, Scope, and Minimal Mono • Rendered with Metal for smooth motion, tuned to stay cool on battery • Fullscreen mode for the full effect — great on a desk or at a party • Tweak any preset, or build your own look with the preset editor • Visual Sync Offset lines the visuals up perfectly with Bluetooth and AirPlay audio SOUND SHAPING • Built-in equalizer with presets and custom settings PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking — ever • Works completely offline; your music never leaves your device • Respects Reduce Motion and adapts to thermal state Lissa is for people who still keep their own music — and missed watching it dance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lissa at 5.0 against MP3Native's 1.0. Lissa also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lissa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | MP3Native | Lissa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruno Hamed Zayed | Nardo Dorsin |
In-app purchases
MP3Native
No in-app purchases
Lissa
No in-app purchases









