Comparison

Write.X vs Legacy Music Player

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

Head to head
About

Write.X

Organize and play your music demos with a dedicated library. Build custom playlists, manage tracks, and enjoy offline listening with a persistent mini-player. Features a clean studio interface for focused music management.

Highlights
  • Import demos from Files
  • Organized library
  • Build custom playlists
  • Persistent mini-player
  • Offline listening
  • Add cover art and credits
  • Dark studio interface
Features
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Your next song starts with an idea. Keep it in WriteX. WriteX brings your audio demos, song versions and creative notes into one focused workspace for iPhone and iPad. An active subscription is required to access the app's features. CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS Record a new take or import audio from Files. Add titles, artwork and composer credits to keep your library organized. KEEP EVERY VERSION TOGETHER Group related demos under the same song. Name each version and keep its own lyrics and arrangement notes, from the first voice-and-guitar sketch to a new arrangement. BUILD YOUR OWN LISTENING FLOW Create playlists for projects and sessions. Use the mini player, playback queue and shuffle to keep your ideas moving. Download iCloud audio for offline listening. FIND THE TAKE YOU NEED Search your library by title, composer, song or version name. Search understands accents and words in any order. FOLLOW YOUR LISTENING Explore your listening history and insights in a dark interface designed for focus. Subscription required. Privacy Policy: https://termify.io/privacy-policy/axAErD2sbn Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Legacy Music Player

Organize and play your retro game music collection. This app automatically extracts metadata, indexes composers and games, and offers instant search. Enjoy high-fidelity playback of classic sound chip formats and discover new music through curated picks and a podcast.

Highlights
  • VGM, NSF, SPC, GBS, NSFE playback
  • Automatic metadata extraction
  • Composer and game indexing
  • Instant library search
  • Offline podcast listening
  • High-fidelity sound chip emulation
  • Export to MP3/WAV
Features
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Legacy Music Player is the iOS home for retro game music (VGM). Build a personal library from your collection of VGM, NSF, SPC, GBS, NSFE, and dozens of other classic chiptune formats. Drag in files, zips or whole folders and Legacy Music Player handles the rest - automatic metadata extraction, composer and game indexing, and instant search across every track in your library. We keep the data updated so you get the most accurate game, composer and song information out there. Discover new music every week. The Discover tab surfaces fresh picks and ships with new episodes of the Legacy Music Hour podcast - a long-running show celebrating the music of classic gaming. Episodes can stream directly or auto-download into your library so you can listen offline. Turn on "Oshaberi Mode" to have the hosts of The Legacy Music Hour keep you company while you listen. Built as a modern solution to listening to VGM files. Legacy Music Player plays the original sound chip data at full fidelity - Game Boy, NES, Genesis, SNES, Neo Geo, PC Engine, arcade boards, and more. Loop tracks, browse by composer or system, and export your favorites to MP3 or WAV. Export WAV stems to make your own mixes. This syncs with the MacOS app as well, be sure to check that out.

Screenshots

Write.X4 screens
Legacy Music Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Legacy Music Player at none against Write.X's 2. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Write.X sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Legacy Music Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write.X ships an update fortnightly, Legacy Music Player every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Write.X versus Legacy Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite.XLegacy Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB13 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLuiz Felipe Napoli FerrariGabriel Castro

Customer experience

Write.X

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Legacy Music Player

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Write.X

Subscriptions2
  • WriteX Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • WriteX Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
None

Legacy Music Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Write.X free?
Write.X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Legacy Music Player free?
Legacy Music Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Write.X or Legacy Music Player have ads?
Neither Write.X nor Legacy Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Write.X or Legacy Music Player?
Write.X ships an update fortnightly, and Legacy Music Player every 4 weeks. Most recently, Write.X was updated on November 9, 2026 and Legacy Music Player on November 9, 2026.

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