MuseCraft vs aud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MuseCraft
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MuseCraft transforms your mood or moment into curated playlists on Apple Music. Simply describe your scene or intent, like "synthwave for night driving" or "cinematic piano for deep focus." MuseCraft leverages AI to recommend tracks, seamlessly integrating them with the Apple Music catalog for you to preview and save instantly. Experience the possibilities: - Generate tailored playlist ideas from simple prompts - Preview suggested songs before committing them to your library - Fine-tune your selections by removing or adjusting tracks - Directly create and save playlists in your Apple Music account Whether you're seeking inspiration for creative projects, enhancing your workout, focusing during study sessions, or unwinding on your commute, MuseCraft caters to every vibe. With a commitment to privacy, MuseCraft ensures your Apple Music listening habits remain private. Only the prompts you provide are used to curate suggestions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.siatrak.com/privacy#musecraft
aud
This app combines your local music files with your Apple Music library into a single, beautifully organized interface. It offers advanced playback features and seamless import options from various sources, all while respecting your existing library structure.
- Combines local files and Apple Music
- Organized library browsing
- Multiple import methods
- Supports various audio formats
- Advanced playback controls
- Offline functionality
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Your music. On your devices. Beautifully. aud-io is a local-first music player for the music you actually own, with the option of adding your Apple Music library alongside it. Two libraries, one beautiful app, never merged and never overwritten. EVERYONE ELSE MAKES YOU CHOOSE Local players cannot touch Apple Music. Apple Music players cannot touch your files. aud-io does both, and keeps a hard line between them, so your collection stays exactly as you built it. MEET THE SHELF Cover Flow, rebuilt. Scroll through your own artwork, from your own files, and tap to play. Browse by artist, album, song, playlist or genre when you know what you want, and use The Shelf when you do not. BRING YOUR LIBRARY IN, YOUR WAY Import from Files, share or AirDrop from anywhere, watch a folder, open a ZIP, or send your library straight from your Mac over local Wi-Fi. Peer to peer, device to device, no cloud in between. aud-io reads your existing metadata and artwork. FLAC, ALAC, M4A, MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, Opus, Ogg Vorbis and CAF. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO LISTEN CAREFULLY The free player handles your whole library, in every format, at up to 256 kbps. Pro removes the ceiling: every file at its native resolution, bit-perfect to your DAC, with automatic source rate matching, true gapless, crossfade, a 10-band EQ and EBU R128 loudness normalisation. EVERYWHERE YOU ACTUALLY LISTEN iPhone and iPad, with a native Mac app available separately. Apple Watch as a remote. CarPlay for your library and playlists on the road. AirPlay to your speakers. Home screen widgets for Now Playing, Recently Added and The Shelf. Use aud-io on iPhone as a remote for the Mac from anywhere in the house. BRING IN A WHOLE COLLECTION Import CDs. Connect a NAS. Point aud-io at the library you already have, wherever it lives, without running server software. DISCOVER MORE IN THE MUSIC YOU ALREADY HAVE Find deep cuts. Surface recently added music. Group by genre. Build mixes from the files on your device, generated on your device. OPTIONAL, AND ONLY IF YOU WANT IT Add your own Google Gemini key and aud-io can curate mixes, suggest radio-style listening and enrich music details. The key lives in your device Keychain. Your audio is never uploaded. Without a key, it is simply off. Apple Music, if you connect it, uses your own subscription through Apple's system permission. NO ACCOUNT. NO SUBSCRIPTION. The free player is a capable local music player. One Pro purchase unlocks advanced listening. There is no recurring fee, and there never will be. Pro on iPhone and iPad is a separate purchase from Pro on Mac. Works fully offline. No aud-io server. No third-party analytics or advertising SDKs. Made in Sydney by DIGITAL x DESIGN, for people who still care about their music library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: aud at weekly against MuseCraft's every 4 weeks. aud also leads on device support (3 vs 1). MuseCraft's advantage is iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.5). On price, 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. MuseCraft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and aud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MuseCraft ships an update every 4 weeks, aud weekly. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | MuseCraft | aud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mateusz Siatrak | Sanjiv Sathiah |
In-app purchases
MuseCraft
- MuseCraft Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- 500 Credits$2.99
- 1,000 Credits$4.99
- 5,000 Credits$19.99
aud
- aud-io Pro$14.99









