Comparison

Vamp Player vs RetroAMP

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

Head to head
About

Vamp Player

Features
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It just does what it says, classic retro style music player: Fast, distraction-free, simple and neat without any ads, promotions or bloated artwork. Aim is to have a fully featured, premium music player without any logins, subscriptions, ads or in-app purchases ever. For the LoFi, tape saturated and cozy feel. Play all your music collection already available with you. No need for any internet, login/account, just pure music!!

About

RetroAMP

Features
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RetroAMP is a cloud music player inspired by the golden age of desktop media players โ€” reimagined for iPhone. Sign in and instantly access your personal music library stored in the cloud. No syncing cables, no storage limits on your device. Just your music, streamed anywhere. FEATURES โ€ข Cloud Library โ€” Browse your songs, albums, and playlists streamed from your personal cloud storage โ€ข Internet Radio โ€” 30+ curated stations from SomaFM, covering chillout, electronic, indie, jazz, ambient, and more โ€ข 10-Band Equalizer โ€” Fine-tune your sound with presets like Pop, Rock, Jazz, Classical, or create your own โ€ข Reverb Engine โ€” Add depth with Hall, Plate, Room, Cathedral, and other reverb presets โ€ข Real-Time Visualizations โ€” Spectrum analyzer, circular spectrum, VU meters, and particle effects that react to your music โ€ข 7 Themes โ€” Linen, Sterling, Mixtape, Boombox, Audiophile, Midnight Neon, and Retro Amber. Each transforms the entire interface โ€ข Now Playing Queue โ€” Manage your queue, shuffle, repeat, and see what's coming next โ€ข Gapless-quality streaming with seek support and range requests BUILT FOR MUSIC LOVERS RetroAMP brings back the experience of customizable music players โ€” the themes, the visualizations, the EQ sliders โ€” in a modern, cloud-first package. No ads. No algorithmic recommendations. Just your music and a beautiful player. Requires a RetroAMP account. Create one for free in the app.

Screenshots

Vamp Player3 screens
RetroAMP4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vamp Player and RetroAMP are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vamp Player versus RetroAMP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVamp PlayerRetroAMP
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMASTHISK SOFTWARE LABS PRIVATE LIMITEDRishabh TANDON

In-app purchases

None

Vamp Player

No in-app purchases

None

RetroAMP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vamp Player free?
Vamp Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroAMP free?
RetroAMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vamp Player or RetroAMP have ads?
Neither Vamp Player nor RetroAMP shows ads.

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