Comparison

Arritos Playlist vs aud

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

Head to head
About

Arritos Playlist

Features
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Arritos Playlist is a next-gen music streaming app that lets you explore curated playlists across 12 genres and voice control search tracks — from Deep House to Jazz, EDM to Classical. Features: • Stream music via Spotify, Apple Music and SoundCloud • 12 handpicked genre categories • Voice control — say the genre name or artist to switch instantly • Hands-free voice control — just say "Hey Arri" to search and play, no tap needed (optional, enable in settings) • Earn GoldenOr coins by listening just 1 hour a day • Unlock exclusive high tech AI powered modules including Temple — an AI-powered photo organizer • Search and discover new tracks • Share your favorite music links with friends • Beautiful dark UI designed for music lovers More than a player — Arritos Playlist rewards your listening time with GoldenOr, a built-in currency that unlocks powerful modules High Tech modules beyond music. Start with playlists, unlock the future. Select your vibe, hit play, and roll.

About

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 multiple ways to import your music without merging your collections.

Highlights
  • Combines local and Apple Music libraries
  • Organized by artwork, artist, album, song, playlist, genre
  • Multiple import options: Files, AirDrop, Wi-Fi, folder watch
  • Supports FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV, and more
  • Advanced Pro features: native resolution, gapless playback, EQ
  • Cross-platform: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, CarPlay
  • Offline playback
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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.

Screenshots

Arritos Playlist4 screens
aud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arritos Playlist at none against aud's 1. Arritos Playlist also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. aud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arritos Playlist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arritos Playlist ships an update every 2 weeks, aud weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arritos Playlist versus aud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArritos Playlistaud
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSacha KellerSanjiv Sathiah

In-app purchases

None

Arritos Playlist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

aud

One-time1
  • aud-io Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Arritos Playlist free?
Arritos Playlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is aud free?
aud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arritos Playlist or aud have ads?
Neither Arritos Playlist nor aud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arritos Playlist or aud?
Arritos Playlist ships an update every 2 weeks, and aud weekly. Most recently, Arritos Playlist was updated on November 5, 2026 and aud on October 31, 2026.

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