Rest Music vs Vinyl Layer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Rest Music
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An offline MP3 player. Take your music on the go with you even via CarPlay, all those albums and songs not available on streaming.
Vinyl Layer
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Keep the music you love and add a little vinyl atmosphere. Vinyl Layer generates its own separate audio layer of gentle crackle, soft hiss, and small pops and clicks. Play music in Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or another app, then turn on Vinyl Layer. Tap the record center or drag the needle onto the record. Background playback in another app depends on that app's features and settings. ⢠Clean LP and Old LP presets ⢠Adjustable volume, brightness, crackle, surface noise, pops/clicks, needle texture, and hiss ⢠Preview each sound layer on its own as you adjust your texture ⢠Saved textures, favorites, and listening sets with a timer ⢠Sound profiles for headphones, the phone speaker, and external speakers ⢠Atmospheric themes with a rotating record ⢠A first-listen comparison with and without the LP layer ⢠Shortcuts, plus start and stop system controls on iOS 18 and later The timer stops only the LP sound. Vinyl Layer does not modify, analyze, record, or control audio from other apps. Vinyl sounds are generated on your device. Settings and saved textures stay local. No account is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vinyl Layer at 17.0 against Rest Music's 26.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rest Music ships an update every 9 days, Vinyl Layer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rest Music | Vinyl Layer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days ā better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | (optional.is) | Sungho Lee |
In-app purchases
Rest Music
No in-app purchases
Vinyl Layer
No in-app purchases









