Comparison

HiddenTrack vs dumb MUSIC

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

Head to head
About

HiddenTrack

Discover curated music collections and share your favorite tracks. Browse hand-picked vinyl, save records to your personal collection, and build your own themed crates to share with the community. Experience music discovery without algorithms or ads.

Highlights
  • Swipe to discover music
  • 30-second track previews
  • Direct buy links to artists
  • Save records to personal collection
  • Build and share custom crates
  • Community feed for crate discovery
Features
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HiddenTrack is a small, slow app for the people who still care what's on the B-side. Curated crates of handpicked vinyl — themed, rotating, made with intention. Swipe through cards like you're flipping through a bin. Preview tracks instantly. Save the ones that speak to you. Share the ones you can't keep to yourself. THE EXPERIENCE • Swipe right to keep, left to pass, up to listen • 30-second previews built in — no Spotify or Apple Music needed • Buy links to Bandcamp, Discogs, eBay, and Amazon — support artists directly when you can • Save records to your personal collection • Build your own crates and publish them to the community WHY HIDDENTRACK • No algorithm — every crate is hand-picked by real people • No account needed — your collection is yours • No ads, no noise, no upsells • A mobile-first experience designed for taste, not scale WHO IT'S FOR • Vinyl collectors looking for their next pickup • Crate diggers who miss flipping through bins • Music heads who want to share what they're loving • Anyone tired of "recommended for you" feeds WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse today's editorial crates — fresh themes, refreshed regularly • Build a personal crate from records you save • Make it public — your friends see a beautiful web page with previews and buy links • Discover crates from other heads in the community feed • Follow the discovery — what's playing, what's new, what's making people stop A hidden track is the song nobody told you about. The reward for staying through the credits. The good stuff for the people who pay attention. This is for them.

About

dumb MUSIC

This app reimagines music playback with a classic click-wheel interface, bringing back the feel of older music players. It integrates with Apple Music and Spotify to provide a focused listening experience without distractions.

Highlights
  • Click-wheel navigation
  • Haptic feedback
  • Time-synced lyrics
  • Heart tracks
  • AirPlay support
  • Customizable colors and stickers
  • Light/dark modes
Features
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Music apps got busy, so we made one that feels good again. Turn your iPhone into the music player we never should've moved on from. dumb MUSIC takes Apple Music and Spotify out of the feed and puts them back inside a proper player. One wheel. Your library. That's it. PURPOSELY BUILT OLD-SCHOOL FEATURES: • Browse playlists, artists and songs using the wheel • Feel a haptic click with every turn • Follow time-synced lyrics in Lyrics Mode • Heart tracks without leaving the player • Play anywhere with AirPlay MAKE IT YOURS: • Choose from seven body colours with matching app icons • Add stickers to the shell • Switch between light and dark modes NOT ANOTHER PLATFORM: No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No dumb MUSIC account. No algorithm begging for engagement. Your sign-in details stay securely stored in your iPhone's Keychain. Requires an Apple Music subscription or a Spotify Premium account.

Screenshots

HiddenTrack4 screens
dumb MUSIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HiddenTrack at 5.0 against dumb MUSIC's 4.2. HiddenTrack also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). dumb MUSIC's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiddenTrack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
HiddenTrack versus dumb MUSIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiddenTrackdumb MUSIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJASON EDWARD ROBERTSMatt Jakob

In-app purchases

None

HiddenTrack

No in-app purchases

None

dumb MUSIC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiddenTrack free?
HiddenTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dumb MUSIC free?
dumb MUSIC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HiddenTrack or dumb MUSIC?
HiddenTrack is rated higher. HiddenTrack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while dumb MUSIC averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do HiddenTrack or dumb MUSIC have ads?
Neither HiddenTrack nor dumb MUSIC shows ads.

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