Comparison

Field. vs AsMusicPlayer

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

Head to head
About

Field.

Record, identify, and transcribe sounds with advanced AI. Automatically tag audio with environmental data and create searchable text from speech. Explore your sound library with unique acoustic fingerprints and route maps.

Highlights
  • On-device AI sound identification
  • Live speech transcription
  • Acoustic fingerprint analysis
  • Route mapping with event markers
  • High-resolution audio recording
  • Location and weather tagging
Features
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Field is a field recording app for the people who listen to places. It records in high resolution, then tells you what it heard: the birds, the weather, the character of the sound, and which recordings stand out from the rest. Open it, press record. Included free. No account, no subscription: Soundmark Field finds the recordings that stand out from the others at a place. Mark your own, or let Field suggest them. Similar Recordings Open any recording and find others that share its character. Sound ID On-device AI identifies sounds as you record: birdsong, wind, rain, traffic, voices, all tagged and timestamped. Auto-bookmarks Field marks high-confidence detections as you record, so you can find events in long captures without scrubbing. True Stereo Real stereo from the built-in mics, not dual mono. Field uses the rear array iOS reserves for video, which gives you a wider image. High-Resolution Audio Up to 96kHz, 32-bit in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, or AAC. You choose the resolution. Acoustic Fingerprint Loudness, dynamic range, spectral character, and spaciousness, written as a plain phrase ("warm and expansive") or as BWF metadata. Import Bring in audio from Voice Memos, Files, or any share menu. Imports are tagged, fingerprinted, and transcribed like your own captures. Export to Freesound Send any recording to Freesound ready to upload, with tags, license, geotag, and description in the format Freesound expects. Live Transcription On-device speech recognition turns your words into searchable text as you speak. English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, depending on your device. Location & Weather Every recording is geo-tagged with place, map, and the weather at the moment of capture. Route Maps Record while you walk, ride, or drive. Field draws your path full screen and marks the standout moments along it. Library Playback Play, scrub, and auto-play from the library. Sort by date, duration, size, or location. Live Monitoring Hear what the mic hears through your headphones while recording. Home & Lock Screen Widget Start recording with one tap from your Home or Lock Screen, without opening the app. Action Button Assign Toggle Recording and start a capture with one press. (iPhone 15 Pro and later.) Apple Watch Add a Field complication to any watch face. See whether a recording is running, and start one without taking out your phone. Control Center Start or stop a recording from anywhere in iOS. Live Activity A recording in progress shows elapsed time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Time-of-Day Colors Recording cards reflect when they were captured: dawn, midday, golden hour, dusk, night. Field Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription. It unlocks: Pre-roll Capture the moment before you tap record. Field keeps the last few seconds in memory so you never miss the start. Off, 3, 5, or 10 seconds. In memory only, never uploaded. Bird Species Identification Field names the birds it hears, species by species, entirely on-device with nothing uploaded. Available for recordings made in the San Francisco Bay Area. Smart Playlists Rules-based collections that update themselves. Filter by tag, place, soundmark, duration, or any combination. Reaper Project Export Share any recording as a Reaper .zip. Bookmarks become project markers and tags become regions, laid out ready to edit. Per-tag thresholds Tune how confident Field must be before adding each tag. Folders Organize recordings by project, trip, or session. iCloud Sync Your recordings, photos, and metadata sync across devices through your own iCloud. Audio downloads on demand. Trim & Crop Set in/out points, preview, save as new or replace. Bookmarks Drop timestamped markers during playback. Add labels, tap to jump. Video Export Share recordings as waveform videos in 16:9, 1:1, or 9:16, with an optional overlay. Field has no servers. Your data never leaves your device unless you turn on iCloud Sync, which uses your iCloud account.

About

AsMusicPlayer

Features
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AsMusic is a clean, modern player for Navidrome and Subsonic servers. Stream your personal libraries anywhere, then download albums, playlists, and favorites for offline listening. Built for simplicity, AsMusic helps you enjoy your collection without clutter. AsMusic requires a self-hosted Navidrome or Subsonic server to function. This app does not provide any music streaming or hosting service. --- Features: - Multi-servers multi-accounts multi-libraries mixed playback - Offline downloads for albums, playlists, and favorites - Create and manage playlist in-app - Star, favorite, and like tracks - Sleep timer WIP: - CarPlay support --- AsMusic is currently optimized around a focused listening experience, with more customization planned in future updates. AsMusic is open source and licensed under MIT. Source code: https://github.com/gentlespoon/asmusic Feedback and issues: https://github.com/gentlespoon/asmusic/issues

Screenshots

Field.4 screens
AsMusicPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AsMusicPlayer at none against Field.'s 1. 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. Field. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AsMusicPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Field. ships an update every 8 days, AsMusicPlayer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Field. versus AsMusicPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterField.AsMusicPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperConsumer TherapyAngda Song

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Field.

One-time1
  • Field. Pro$5.99
None

AsMusicPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Field. free?
Field. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AsMusicPlayer free?
AsMusicPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Field. or AsMusicPlayer have ads?
Neither Field. nor AsMusicPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Field. or AsMusicPlayer?
Field. ships an update every 8 days, and AsMusicPlayer fortnightly. Most recently, Field. was updated on October 24, 2026 and AsMusicPlayer on September 30, 2026.

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