TLPlayer vs PMDA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TLPlayer
This app allows you to import and play your personal MP3 files with a clean and intuitive interface. Enjoy smooth playback, organized music libraries, and customizable playlist repeat modes for a distraction-free listening experience.
- Import MP3 files
- Clean music library
- Smooth playback controls
- Playlist repeat modes
- Organize and reorder tracks
- Minimal user interface
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TLPlayer is a lightweight and easy-to-use music player designed for playing your personal MP3 files with simplicity and control. Import your audio files directly into the app and enjoy smooth playback with a clean and intuitive interface. Key Features: • Import MP3 files directly into the app • Simple and clean music library • Smooth playback controls (Play, Pause, Next, Previous) • Track progress bar with playback position • Playlist repeat modes • Organize and reorder your tracks easily • Remove tracks or clear the entire library • Minimal and fast user interface TLPlayer focuses on providing a distraction-free listening experience while keeping your music organized and accessible. Perfect for users who want a simple and reliable MP3 player for their personal audio collection.
PMDA
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PMDA (pronounced "pimda") is one music lover's take on building the music library of his dreams — and now yours. Point the app at your own self-hosted PMDA server and enjoy your entire collection, beautifully organized, anywhere you go. WHY PMDA Most music apps lock you into a subscription and their catalog, or leave your carefully-built library a mess of mismatched tags and missing covers. PMDA is different: 100% self-hosted, private, and it actually understands your music. WHAT YOU GET • Your whole library, everywhere — browse artists, albums, genres and labels, with rich, clickable artist pages. • Real listening — gapless playback, history, cross-user recommendations, synced lyrics and waveforms. • Lossless, your way — stream bit-perfect FLAC or save data with smart transcoding; download albums for offline, even on a plane. • Clean and yours — your files, your server, your rules. No cloud lock-in, no ads, no tracking, no AI. HOW IT WORKS PMDA mobile is a companion to the PMDA server (a free, self-hosted music library app you run on your own machine or NAS). Enter your server's address, sign in, and your library is in your pocket. Nothing is stored on our servers — the app talks only to the server you point it at. Built for people who are in love with music. Welcome.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TLPlayer at every 6 days against PMDA's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TLPlayer ships an update every 6 days, PMDA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TLPlayer | PMDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tamer Ali | Raphael Vael |
In-app purchases
TLPlayer
No in-app purchases
PMDA
No in-app purchases









