APlayer vs Local Music Player:Duting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APlayer
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APlayer is a clean, focused player for music you already own. Import your audio files, mount a folder, or connect your own WebDAV server. FEATURES • Lyrics and sleep timer • Background audio with lock-screen controls • Browse by song, album, artist, and playlist • Favorites and recently played • Light and dark appearance WEBDAV MUSIC LIBRARY (PREMIUM) • Connect a NAS or any WebDAV server • Stream directly — no need to sync the whole library first • Reads tags and embedded artwork from remote files • Works with self-signed certificates (fingerprint confirmed on first connect) • Download individual tracks for offline listening INTERNET RADIO (PREMIUM) • Add any HLS or HTTP live stream URL • Background playback, lock-screen controls, favorites • Queue stations alongside your local tracks • Import M3U and PLS station lists SUPPORTED FORMATS MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, APE, WavPack, Musepack, TTA, TAK, DSD (DSF/DFF), WMA, Matroska Premium features are a single one-time purchase (APlayer Pro Lifetime). No subscription. Family Sharing supported. No account. No ads. No tracking.
Local Music Player:Duting
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独听 plays only the music files you already have. No ads, no recommendations, no social features. Put your music in the app and it simply plays. ◆ Listen by folder Your library mirrors your folder structure — listen to the way you organized it. You can also browse by songs, albums, artists and playlists. ◆ Common formats, played as they are MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, AAC, AIFF, OGG and other common audio formats play directly. Lossless files keep their original quality; nothing is converted online. ◆ Lyrics Lyrics embedded in the audio file are read first; a matching .lrc file beside the song also works, with encoding detected automatically. Line-by-line highlight and auto-scroll included. ◆ Four ways to get music in · Local import: straight from the Files app or the Finder · Wi-Fi transfer: upload from a browser on the same network · AirDrop, or "Open in 独听" from another app · Network import (Pro): connect to your own WebDAV server, browse it and bring the files into your library ◆ Equalizer (Pro) 10-band graphic equalizer with built-in presets, preamp gain and channel balance. Tune each band, and save your own presets to switch between them. ◆ Playback controls Speed, sleep timer, background playback, control from the Lock Screen and Control Center. iPhone and iPad get a large landscape now-playing view. ◆ Favorites and playlists Keep what you play most in Favorites; playback continues across folders too. ◆ Mac version Reworked for large screens: sidebar navigation, two-column layout, window toolbar and keyboard shortcuts. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. — Pro (one-time purchase) — Equalizer, batch folder import, network import (WebDAV), duplicate detection and display, video to audio, playback across folders, per-folder resume, use on Mac. — Free forever — Local import, Wi-Fi transfer, local playback, lyrics, speed, sleep timer, favorites, browsing, Lock Screen controls. 独听 is not an online music service: there is no catalog to browse, no music search and no downloading. It plays only the audio files you already own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Local Music Player:Duting at every 5 days against APlayer's every 4 weeks. Local Music Player:Duting also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). 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. APlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Local Music Player:Duting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
APlayer ships an update every 4 weeks, Local Music Player:Duting every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APlayer | Local Music Player:Duting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 源 李 | 平 于 |
In-app purchases
APlayer
- APlayer Pro Lifetime$6.00
Local Music Player:Duting
- DuTing Pro Lifetime$1.99
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