Comparison

Musical Demon's Player vs Yr Xtals

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

Head to head
About

Musical Demon's Player

Features
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Tired of streaming services forcing their sterile versions? Meet Musical Demon’s Player, the high‑fidelity audio engine that puts you back in control. Play the songs you actually own – from your own library, your own files, your own way. Why You’ll Love It • Plays YOUR files: Not some service’s edited or compressed version. What you own is exactly what you hear. • Works Completely Offline: Perfect for airplane mode, road trips, or off-the-grid listening. No network required, no tracking, no cloud. • Unmatched Format Support: Drop in your MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF files, and more. Pro‑Grade Audio Tools • 10‑Band Equalizer: Finely tune your sound with adjustable Q/bandwidth and save unlimited custom presets. • Audiophile-Grade Playback: Powered by a lossless engine featuring ultra-high-quality Apple polyphase FIR resampling for crystal clear audio matching your device's hardware. • Real‑Time Visualizers: Enjoy dynamic spectrum and oscilloscope waveform displays—now heavily optimized to run at a buttery-smooth frame rate while preserving your battery life. • Precision Speed & Pitch: Varispeed control from 0.7x to 1.4x, and pitch shifting up to ±12 semitones. Unrivaled Cross-Platform Versatility • Everywhere You Are: Built natively for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. • Tailored Layouts: Touch-optimized portrait and landscape modes on iPhone, expanding to gorgeous, advanced split-view decks on iPad and Mac. • Power User Ready: Full keyboard shortcut support for iPad and Mac users. • Inclusive & Accessible: Deep VoiceOver support lets you seamlessly interact with knobs and sliders, and even provides intelligent audio readouts of the live visualizer. A Library That Works For You • Folder Support: Add entire folders directly. Your exact file tree stays intact without messy, forced auto-sorting. • Smart Playlists: Effortless drag‑and‑drop reordering, shuffle, repeat, and seamless queue editing. • Lightning‑Fast Scanning: Instantly extracts track titles, artists, albums, and high-res embedded artwork. • AirPlay Ready: Cast your lossless local files directly to your wireless speakers. Pure, Uninterrupted Listening. Your music collection deserves a player that respects your files, your privacy, and your battery. Download Musical Demon’s Player today and rediscover the music you already love. (Requirements: iOS / iPadOS / macOS. Works entirely offline after loading your audio files.)

About

Yr Xtals

This app transforms your music into captivating visual experiences. It functions as a precision audio analysis utility, offering unique perspectives for music lovers and audio engineers alike. Hours can be spent mesmerized by the visualizer reacting to your tunes.

Highlights
  • Music visualizer
  • Audio analysis
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Precision utility
  • Perspective on audio work
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This started as a tool, and grew into an obsession. Yr Xtals is seriously addictive. I can, and often have, been working on testing it and ended up draining hours just watching the visualizer dance to my music. It's fantastic. I can't imagine if you like music that you won't like this. Especially if you're an audio engineer and are hoping to gain a bit more perspective on your work. That is why I originally made this, and while it has grown into something much larger, it is still a precision audio analysis utility that I know you'll fall in love with, like I have. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Musical Demon's Player4 screens
Yr Xtals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Musical Demon's Player at 16.0 against Yr Xtals's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musical Demon's Player ships an update every 3 weeks, Yr Xtals monthly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Musical Demon's Player versus Yr Xtals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusical Demon's PlayerYr Xtals
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSteve ChavezJess Hunter

In-app purchases

None

Musical Demon's Player

No in-app purchases

None

Yr Xtals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musical Demon's Player free?
Musical Demon's Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yr Xtals free?
Yr Xtals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Musical Demon's Player or Yr Xtals have ads?
Neither Musical Demon's Player nor Yr Xtals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musical Demon's Player or Yr Xtals?
Musical Demon's Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and Yr Xtals monthly. Most recently, Musical Demon's Player was updated on November 9, 2026 and Yr Xtals on November 9, 2026.

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