synthwaves.fm vs Cloud Music Player

synthwaves.fm is a music streaming app that connects to your self-hosted synthwaves.fm server. Browse your entire library, play music with gapless playback, and download albums and playlists for offline listening — all wrapped in a retro-futuristic synthwave interface. Your Library, Your Way Browse by artists, albums, playlists, genres, or starred favorites. Search across your entire collection instantly. Create and manage playlists right from your phone. Built for Listening Gapless playback keeps the music flowing. Queue up tracks, shuffle, repeat, and control playback from the lock screen, Dynamic Island, or your headphones. Offline Downloads Download full albums or playlists to listen without a connection. Your music goes wherever you do. Apple Watch Control playback and browse your library from your wrist. Widgets See what's playing and recently played albums right on your home screen with Now Playing and Recently Played widgets. Video Browse and stream video content from your server with picture-in-picture support and resume-where-you-left-off playback. Requires a self-hosted instance of synthwaves.fm to connect to your music library.

Cloud Music Player lets you stream and manage your personal music collection from Google Drive and local files — no subscription, no ads, no limits on your own music. GOOGLE DRIVE STREAMING Browse your Google Drive folders and stream any audio file directly without downloading. Supports MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV and more. Your music stays in your cloud; the app just plays it. STUDIO-QUALITY 10-BAND EQUALIZER Shape your sound with a real-time 10-band equalizer (32Hz–16kHz) powered by biquad IIR filters with zero latency. Choose from 9 built-in presets — Bass Boost, Treble, Vocal, Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Electronic — or dial in your own custom settings. EQ is saved across sessions. PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT Create unlimited playlists, add songs from your library or Google Drive, reorder by drag, shuffle or play all. Playlists sync across your device using SwiftData. AUTO LYRICS Lyrics are automatically fetched when a song plays. Supports Vietnamese, English, Korean, Japanese and more. LOCAL LIBRARY Plays audio files stored directly on your iPhone. Supports background playback, lock screen controls, and AirPlay. MORE FEATURES • Sleep timer (15 min – 4 hours) • Shuffle & repeat modes • Queue management with priority reordering • Recently played history • Lock screen / Control Center integration • Supports 10 languages: English, Vietnamese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese Cloud Music Player is designed for people who own their music and want a polished, feature-rich player without a subscription.