synthwaves.fm vs MuseDial

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.

MuseDial is a tactile music player for iPhone. It gives your music a focused, device-like interface built around a glass dial, an immersive Soul Screen, and a calm full-screen player. Turn the dial to browse. Tap into album art. Play from Apple Music, local audio, and direct stream URLs. Recognize music with Shazam. MuseDial is not a retro iPod simulator. It is a modern player interface designed for touch. KEY FEATURES Glass Dial A tactile dial interface for browsing and controlling playback. Soul Screen A focused now-playing screen built around artwork, track details, and a clean music-first layout. Expanded Album Art Open album artwork into a larger immersive view. Music Sources Play from Apple Music, local audio files, and direct audio or live stream URLs. Music Recognition Recognize music with Shazam and resolve matches where available. Audio Details View useful metadata such as artwork, title, artist, album, duration, codec, sample rate, bit depth, and source when available. Per-track EQ Use per-track EQ for supported local audio. EQ availability depends on the audio source. Metal Finishes Choose from multiple visual finishes, including Silver, Warm Graphite, Abyss Blue, Crimson, Glacier Teal, and Midnight. Local-first MuseDial does not require an account to play your music. Local audio is selected by you and stays on your device as part of normal app use. NOTES Apple Music features require Apple Music availability, permission, network access, account state, and subscription status where applicable. Recognition is powered by Shazam and depends on Apple-provided technology, microphone permission, network availability, and regional availability. Some features may vary depending on the audio source, file metadata, device, iOS version, service availability, and permissions.