Echofy Music Player vs Muse Amp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echofy Music Player
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Echofy Music is a powerful, beautifully designed music player that puts you in complete control of your listening experience. Import your music library, discover independent artists, and enjoy rich audio features — all without subscriptions or paywalls. PLAY YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY Import songs in MP3, FLAC, AAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG, and more. Browse your library by songs, albums, artists, or genres. Rate tracks, mark favorites, and let Echofy keep track of your play counts and listening history automatically. DISCOVER INDEPENDENT MUSIC Explore millions of tracks from independent artists on Audius — a decentralized music platform — right inside Echofy. Browse trending tracks, search for artists and playlists, and add songs to your library with a single tap. SYNCED LYRICS See lyrics scroll in real time as your music plays. Echofy automatically fetches synchronized lyrics from online databases and highlights each line in time with the beat. You can also paste or edit your own lyrics. PROFESSIONAL AUDIO CONTROLS Fine-tune your sound with a 10-band equalizer and 10 built-in presets including Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Bass Boost, and more — or create and save your own custom presets. Enable volume normalization to keep playback levels consistent across all your songs. SMART PLAYLISTS Build dynamic playlists with powerful rules. Filter by title, artist, album, genre, year, rating, play count, duration, date added, or last played. Combine rules with AND/OR logic, set result limits, and choose sort order. Your smart playlists update automatically as your library changes. SEAMLESS PLAYBACK Enjoy crossfade (up to 12 seconds), gapless playback, and variable speed control from 0.5x to 2.0x — all with pitch correction so your music always sounds natural. SLEEP TIMER Wind down with a sleep timer offering presets from 5 to 180 minutes, a custom duration picker, or an end-of-track option. Enable the optional 30-second fade-out for a smooth transition to silence. SIRI SHORTCUTS Use your voice to play a playlist, play songs by an artist, or resume playback — all hands-free with Siri. WIDGETS Add Now Playing and Library Stats widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. See what's playing, your song count, and recently played tracks at a glance. WIFI TRANSFER Transfer music from any device on your WiFi network using a simple web browser — no cables, no special apps needed. Just start the server in Echofy, open the URL on your computer, and drag and drop your files. BACKUP & RESTORE Back up your playlists, ratings, play counts, EQ presets, and settings to iCloud. Restore anytime with a single tap. Enable auto-backup so you never lose your data. LISTENING STATS Track your total listening time, top artists, top albums, and listening patterns. See detailed analytics about your music habits. PERSONALIZE EVERYTHING Choose from Light, Dark, or System themes. Pick from 10 accent colors or let Echofy dynamically extract colors from your album artwork. Enable dynamic backgrounds in the Now Playing view for a truly immersive experience. CARPLAY SUPPORT Browse your library directly from your car with 4 dedicated tabs: Songs, Albums, Artists, and Playlists. MORE FEATURES • Batch metadata editing and duplicate detection • M3U playlist import and export • Full search with filters and sort options • Haptic feedback (optional) • Background audio playback • AirPlay support Your music. Your rules. Download Echofy Music today.
Muse Amp
A local-first music player for managing your personal music library. Organize playlists, view lyrics, and search your downloaded songs and connected catalogs. Enjoy a fast, organized, and offline-ready listening experience.
- Local music playback
- Playlist creation and organization
- Synced lyrics display
- Search local library and connected catalogs
- Offline music availability
- Network song transfer
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Muse Amp is a local-first music player for people who keep their own music library. Play downloaded songs, build playlists, browse albums, read synced lyrics, and search across your on-device library and connected catalog sources in one focused app. Muse Amp is designed for a personal music workflow that stays fast, organized, and available on your device. Connect a Subsonic-compatible server to browse catalog data, fetch artwork and lyrics, and choose the music you want to keep offline. Muse Amp centers around downloaded playback, so your library stays ready wherever you listen. With Muse Amp, you can: - Play downloaded music with a queue-based listening experience (must be downloaded/imported) - Build and organize playlists - View cached and synced lyrics - Search your local library and connected server catalog - Transfer songs across your local network, including Apple TV handoff (after TV app get approved) Current import support: - m4a files exported from Muse Amp Current Subsonic compatibility target: - Numeric album IDs and track IDs - m4a audio delivery for /rest/stream.view and /rest/download.view - Song metadata with suffix=m4a and contentType=audio/mp4 Muse Amp keeps your music workflow simple, personal, and local-first.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Muse Amp at none against Echofy Music Player's shown. Muse Amp also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Echofy Music Player ships an update fortnightly, Muse Amp every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Echofy Music Player | Muse Amp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Prasuna Muddana | 子衎 王 |
In-app purchases
Echofy Music Player
No in-app purchases
Muse Amp
No in-app purchases








