Comparison

Muse Audio Player vs Muse Amp

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

Head to head
About

Muse Audio Player

This app provides a clean, music-first experience for playing your downloaded audio collection. It focuses on your library without ads or distractions, offering intuitive browsing and playback controls.

Highlights
  • Plays downloaded music
  • Browse by playlist, artist, album, song
  • Alphabetical scrubber
  • Lock screen playback controls
  • AirPlay support
Features
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Muse is an alternative music library player. Minimalist and music-first, Muse plays your collection without unnecessary noise. No ads, no rogue suggestions, no social layer—just your music. Muse is designed for your collection if you... - Have music downloaded on your device - Use Apple Music and add albums or songs to your library - Have a large, well-organized collection you care about Muse is not a fit if you... - Only stream from the Apple Music catalog without adding music to your library - Want to browse or search the full Apple Music catalog Core features include... - Browsing by playlist, artist, album, or song - Quick alphabetical scrubber for large libraries - Full playback controls from the lock screen and Control Center - AirPlay support

About

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.

Highlights
  • Local music playback
  • Playlist creation and organization
  • Synced lyrics display
  • Search local library and connected catalogs
  • Offline music availability
  • Network song transfer
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Muse Audio Player3 screens
Muse Amp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Muse Audio Player at 5.0 against Muse Amp's 2.3. Muse Amp's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Muse Audio Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Muse Audio Player versus Muse Amp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuse Audio PlayerMuse Amp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAustin Turner子衎 王

Customer experience

Muse Audio Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Muse Amp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Muse Audio Player

No in-app purchases

None

Muse Amp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Muse Audio Player free?
Muse Audio Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muse Amp free?
Muse Amp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Muse Audio Player or Muse Amp?
Muse Audio Player is rated higher. Muse Audio Player averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Muse Amp averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Muse Audio Player or Muse Amp have ads?
Neither Muse Audio Player nor Muse Amp shows ads.

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