Muse Audio Player vs Muse Amp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Plays downloaded music
- Browse by playlist, artist, album, song
- Alphabetical scrubber
- Lock screen playback controls
- AirPlay support
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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
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 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Muse Audio Player | Muse Amp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Austin Turner | 子衎 王 |
Customer experience
Muse Audio Player
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In-app purchases
Muse Audio Player
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









