Comparison

AM vs iOSamp

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

Head to head
About

AM

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AMConnect lets you control Apple Music from the web by connecting your iPhone to a live remote session. Use AMConnect to: connect your iPhone to a browser session keep your current Apple Music playback status in sync remotely play or pause music skip to the next track or go back open the active player quickly from your phone

About

iOSamp

A local music player for audiophiles and collectors, offering advanced playback features and extensive library management. It supports various audio formats and allows easy music import via Wi-Fi, Files app, USB, or direct download. No subscriptions, accounts, or ads are required.

Highlights
  • True gapless playback
  • 10-band EQ with saveable presets
  • ReplayGain normalization
  • Smart playlists
  • Tag editor
  • Wi-Fi transfer
  • WebDAV and Subsonic streaming
Features
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iOSamp is a local music player for collectors, audiophiles, and anyone who trusts their own taste over an algorithm. Your files on your device. No subscription necessary, no account creation needed, no ads, ever. Built by a guy who grew up on Hotline servers, oth.net, hoarding FLACs, and caring way too much about ID3 tags. Playback • True gapless playback • 10-band EQ with saveable presets • ReplayGain normalization, track or album level • Crossfade, A/B repeat, independent speed control • Waveform scrubber, pre-generated for every track • Real-time spectrum analyzer • Bookmarks and chapter support • Format, bitrate, and sample rate display • CarPlay, AirPlay, sleep timer • Synced lyrics Library • MP3, FLAC, AAC, ALAC, OGG, OPUS, WAV, AIFF, WMA, APE • Smart playlists built from rules: rating, play count, date added, genre, year, duration, and more • Build Session: shuffle any part of your library, keep or skip each track, save the keepers as a playlist • Collections: group whole albums, box sets, label catalogs, numbered series • Tag editor, duplicate detection, artist name normalization • Genre and artwork fetching via MusicBrainz and Discogs • Format and bitrate badges so you can tell FLAC from MP3 at a glance Getting music in • Wi-Fi transfer: start the built-in server and drag files in from any browser on your network • Files app and iCloud Drive imports, single files or whole folders • USB cable transfer from Finder or iTunes • Direct download from any audio URL Your servers • Stream from WebDAV shares • Full Subsonic API support: Navidrome, Airsonic, and friends • SMB shares through the Files app • Everything stays on-device; no analytics, no tracking

Screenshots

AM3 screens
iOSamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: AM at 3 against iOSamp's 1. AM also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AM versus iOSamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMiOSamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRooTaleDAVID B RAST

In-app purchases

None

AM

No in-app purchases

None

iOSamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AM free?
AM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iOSamp free?
iOSamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AM or iOSamp have ads?
Neither AM nor iOSamp shows ads.

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