Comparison

Music Catalog 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

Music Catalog

Easily manage your physical music collection by scanning barcodes or searching for releases. Sync with your Discogs account to organize your collection and wish list, and view detailed release information.

Highlights
  • Manage physical music collection
  • Scan barcodes for releases
  • Search for music releases
  • Sync with Discogs account
  • Organize collection and wantlist
  • View release details
Features
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Manage your entire physical media collection in one app! Music Catalog allows you to easily manage your collection by scanning barcodes or searching for releases - all in one place using your Discogs account. - Sign in with your Discogs account to manage your collection and wantlist - Find music by scanning a barcode or searching - Search for releases in your collection and wantlist - View details for releases - Add, update, and remove releases from your collection and wantlist - Manage folders Whether you are tracking a few favorites or a sprawling library of music, Music Catalog makes it simple to stay organized and in control.

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

Music Catalog4 screens
Muse Amp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Music Catalog at 5.0 against Muse Amp's 2.3. Muse Amp's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Music Catalog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Music Catalog versus Muse Amp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic CatalogMuse Amp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTravis Kessinger子衎 王

Customer experience

Music Catalog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Muse Amp

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

In-app purchases

None

Music Catalog

No in-app purchases

None

Muse Amp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Catalog free?
Music Catalog 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, Music Catalog or Muse Amp?
Music Catalog is rated higher. Music Catalog averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Muse Amp averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Music Catalog or Muse Amp have ads?
Neither Music Catalog nor Muse Amp shows ads.

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