Comparison

Semitone vs Embeat

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

Head to head
About

Semitone

Features
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Semitone Music β€” Let Music Belong to You Again Streaming services have made discovering music easier, but many people have gradually forgotten the joy of collecting it. Semitone Music is a music player dedicated to local music. Save your favorite songs on your phone β€” no network required, no recommendation algorithms, and no switching between different apps. Just open the player and listen to what you truly want to hear. It supports a wide range of common audio formats including MP3, FLAC, APE, WAV, AAC, and OGG. Whether it's everyday tracks or lossless music, it plays them all smoothly. You can also connect to cloud drives and NAS devices to access your personal music library anytime, keeping your collection within reach. Free Features β€’ Local Music Playback: Import files and manage your entire collection in one place. β€’ Multi-Format Support: Compatible with MP3, FLAC, APE, WAV, AAC, OGG, and more. β€’ Cloud Drive / NAS Playback: Stream your personal library without re-importing. β€’ Playlist Management: Freely organize your own playlists. Premium Features β€’ Mood Radio: Plays music suited to your current mood and state. β€’ Music Alarm: Start your day with your favorite songs. β€’ Timed Shutdown: Fall asleep to music without it playing all night. β€’ Custom Themes: Pixel, cyber, and more interface styles to match your taste. Semitone Music doesn’t try to guess what you like. It won’t interrupt you with charts or algorithms. It simply stores and plays your music β€” every song is your own choice. If you still collect and cherish music, Semitone Music is the player made for you. Collect the music you love. Listen to the life you live.

About

Embeat

Features
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Embeat is the native music player for your Emby or Jellyfin server. Enjoy your library just the way you organized it: artists, albums, tracks, genres and playlists, with cover art and metadata. β€’ Gapless, lossless playback for FLAC and ALAC. β€’ CarPlay. Browse and play your library from the car screen: recent, new, favorites and playlists, with cover art, the queue, and shuffle and repeat. Plus a tab with your downloads, which plays even when the server is out of reach. β€’ Radio mode. When the queue runs out, Embeat keeps going on its own with music that fits what you were listening to. β€’ Sleep timer. Tell it to stop in 15, 20, 30, 45 or 60 minutes and fall asleep to it: the countdown stays on screen. β€’ Embeat Connect streams music to DLNA/UPnP devices on your local network, Sonos speakers included β€” gapless there too. β€’ Download tracks, albums and playlists to listen offline, on your phone and in the car. β€’ Choose a quality cap for mobile data and keep the original on Wi-Fi β€” gapless either way. β€’ Multiple Emby and Jellyfin servers, with quick switching between them. β€’ Global search, favorites that update themselves when you star something elsewhere, an editable queue, background playback and lock screen controls. β€’ Ask Siri to play your music on Embeat. Sonos only accepts audio up to 48 kHz. If your library is hi-res, Embeat adapts it on the way there, keeping it lossless. Embeat connects directly to your server. It collects no data and shows no ads. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Emby, Jellyfin or Sonos. Embeat Annual β€” auto-renewable subscription. Length: 1 year. Price: €9.99 / year, with a 1-month free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price and for the same duration unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. If you buy the subscription during a free trial, any unused portion of the trial is forfeited. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.embeat.media/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.embeat.media/privacy

Screenshots

Semitone4 screens
Embeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Embeat at every 3 days against Semitone's fortnightly. Semitone's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Semitone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Embeat sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Semitone ships an update fortnightly, Embeat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Semitone versus Embeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSemitoneEmbeat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better18.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size87 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperεΉΏθ₯ΏζΊη¨‹εΊη§‘ζŠ€ζœ‰ι™ε…¬εΈJoan Pallas Ribes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Semitone

One-time1
  • ζ°ΈδΉ…δΌšε‘˜$9.99
1 purchases

Embeat

Subscriptions1
  • Embeat anual1 Month trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Semitone free?
Semitone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Embeat free?
Embeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Semitone or Embeat have ads?
Neither Semitone nor Embeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Semitone or Embeat?
Semitone ships an update fortnightly, and Embeat every 3 days. Most recently, Semitone was updated on October 27, 2026 and Embeat on October 25, 2026.

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