Lyris vs TuneFalls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Lyris
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Your self-hosted music, beautifully played. Navidrome, Subsonic and Jellyfin in a fast native player. Free for 7 days, then one purchase unlocks it for good. YOUR LIBRARY, AT HOME ON YOUR iPHONE β’ Browse artists, albums, tracks, genres and playlists β’ Instant search across your whole collection β’ Favourites, ratings and smart playlists β’ Multi-disc albums, release dates, artist pages with your albums and similar artists in your library β’ Choose which music folders or libraries to show A PLAYER THAT FEELS RIGHT β’ Gapless-feeling queue with shuffle, repeat and a queue you can reorder β’ Synced lyrics when your server provides them β’ Equalizer and ReplayGain volume levelling β’ Lock screen, Control Center, AirPlay and CarPlay β’ Keeps playing smoothly on weak or changing networks OFFLINE AND ON THE GO β’ Download albums and playlists to listen without a connection β’ Stream in original quality, or transcode to MP3, AAC or Opus at the bitrate you choose β separately for Wi-Fi and cellular β’ Instant seeking, even in transcoded tracks DISCOVER MUSIC β’ Recommendations based on what you actually listen to, powered by the open MusicBrainz and ListenBrainz databases β’ Optional ListenBrainz scrobbling with your own token β’ Optional Lidarr integration: manage your lidarr server directly from your music player app PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ No analytics, no ads, no backend: Lyris talks to your servers and to open music databases, never to us β’ Your credentials stay in the iOS Keychain; Lyris stores a token, never your password β’ Works with servers on your local network, over a VPN such as Tailscale, or behind Cloudflare Access with custom headers β’ Certificates are always validated by iOS REQUIREMENTS Lyris needs a music server you run or have access to: Navidrome (recommended), another Subsonic/OpenSubsonic-compatible server, or Jellyfin. Lyris does not include or sell any music.
TuneFalls
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TuneFalls turns your Plex music library into a radio that learns what you love. Point it at your Plex server and it builds a dial of stations from your library's own tags β genres, moods, decades and activities β each one a crate of records ready to play. Thumb tracks up or down and every station tunes itself to your taste. β’ Stations built from YOUR library β no subscription catalogue, no gaps β’ The mood pad: drag between melancholy and uplifting, calm and intense, and tune a station to the moment β’ Energy arcs that wind a session down or warm it up over the hour β’ Lossless playback β FLAC and ALAC stream untouched from your own server β’ Radio that learns: thumbs teach each station what belongs β’ Your plays and stats, kept on your device β’ Background audio with full lock-screen controls TuneFalls needs a Plex Media Server with a music library. Sign in with Plex, pick your server, press play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TuneFalls at none against Lyris's 2. TuneFalls also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lyris sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TuneFalls asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lyris | TuneFalls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emile Vignoli | Quick Lateral |
In-app purchases
Lyris
- 7-day TrialFree
- Lyris Unlock$12.99
TuneFalls
No in-app purchases





