Comparison

Music Garden vs MOJO Player

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

Head to head
About

Music Garden

This app plays your owned music files, including high-resolution audio, from local storage, cloud drives, or NAS. It offers advanced playback features and extensive customization without subscriptions or tracking.

Highlights
  • Plays owned music files (MP3, FLAC, hi-res)
  • Imports from cloud drives and NAS
  • True gapless playback
  • Customizable metadata editing
  • Supports Apple Watch and CarPlay
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
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Music Garden, the player for the music you actually own. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Every feature is unlocked, for free. Music Garden plays your personal music library the way a great player should — beautifully, everywhere, and entirely on your terms. Bring your collection in from wherever it lives and enjoy it across iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, and Apple Watch. Bring your music from anywhere • Play files stored right on your device • Stream straight from your Synology NAS • Upload tracks from any browser over Wi-Fi — no cable, no desktop app Sound the way it was recorded • Full lossless FLAC support, plus all the everyday formats • Gapless, continuous playback that keeps the album flowing A player that's a pleasure to use • A gorgeous, redesigned album view • Time-synced lyrics that follow along as you listen • Listening stats that show what you actually play • Six color themes and matching app icons to make it yours With you everywhere • CarPlay for the road • A dedicated Apple Watch app with complications for quick control from your wrist • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus a Live Activity for what's playing now • AirPlay to send your music to any speaker in the house Yours, privately Your library stays your business. Music Garden doesn't track you, doesn't show ads, and doesn't ask for a monthly fee. It's built by one indie developer who believes the music you own deserves a first-class home. Stop renting. Start owning.

About

MOJO Player

Features
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MOJO — Your Music, Your Way: MOJO is a free, ad-free music player built around the things that matter: a clean library, great sound, and your music looking as good as it sounds. Import your music: Bring your music collection into MOJO and keep it organized by artist, album, and playlist. Everything lives on your device — no account needed, no cloud required. Custom Equalizer: Take full control of your listening experience with a built-in equalizer. Adjust individual frequency bands or choose from presets to dial in the perfect sound for any genre or headphone. Cover Art: MOJO automatically fetches and embeds cover art for your tracks so your library always looks great. Browse your collection through a visual grid that puts your music front and center. A player that gets out of the way: Background playback, lock screen controls, lyrics display, and a distraction-free interface — MOJO is designed to let you focus on the music. Features: • Import and organize your music library • Built-in equalizer with adjustable bands and presets • Automatic cover art embedding • Visual grid library by artist, album, and playlist • Background playback and lock screen controls • Lyrics display • 100% ad-free

Screenshots

Music Garden4 screens
MOJO Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

Music Garden and MOJO Player are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Garden ships an update every 11 days, MOJO Player every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Music Garden versus MOJO Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic GardenMOJO Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames KozlowskiVitor Venturin Rotiv

In-app purchases

None

Music Garden

No in-app purchases

None

MOJO Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Garden free?
Music Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MOJO Player free?
MOJO Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Garden or MOJO Player have ads?
Neither Music Garden nor MOJO Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Garden or MOJO Player?
Music Garden ships an update every 11 days, and MOJO Player every 10 days. Most recently, Music Garden was updated on October 31, 2026 and MOJO Player on November 10, 2026.

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