Comparison

Music Garden vs Flayer

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

Flayer

Features
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Flayer is your offline audio player. It plays folders. Supported audio formats: aac, flac, m4a, mp3, wav. Steps 1. Add your audio files to the Flayer folder by AirDrop 2. Tap the Play button No ads.

Screenshots

Music Garden4 screens
Flayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flayer at 15.0 against Music Garden's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Garden ships an update every 11 days, Flayer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Music Garden versus Flayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic GardenFlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames KozlowskiVitalii Belov

In-app purchases

None

Music Garden

No in-app purchases

None

Flayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Garden free?
Music Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flayer free?
Flayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Garden or Flayer have ads?
Neither Music Garden nor Flayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Garden or Flayer?
Music Garden ships an update every 11 days, and Flayer every 9 days. Most recently, Music Garden was updated on October 31, 2026 and Flayer on October 29, 2026.

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