Comparison

Plus Media Player vs Dubplate Player

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

Head to head
About

Plus Media Player

This app allows you to play and edit local audio and video files, create custom ringtones, and manage your music library. It offers advanced editing tools, customizable themes, and seamless integration with Apple Music.

Highlights
  • Music editor and ringtone maker
  • Trim, speed change, fade, and EQ audio
  • Customizable themes and colors
  • Plays local MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC
  • Syncs with Apple Music and iTunes purchases
  • Playlist and favorites management
  • Full-screen player with lyrics and A-B repeat
Features
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+media is a clean, fast player for the music and video you actually own — now with a full music editor built in, so any song in your library can become a custom ringtone, text tone, or just a perfectly trimmed clip. Drop MP3s and MP4s into iCloud Drive (or any folder on your iPhone), point +media at it, and your library is ready. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. MUSIC EDITOR & RINGTONE MAKER (NEW) • Trim any song with IN/OUT handles on the waveform — pinch to zoom for sample-precise edits, drag to scrub • Change speed without changing the pitch (0.5× to 2×) • Fade in, fade out, and adjust the level • Quick-trim presets for 30s text tones and 40s ringtones • 3-band EQ — low, mid, and high rotary knobs • Reverb with five room presets: Room, Hall, Plate, Chamber, Cathedral • Peak Normalize: one-tap loudness boost to just under 0 dBFS • Loop your edit 2× or 3× to extend a short clip • Stereo VU meter, live peak dB readout, and a clip LED so you see exactly what's coming out • A/B compare and full effects bypass for instant before/after • Export as M4A back to your library, or as M4R and send to GarageBand to install as a ringtone or text tone MAKE IT YOURS • Customize every color — background, text, accent, and buttons — in Settings • Your theme syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud • Titles stay readable on any background you choose LOCAL FIRST • Plays MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC — anything iOS can decode • Reads ID3, iTunes, and common metadata tags for artist, album, and artwork • Auto-groups your library by album • Sort by title, artist, album, or date added • Edit track and album tags — title, artist, album, artwork — right on your files IMPORT & SYNC • Open in +media: send audio and video straight from Files, AirDrop, or any share sheet • Sync over Wi-Fi with the +downloads desktop app • Import and export M3U playlists APPLE MUSIC, TOO • Connect Apple Music and your iTunes-purchased songs appear alongside your local files • One unified queue across local and Apple Music • An Apple Music subscription is not required to play songs you already own PLAYLISTS AND FAVORITES • Build playlists from your unified library • Heart any track to add it to Favorites • Playlists and Favorites sync across your iPhone and iPad via iCloud NOW PLAYING DONE RIGHT • Full-screen player with album artwork and scrubber • A-B Repeat: loop any section of a track • Time-synced lyrics • Lock-screen, Control Center, and CarPlay support • AirPlay 2 to any compatible speaker, Apple TV, or HomePod • Sleep timer with countdown or end-of-track modes • Reorderable Up Next queue SHARE • Turn a moment from a track into an animated video clip with a waveform • Share a track card or clip straight to Instagram Stories VIDEO TOO • Drop MP4s next to your music files • Tap to watch in a clean full-screen player MADE FOR PRIVACY • No analytics SDKs, no ad networks, no third-party servers • Crash and performance reports stay on your device — nothing is uploaded • Privacy Policy link in Settings REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17 or later • Optional: Apple Music subscription for streaming, iCloud Drive for syncing files between devices Built by one person who believes you should own your music.

About

Dubplate Player

Features
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The world hasn't heard it yet. You have. Dubplate turns a private folder in your cloud storage into a proper album library. Connect Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, or a Nextcloud server of your own, pick a folder, and it becomes an album you can play: artwork, tracklist, gapless-feel playback, lock-screen controls, and offline listening. It is built for the music that isn't on streaming. Unreleased albums and rough mixes. Pre-release folders someone shared with you. Bandcamp buys, live rips, out-of-print records, the bootlegs in the vault. HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect your cloud. Sign in to Dropbox, OneDrive or your own Nextcloud. Dubplate asks for read-only access: it can see and stream your files, never change them. 2. Pick a folder. Your own, or one shared with you. Dubplate reads the tags, or the filenames when there are none, and builds a clean album with artwork and tracklist. 3. Press play. Stream straight from your cloud, or sync an album to your device and listen offline. FEATURES - Albums built from folders, with embedded artwork and real track durations - Folders shared with you, not only your own - Offline sync: download an album and play it in airplane mode - Background audio and lock-screen controls - Playlists across albums, and per-track title and artist corrections - Lyrics and liner notes picked up from files beside your music - Search across your whole library - Light and dark, in English and Norwegian PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION There is no Dubplate server. The app talks straight from your device to the service you connected, and to nothing else. Your sign-in, your file names, your folder structure and your audio never reach a server we run, and your library is stored only on your device. Dubplate is read-only. It never uploads, renames, moves or deletes anything in your storage, and it never asks a service for permission to. PRICING One album free, with every feature. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited albums. No subscription and no ads. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. WHAT YOU NEED An account with Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive, or a Nextcloud server, with music files already in it. Dubplate is a player for storage you already have: it does not sell, provide or find music for you. Two notes on OneDrive, so nothing is a surprise. OneDrive gives apps no way to list the folders other people have shared with you, so add the folder to your own OneDrive with "Add shortcut to My files", or paste its link into the app. And OneDrive support is built for personal Microsoft accounts; a work or school account may need approval from whoever administers it. Dropbox is a trademark of Dropbox, Inc. Microsoft and OneDrive are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Nextcloud is a trademark of Nextcloud GmbH. Dubplate is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.

Screenshots

Plus Media Player3 screens
Dubplate Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plus Media Player at none against Dubplate Player's 1. Plus Media Player also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dubplate Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plus Media Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plus Media Player ships an update every 5 days, Dubplate Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plus Media Player versus Dubplate Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlus Media PlayerDubplate Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua HarringtonErik Buene

In-app purchases

None

Plus Media Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dubplate Player

One-time1
  • Dubplate Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Plus Media Player free?
Plus Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dubplate Player free?
Dubplate Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plus Media Player or Dubplate Player have ads?
Neither Plus Media Player nor Dubplate Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plus Media Player or Dubplate Player?
Plus Media Player ships an update every 5 days, and Dubplate Player monthly. Most recently, Plus Media Player was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dubplate Player on November 6, 2026.

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