Comparison

OneListen vs MusixBarn Player

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

Head to head
About

OneListen

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OneListen brings together online radio stations and your personal local music library in one seamless listening experience. Discover over 50,000 radio stations from around the world, explore music by genre and country, or play your own audio files with a beautiful retro-inspired player designed for everyday listening. Features: • 50,000+ online radio stations • Local music playback: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC and more. • Unified listening experience • Beautiful themes and backgrounds • CarPlay support • Live song metadata • YouTube song search • Sleep timer, EQ • Favorites and custom lists • Clean and distraction-free design Whether you’re streaming live radio, rediscovering your own music collection, or relaxing late at night with ambient stations, OneListen keeps everything in one place — simple, elegant and focused on listening.

About

MusixBarn Player

Enjoy your downloaded music with a clean, simple interface. This application allows you to play all your MP3 files and browse them by artist or album without any logins, ads, or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Play downloaded MP3 files
  • Browse by Artist
  • Browse by Album
  • Clean interface
  • No account required
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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MusixBarn is the last MP3 player you'll ever need. No logins. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. Just your music, playing beautifully. Simply the way music should be. What you get: • Play all your downloaded MP3 files • Browse by Artist or Album • Clean, simple interface • No account required — ever No ads. No gimmicks. No strings attached.

Screenshots

OneListen4 screens
MusixBarn Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MusixBarn Player at none against OneListen's 1. MusixBarn Player also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. OneListen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MusixBarn Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneListen ships an update every 6 weeks, MusixBarn Player every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OneListen versus MusixBarn Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneListenMusixBarn Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDragos PoraMitch Stephen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OneListen

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

MusixBarn Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OneListen free?
OneListen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MusixBarn Player free?
MusixBarn Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OneListen or MusixBarn Player have ads?
OneListen shows ads; MusixBarn Player does not.
Which is updated more often, OneListen or MusixBarn Player?
OneListen ships an update every 6 weeks, and MusixBarn Player every 2 months. Most recently, OneListen was updated on October 31, 2026 and MusixBarn Player on October 31, 2026.

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