Comparison

ArchiPlay vs FloatMusic

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

Head to head
About

ArchiPlay

Features
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ArchiPlay is a calm, elegant audio player for exploring public‑domain music and vintage recordings from the Internet Archive. No ads. No accounts. Just timeless audio, beautifully presented. Discover millions of tracks, albums, classic audio, old radio shows, live performances, historical speeches, and rare recordings—all openly accessible on archive.org and brought to life through a smooth, native iOS experience. • A simple, focused listening experience Stream public‑domain audio with a clean interface designed for clarity and ease. • Explore the Internet Archive Search collections, genres, and recordings from one of the world’s largest open libraries. • Save your favorites Keep the recordings you love just a tap away. • Sleep timer Perfect for late‑night listening. • Fast and lightweight Instant playback, responsive controls, and a distraction‑free design. • Privacy‑first No login. No ads. Nothing personal is collected or shared.

About

FloatMusic

Features
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Your music, in your pocket. No subscription to someone else's catalogue. You already own music. Files you bought, albums you ripped, concerts and DJ sets that are on no streaming service at all. FloatMusic gives them a home: upload them once, download what you want onto your iPhone, and listen anywhere, with or without a signal. Start with a sample track, then add your own. Upload straight from your iPhone, or drag and drop a whole folder through the web panel on your computer. What you get: • Your own cloud library, private to your account • Offline downloads for the car, the plane, or anywhere without signal • CarPlay, with your library, playlists and favourites on the car screen • Cover art, titles and artists read straight from your files • Playlists, so tracks that belong together stay together • Favourites, one tap from the player or from the car • Lock screen, Dynamic Island and background playback • Repeat one track or the whole list, shuffle when you feel like it • Sign in with Apple, with no email to confirm and no password to invent • Calm black and white, in light and dark mode Your files stay yours. Nothing is shared with anyone, nothing is analysed, and you can delete any track, or your whole account with everything in it, straight from the app. Need more room? FloatMusic Plus raises your storage limit, so a bigger collection fits. Supported formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and other formats iOS can play. Made by someone who got tired of paying every month for music he already owned. If you enjoy the app, please leave a rating or review. For an independent developer it really means a lot. Thank you! The sample track is "I Am the Real" by MonoCulture, used under a Creative Commons BY licence. Privacy Policy: https://floatmusic.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://floatmusic.app/terms.html

Screenshots

ArchiPlay4 screens
FloatMusic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArchiPlay at none against FloatMusic's 2. ArchiPlay also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. FloatMusic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ArchiPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ArchiPlay versus FloatMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchiPlayFloatMusic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuresh Babu DhanarajSebastian Brzezinski

In-app purchases

None

ArchiPlay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FloatMusic

Subscriptions2
  • Lite$0.991 Month
  • Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is ArchiPlay free?
ArchiPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FloatMusic free?
FloatMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArchiPlay or FloatMusic have ads?
Neither ArchiPlay nor FloatMusic shows ads.

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