Comparison

Kenopsia vs iOSamp

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

Head to head
About

Kenopsia

Consolidate all your music from various sources into a single, powerful player. Enjoy audiophile-grade playback with advanced EQ, gapless support, and smart library management. Access your music from local files, cloud storage, servers, and web streams.

Highlights
  • Play from local files, cloud, servers, and streams
  • Gapless playback with crossfade
  • 10-band parametric EQ with presets
  • Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields
  • Synced lyrics support
  • Tag editor and artwork auto-fetch
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
Features
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Kenopsia is a powerful music player that brings all your music together in one place, no matter where it's stored. PLAY FROM ANYWHERE • Local files on your device • Subsonic & Navidrome servers • NAS drives via DLNA/UPnP • iCloud Drive & Backblaze B2 • Apple Music library (via MusicKit) • Web radio streams (SHOUTcast, Icecast, HLS) • Wi-Fi Transfer: drag and drop files from your computer AUDIOPHILE PLAYBACK • Gapless playback with optional crossfade • 10-band parametric EQ with custom presets • ReplayGain / EBU R128 volume normalisation • Support for FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, and M4A YOUR LIBRARY • Browse by artist, album, genre, playlist or folder • Artwork grid or plain list view for artists and albums • Select multiple tracks to add to a playlist or the queue • Duplicate finder - spot songs stored twice and choose which copy to keep SMART FEATURES • Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields • Synced lyrics (LRC format via LRCLIB) • Tag editor for MP3, M4A, FLAC, and Ogg • Album artwork auto-fetch from MusicBrainz • Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling • Listening history and play counts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • CarPlay - browse albums, artists, genres, playlists and songs, with search and Shuffle All • Apple Watch companion for remote control • Home Screen widget with play/pause • AirPlay and Bluetooth output • Chromecast support • Lock screen and Control Centre integration PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no tracking, no ads • All data stored locally on your device • Credentials in the iOS Keychain only

About

iOSamp

A local music player for audiophiles and collectors, offering advanced playback features and extensive library management. It supports various audio formats and allows easy music import via Wi-Fi, Files app, USB, or direct download. No subscriptions, accounts, or ads are required.

Highlights
  • True gapless playback
  • 10-band EQ with saveable presets
  • ReplayGain normalization
  • Smart playlists
  • Tag editor
  • Wi-Fi transfer
  • WebDAV and Subsonic streaming
Features
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iOSamp is a local music player for collectors, audiophiles, and anyone who trusts their own taste over an algorithm. Your files on your device. No subscription necessary, no account creation needed, no ads, ever. Built by a guy who grew up on Hotline servers, oth.net, hoarding FLACs, and caring way too much about ID3 tags. Playback • True gapless playback • 10-band EQ with saveable presets • ReplayGain normalization, track or album level • Crossfade, A/B repeat, independent speed control • Waveform scrubber, pre-generated for every track • Real-time spectrum analyzer • Bookmarks and chapter support • Format, bitrate, and sample rate display • CarPlay, AirPlay, sleep timer • Synced lyrics Library • MP3, FLAC, AAC, ALAC, OGG, OPUS, WAV, AIFF, WMA, APE • Smart playlists built from rules: rating, play count, date added, genre, year, duration, and more • Build Session: shuffle any part of your library, keep or skip each track, save the keepers as a playlist • Collections: group whole albums, box sets, label catalogs, numbered series • Tag editor, duplicate detection, artist name normalization • Genre and artwork fetching via MusicBrainz and Discogs • Format and bitrate badges so you can tell FLAC from MP3 at a glance Getting music in • Wi-Fi transfer: start the built-in server and drag files in from any browser on your network • Files app and iCloud Drive imports, single files or whole folders • USB cable transfer from Finder or iTunes • Direct download from any audio URL Your servers • Stream from WebDAV shares • Full Subsonic API support: Navidrome, Airsonic, and friends • SMB shares through the Files app • Everything stays on-device; no analytics, no tracking

Screenshots

Kenopsia4 screens
iOSamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kenopsia at 5.0 against iOSamp's 4.0. Kenopsia also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). iOSamp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kenopsia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kenopsia ships an update every 2 months, iOSamp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Kenopsia versus iOSamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKenopsiaiOSamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWESTON ANDREW BLIEDENDAVID B RAST

Customer experience

Kenopsia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iOSamp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kenopsia

No in-app purchases

None

iOSamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kenopsia free?
Kenopsia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iOSamp free?
iOSamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kenopsia or iOSamp?
Kenopsia is rated higher. Kenopsia averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iOSamp averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kenopsia or iOSamp have ads?
Neither Kenopsia nor iOSamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kenopsia or iOSamp?
Kenopsia ships an update every 2 months, and iOSamp every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kenopsia was updated on October 8, 2026 and iOSamp on October 19, 2026.

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