Kenopsia vs Flayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Flayer
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flayer at every 9 days against Kenopsia's every 2 months. Flayer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kenopsia ships an update every 2 months, Flayer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kenopsia | Flayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WESTON ANDREW BLIEDEN | Vitalii Belov |
In-app purchases
Kenopsia
No in-app purchases
Flayer
No in-app purchases









