Comparison

Jukebox vs Folder Looper

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

Head to head
About

Jukebox

Features
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Jukebox is a clean, no-nonsense player for the music you actually own. Point it at a folder on your iPhone, or at your own WebDAV / NAS or Jellyfin server, and Jukebox builds a fast local index of your artists, albums, and songs. No streaming subscription, no account, no ads — just your library, ready to play. WHY JUKEBOX • Play YOUR files. MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and more — straight from your own storage. • Bring your own server. Add a WebDAV source (Nextcloud, a NAS, a home server) or connect a Jellyfin server, and stream your whole collection, sorted automatically by artist and album. • Local files too. Add any folder from the Files app — On My iPhone, iCloud Drive, an external or SMB share — and it just works. • Find anything fast. Filter by artist, album, or genre and search your whole library as you type. • Shuffle your way. Shuffle everything, a single artist, or one album. • A player you'll enjoy. Full-screen now-playing artwork in portrait, a Winamp-style landscape view, a real-time spectrum and a 5-band equalizer. • Apple Watch. See what's playing and control it from your wrist — play/pause, skip and scrub. • Beautiful cover art. Embedded artwork is used first; missing art is looked up online and cached — in the list, the player, and on your lock screen. • Real controls. Lock-screen, Control Center and AirPlay playback with background audio so the music keeps going. • iPhone & iPad. A native layout for both. NOW IN 7 LANGUAGES Jukebox speaks English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese — switch the language any time in Settings. PRIVACY FIRST Jukebox doesn't collect any data about you. No account, no analytics. Your library stays on your device and your own server. The only network requests are to your WebDAV server (if you add one) and, optionally, to look up missing album art. FREE TO TRY Free playback runs for 1 hour a day — enough to genuinely enjoy it. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited playback forever. No subscription. Jukebox is for people who keep their own music and want a simple, private player to enjoy it.

About

Folder Looper

This audio player lets you play audio files directly from folders in your Files app. It offers continuous playback, shuffle mode, and background audio support, ideal for organized audio content like music collections or audiobooks.

Highlights
  • Play audio directly from Files app folders
  • Continuous playback of all files in a folder
  • Optional shuffle mode
  • Background audio support
  • Remembers selected folder
  • Simple playback controls
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Folder Looper is a focused audio player for people who keep their audio organized in folders. Choose a folder from the Files app and Folder Looper continuously plays the supported audio files inside, without requiring a music library, playlist setup, or account. It is built for musicians, worship teams, performers, teachers, language learners, audiobook listeners, and anyone who wants quick access to organized audio files in iCloud Drive or other Files locations. Version 2.0 adds a new Practice mode alongside the folder player. Move the current song into Practice, or choose a single audio file, then slow it down, speed it up, transpose it, repeat it, and view detected key and tempo details as a starting point for rehearsal. Folder Looper can also display embedded song artwork when available, show Now Playing information, support background playback, and let you browse or reshuffle the current play order at any time. Features: • Play audio files directly from folders in the Files app • Supports MP3, WAV, AAC, AIF, AIFF, CAF, and M4A formats • Continuous playback through all supported files in a folder • Optional shuffle mode • Browse the play order, jump to any song, and reshuffle anytime • Background audio and remote playback controls • Displays embedded song artwork when available • Shows current song, folder, playback time, song count, key, and tempo details • Remembers your selected folder between app launches • Smart filename sorting for numbered tracks • Works with iCloud Drive and other Files-accessible locations Practice Features: • Choose a single song for focused practice • Bring the current Player song into Practice • Detect key and tempo for supported audio files • Transpose from one key to another • Adjust playback speed from 50% to 150% • Repeat the practice song continuously • Reset detected values, key changes, and speed changes without removing the song Key and tempo detection are helpful estimates based on the audio signal. Results may vary depending on recording quality, arrangement, intros, outros, modulations, live recordings, and layered instruments. Folder Looper keeps the workflow simple: pick a folder, press play, or switch into Practice when it is time to work on one song more closely.

Screenshots

Jukebox4 screens
Folder Looper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folder Looper at none against Jukebox's 1. Jukebox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Jukebox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Folder Looper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jukebox ships an update every 3 days, Folder Looper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jukebox versus Folder Looper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJukeboxFolder Looper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton PopovJoseph Ratterman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jukebox

One-time1
  • Unlimited Playback$2.99
None

Folder Looper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jukebox free?
Jukebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folder Looper free?
Folder Looper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jukebox or Folder Looper have ads?
Neither Jukebox nor Folder Looper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jukebox or Folder Looper?
Jukebox ships an update every 3 days, and Folder Looper monthly. Most recently, Jukebox was updated on October 4, 2026 and Folder Looper on October 6, 2026.

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