Comparison

klikWheel vs ClickTune Player

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

Head to head
About

klikWheel

A music player that recreates the tactile experience of a classic scroll wheel. Navigate your local files or Apple Music library with intuitive gestures and haptic feedback. Enjoy a unique, ad-free listening experience with customizable visuals and offline playback.

Highlights
  • Scroll-wheel navigation with haptic clicks
  • Import local music files (MP3, FLAC)
  • Apple Music integration
  • Offline playback
  • Customizable backdrops and themes
  • Queue management and editing
  • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
Features
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klikWheel is a music player you actually touch. Spin the wheel to scroll, press to play, and get through your library without looking at a grid of tiles. Play your own files or pull from Apple Music—through the same click-wheel either way, on iPhone and iPad. FEATURES • Scroll-wheel navigation with haptic clicks • Import your own library (MP3, FLAC, and more)—plays fully offline • Apple Music—search, browse by artist and album, explore playlists, play full tracks with your subscription • iPad—fullscreen, windowed, split • Backdrops—floating notes, a Metal aurora, or bokeh that react to what's playing • Hide Explicit—filters your local library and Apple Music at once, center-press to toggle • Sort albums A–Z or newest-first • Drag to scrub on the Now Playing screen • Block artists from your queue • Edit your Up Next queue—drag to reorder, swipe to remove • Local playlists—multi-select and search to build them fast • 12 collectible themes, 3 unlockable Pro themes • Extras: Brick, Snake, a Fidget toy, and a Clock • Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support No klikWheel account. No tracking. No ads. Just your music and a wheel. klikWheel is an original, unofficial tribute to the dedicated scroll-wheel music players of the 2000s. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Apple Inc.

About

ClickTune Player

Features
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ClickTune is a classic music player that lives inside your iPhone and iPad. It brings back the tactile joy of the classic portable player: slide your finger around the circular wheel to move through menus, feel a crisp tick at every step, and watch your albums take over the display above. 【TouchWheel】 • Slide clockwise or counterclockwise to move the selection — precise when slow, blazing when fast • Center button to select, top to go back, sides to skip, bottom to play/pause • Hold Previous / Next to rewind or fast-forward • Five haptic profiles (Classic, Soft, Mechanical, Glass, Silent) and four original click sounds 【Local Music】 • Import MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and FLAC from Files • Automatic metadata and embedded artwork reading • Duplicate detection by file hash and metadata; cancellable import with progress • Fully offline — no network required, ever 【Lyrics】 • Embedded lyrics and matching .lrc files, line-by-line sync highlight • Tap any line to seek there; spin the wheel to browse 【Library】 • Artists, Albums, Songs, Genres, Playlists and Favorites • Album grid or list views with fast letter navigation • Up Next queue: reorder, play next, save as playlist • Instant local search with recent search memory 【Album Flow】 • Browse your collection in 3D with perspective, depth and reflection 【Now Playing】 • Album art, a dynamic wave progress line, and four wheel control layers: volume, seek, album flow and favorite • Background playback, lock screen and Control Center controls, wired and Bluetooth headphones, AirPlay • Auto-resume after interruptions, optional pause when headphones disconnect 【iPad】 • Full portrait player; landscape Studio Mode with library sidebar, display and wheel 【Seven Original Themes】 • Free: Graphite and Snow • Pro: Titanium, Midnight, Mono, Aurora, Warm LCD • Light and dark mode aware, with contrast-compliant palettes 【ClickTune Pro — one-time】 • All premium themes • 10-band equalizer and crossfade • Advanced sleep timer (end of song / album) • Listening stats and metadata editing • One-time purchase. No subscription, forever yours. 【Privacy】 No account. No server. Your music files and listening history never leave your device. Your music deserves a little ceremony.

Screenshots

klikWheel4 screens
ClickTune Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: klikWheel at none against ClickTune Player's 1. On price, ads, 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. ClickTune Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. klikWheel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
klikWheel versus ClickTune Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterklikWheelClickTune Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua Stonerlecoo

In-app purchases

None

klikWheel

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ClickTune Player

One-time1
  • ClickTune Pro$0.99

Questions

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

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