Comparison

døPe vs MuseDial

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

Head to head
About

døPe

This app offers a retro music listening experience for personal MP3 libraries. It features a visual album carousel, lyrics display, and customizable nostalgic design. Users can also integrate their Apple Music subscription.

Highlights
  • Retro music player interface
  • Import personal MP3 files
  • Optional Apple Music connection
  • Visual album carousel
  • Lyrics display
  • Edit song metadata
  • Customizable nostalgic design
Features
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døPe is a retro music player for iPhone built for personal music libraries. Import your own MP3 files, optionally connect your own Apple Music subscription, browse albums with a visual carousel, view lyrics, edit song metadata and change the wheels’ design to a very well-known nostalgic one. Built for music and nostalgic fans.

About

MuseDial

Experience music with a unique, device-like interface featuring a tactile dial for browsing and playback. Enjoy immersive album art, multiple music sources, and detailed audio information.

Highlights
  • Tactile glass dial interface
  • Immersive Soul Screen
  • Play from Apple Music, local files, and stream URLs
  • Music recognition with Shazam
  • Expanded album artwork view
  • Detailed audio metadata
  • Per-track EQ for local audio
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MuseDial is a tactile music player for iPhone. It gives your music a focused, device-like interface built around a glass dial, an immersive Soul Screen, and a calm full-screen player. Turn the dial to browse. Tap into album art. Play from Apple Music, local audio, and direct stream URLs. Recognize music with Shazam. MuseDial is not a retro iPod simulator. It is a modern player interface designed for touch. KEY FEATURES Glass Dial A tactile dial interface for browsing and controlling playback. Soul Screen A focused now-playing screen built around artwork, track details, and a clean music-first layout. Expanded Album Art Open album artwork into a larger immersive view. Music Sources Play from Apple Music, local audio files, and direct audio or live stream URLs. Music Recognition Recognize music with Shazam and resolve matches where available. Audio Details View useful metadata such as artwork, title, artist, album, duration, codec, sample rate, bit depth, and source when available. Per-track EQ Use per-track EQ for supported local audio. EQ availability depends on the audio source. Metal Finishes Choose from multiple visual finishes, including Silver, Warm Graphite, Abyss Blue, Crimson, Glacier Teal, and Midnight. Local-first MuseDial does not require an account to play your music. Local audio is selected by you and stays on your device as part of normal app use. NOTES Apple Music features require Apple Music availability, permission, network access, account state, and subscription status where applicable. Recognition is powered by Shazam and depends on Apple-provided technology, microphone permission, network availability, and regional availability. Some features may vary depending on the audio source, file metadata, device, iOS version, service availability, and permissions.

Screenshots

døPe4 screens
MuseDial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: døPe at 5.0 against MuseDial's 4.0. døPe also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

døPe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

døPe ships an update every 2 days, MuseDial fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
døPe versus MuseDial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdøPeMuseDial
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBobby Tatum玉华 徐

In-app purchases

None

døPe

No in-app purchases

None

MuseDial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is døPe free?
døPe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MuseDial free?
MuseDial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, døPe or MuseDial?
døPe is rated higher. døPe averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MuseDial averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do døPe or MuseDial have ads?
Neither døPe nor MuseDial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, døPe or MuseDial?
døPe ships an update every 2 days, and MuseDial fortnightly. Most recently, døPe was updated on November 10, 2026 and MuseDial on October 31, 2026.

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