Comparison

Armpit vs SkipLess

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

Head to head
About

Armpit

This music player connects to your personal Navidrome server, allowing you to stream your entire music library in original quality. Enjoy features like gapless playback, a 10-band equalizer, and offline listening across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Connects to Navidrome server
  • Original-quality streaming (FLAC)
  • True gapless playback
  • 10-band equalizer
  • Offline listening
  • Cross-device sync
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch support
Features
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A regular music player, i'm telling-you. Your music, your rules. Armpit is a fast, native music player for your own server. Connect to Navidrome server and take your entire library everywhere. PLAYBACK THAT RESPECTS YOUR FILES • Original-quality streaming — FLAC and other lossless formats decode natively, no forced transcoding • True gapless playback • 10-band equalizer with presets • ReplayGain volume normalization • Signal path view — see exactly what happens to your audio from source to output • Synced and static lyrics • Per-network streaming quality (Wi-Fi / cellular), from original quality down to 128k YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Albums, artists, songs, genres, favorites, playlists • Real smart playlists on Navidrome — rules are evaluated live on your server • Podcasts with cross-device resume — pause on the TV, continue on your phone • Internet radio stations - if enabled in navidrome • Downloads for offline listening • Discover screen with fresh releases, most played, and personal mixes • Listening stats EVERYWHERE YOU LISTEN • iPhone and iPad, with a full desktop app for Mac • Apple TV — full browsing, playback, and a Top Shelf preview of your library right on the home screen • Apple Watch — standalone streaming and downloads • CarPlay • Siri and Shortcuts support SEAMLESS ACROSS DEVICES • Sign in once — iCloud securely syncs your server connection to every device, including Apple TV • Settings, theme, accent color, and search history follow you everywhere • Scrobbling to your server (and Last.fm through it) MADE TO BE LOOKED AT • A flat, instrument-inspired design: hairlines, mono type, one accent color • Light and dark themes, eight accent colors, matching app icons • Available in English, Spanish, German, and French Armpit requires your own Navidrome music server. It streams your personal library — no music is included, and no account with us is needed. Armpit is an independent project by Pierre Ugaz, not affiliated with Navidrome.

About

SkipLess

Features
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Turn your personal listening history clear decisions – directly on your iPhone or iPad. SkipLess imports supported ZIP and JSON exports, aggregates listening events into a local track library, and shows only statistics that truly exist in your data. No account. No ads. No upload of your listening history. YOUR LISTENING HISTORY AT A GLANCE See plays, longer plays, total listening time, skips, and the last played date. Older entries without a track ID are carefully merged using title, artist, and album metadata. Missing values are never invented. DECIDE WITH A SWIPE • Swipe right: keep • Swipe left: add to your local selection list • Swipe down: review later • Shake: undo your latest decisiont FILTERS THAT HELP Find rarely played, often skipped, or dormant tracks. You choose the perspective; SkipLess never changes a music library on its own. SHARE YOUR SELECTION AS CSV Share your local selection list as UTF-8 CSV with track, artist, album, plays, longer plays, listening time, skips, last played date, and decision. TRY IT INSTANTLY 250 fictional demo songs with original artwork and clearly marked demo statistics let you explore the complete flow without selecting a file. PRIVATE AND AD-FREE Import, analysis, decisions, and the selection list stay on your device. SkipLess contains no advertising, tracking, streaming login, or feature that modifies an external library. Optional one-time In-App Purchases support development but unlock no feature. The optional service waitlist is independent of every app feature and stores an email address only after double opt-in.s

Screenshots

Armpit4 screens
SkipLess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Armpit at none against SkipLess's 3. Armpit also leads on device support (5 vs 2). SkipLess's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. SkipLess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Armpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Armpit versus SkipLess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArmpitSkipLess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre UgazAlexander Gette

In-app purchases

None

Armpit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SkipLess

One-time3
  • Small support$0.99
  • Development coffee$2.99
  • SkipLess Booster$4.99

Questions

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

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