Comparison

PMDA vs GoRun Player

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

Head to head
About

PMDA

Features
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PMDA (pronounced "pimda") is one music lover's take on building the music library of his dreams — and now yours. Point the app at your own self-hosted PMDA server and enjoy your entire collection, beautifully organized, anywhere you go. WHY PMDA Most music apps lock you into a subscription and their catalog, or leave your carefully-built library a mess of mismatched tags and missing covers. PMDA is different: 100% self-hosted, private, and it actually understands your music. WHAT YOU GET • Your whole library, everywhere — browse artists, albums, genres and labels, with rich, clickable artist pages. • Real listening — gapless playback, history, cross-user recommendations, synced lyrics and waveforms. • Lossless, your way — stream bit-perfect FLAC or save data with smart transcoding; download albums for offline, even on a plane. • Clean and yours — your files, your server, your rules. No cloud lock-in, no ads, no tracking, no AI. HOW IT WORKS PMDA mobile is a companion to the PMDA server (a free, self-hosted music library app you run on your own machine or NAS). Enter your server's address, sign in, and your library is in your pocket. Nothing is stored on our servers — the app talks only to the server you point it at. Built for people who are in love with music. Welcome.

About

GoRun Player

Listen to your local music library offline on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Organize songs into playlists, discover music by tempo, and transfer tracks to your watch for phone-free listening during workouts or travel.

Highlights
  • Offline music playback
  • Apple Watch music transfer
  • Tempo (BPM) analysis
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Import from Files and iCloud
  • Wi-Fi music import
Features
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GoRun Player is a lightweight offline music player for iPhone and Apple Watch. Import your own music, organize your library and playlists, explore your music by tempo, and use cadence beats to keep your rhythm while running or working out. Listen anywhere without an internet connection. Transfer your music to Apple Watch for offline listening without carrying your iPhone—perfect for workouts, travel, or everyday listening. IPHONE * Play your local music offline * Analyze the tempo (BPM) of your music * Play music by tempo, from relaxed to high-energy * Play cadence beats for running and workouts * Mix cadence beats with your music * Browse songs, artists, albums, and playlists * Create and manage playlists * Transfer music to Apple Watch wirelessly * Import music from the Files app and iCloud * Import music over Wi-Fi APPLE WATCH * Play music offline without your iPhone * Browse songs, artists, albums, playlists, and tempo * Play music by tempo, from relaxed to high-energy * Play cadence beats for running and workouts * Mix cadence beats with your music * Control playback with AirPods * Repeat and shuffle * Adjust volume with the Digital Crown TEMPO Discover your music by tempo. GoRun Player analyzes the BPM of your songs and groups them by tempo, making it easy to find music that matches your pace, mood, or workout intensity. CADENCE Find your rhythm with cadence beats on iPhone and Apple Watch. Set your target cadence and play the beat on its own, or mix it with your music to help maintain a steady rhythm while running or working out. MADE FOR MOVING * Running * Walking * Workouts * Cycling * Commuting * Travel * Everyday listening

Screenshots

PMDA4 screens
GoRun Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PMDA at none against GoRun Player's 1. PMDA also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GoRun Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PMDA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PMDA ships an update every 3 weeks, GoRun Player every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PMDA versus GoRun Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPMDAGoRun Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaphael Vael科 刘

In-app purchases

None

PMDA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GoRun Player

One-time1
  • GoRun Pro$2.99

Questions

Is PMDA free?
PMDA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoRun Player free?
GoRun Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PMDA or GoRun Player have ads?
Neither PMDA nor GoRun Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PMDA or GoRun Player?
PMDA ships an update every 3 weeks, and GoRun Player every 2 weeks. Most recently, PMDA was updated on October 31, 2026 and GoRun Player on October 31, 2026.

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