Knips Music vs Vinylock

Knips is a clean, fast player for your own Navidrome music server. If you host your own library, Knips gives you a native iPhone player for it — no subscription catalog, no ads, just your music. REQUIRES YOUR OWN NAVIDROME SERVER Knips is a client, not a music service. You need a Navidrome (or OpenSubsonic) server you can reach from your phone. WHAT YOU GET - Browse your whole library by songs, artists, albums, and playlists - Fast search and flexible sorting (recents, title, artist, album) - Gapless background playback with full lock-screen and Control Center controls - Download songs, albums, artists, or whole playlists for offline listening - A calm, dark interface that stays out of the way EDIT YOUR LIBRARY, ON YOUR SERVER (OPTIONAL) Connect a File Browser instance and Knips can edit your music right on the server — create, rename, and delete playlists, and add or remove tracks from them — all from your phone. Your changes live on your server, not locked inside the app. FREE — AND STAYING THAT WAY Knips is completely free: no ads, no tracking, no paywall. If you find it useful, there's an optional link in Settings to support development and help cover the yearly App Store fee — but it's never required and unlocks nothing. PRIVACY Knips talks only to the servers you point it at. There's no account to create, no tracking, and no data sent to us.

Vinylock is a native music player for your own Navidrome server. If you self-host your music library with Navidrome, Vinylock gives you a fast, fully native way to browse and stream it on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — no ads, no subscriptions, no third-party cloud in between. Just your library, your rules. Your library, properly organized Browse by artist, album, song, genre, or playlist, with fast alphabetic scrubbing through large libraries. Mark favorites, build playlists, and pick up recently played or recently added albums right from Home. Take it offline Download albums and songs for offline listening — perfect for flights, commutes, or spotty connections. Original quality is always preserved for downloads, with adjustable streaming quality for WiFi and cellular separately. A real equalizer Vinylock includes a full parametric EQ — Bass Booster, Vocal Booster, Small Speakers, Loudness, and more — off by default, on when you want it. In App Purchase. Built for how you actually listen • Full CarPlay support for browsing and playback on the road • Background audio with lock screen and Control Center controls • Internet radio stations • Sleep timer, shuffle, repeat, and a persistent play queue • Animated cover art playback for albums with animated artwork Discover what's missing (optional) Connect a Lidarr instance to browse and request albums you don't have yet, right alongside your existing library. Make it yours Choose from a wide range of accent colors, each with a matching alternate app icon, and switch between light, dark, or system appearance. Vinylock is fully localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. Requirements Vinylock connects to a Navidrome server (or any Subsonic/OpenSubsonic-compatible server) that you or someone you trust runs. It does not include or provide any music itself.