Comparison

Dodast vs uPlayerLocal

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

Head to head
About

Dodast

This app transforms multiple phones into a synchronized speaker system for offline music and video playback. It allows users to share audio and video experiences simultaneously across devices without needing a network connection, offering individual volume control for each participant.

Highlights
  • Synchronized playback across multiple phones
  • Offline music and video player
  • Wi-Fi or hotspot connectivity
  • Individual volume control
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Equalizer and sleep timer
  • Background playback and lock screen controls
Features
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Turn every phone in the room into one speaker. Dodast is an offline music player and video player for the files already on your device, and it syncs playback across phones so everyone hears the same song at the same instant. SYNC MUSIC ACROSS PHONES One phone hosts. Everyone else joins over the same Wi-Fi, or over the host's hotspot when there is no network around. From that moment every device plays as one: no echo, no drift, no lag you can hear. Stack phones into a fuller, louder speaker setup in seconds and fill a kitchen, a backyard, a tent or a car. No Bluetooth speaker needed. A REAL OFFLINE MUSIC PLAYER Dodast is a local music player you would use every day, sync or not. It scans the MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A and other audio and video files already on your phone, reads tags and album art, then stays out of your way. • Browse by songs, albums, artists and folders • Build playlists and reorder them freely • Fast search across your whole library • Equalizer to shape the sound the way you like • Sleep timer for the end of the night • Background playback and lock screen controls • Works with no internet connection at all THE MUSIC ALREADY ON YOUR IPHONE Dodast plays the music library already on your iPhone: the songs you bought and downloaded, tracks you imported from your Mac or PC, files saved in the Files app, and anything shared to Dodast from another app. Years of collecting, finally playing on every phone in the room at once. No more passing one earbud back and forth. Everyone listens on their own headphones, at the same instant. Music from a streaming subscription stays protected by its provider and cannot be played by any third-party app. WATCH TOGETHER, HEAR IT ON EVERY PHONE Put a video on one screen and let the whole room hear it in sync on their own headphones. One device carries the picture, every other phone carries the sound. Made for the moments a speaker would ruin: a show after the house is asleep, a film on a long flight, a room where everyone wants their own volume. EVERYONE KEEPS CONTROL Each guest sets their own volume from their own phone. If one device runs a hair ahead or behind, a simple slider brings it back in line. Nobody has to shout across the room. SHARE THE MUSIC, NOT YOUR FILES Nothing is uploaded and nothing is copied. Your library stays on your phone and the devices talk straight to each other on the local network. No account, no sign-up, no cloud. WHAT YOU NEED • Dodast installed on each iPhone or iPad • A shared Wi-Fi network, or one device acting as a hotspot • Your own music and video files Great for road trips, house parties, picnics, dorm rooms, hotel rooms, camping, study sessions and late night movie nights. Any moment worth hearing together. Line up the phones. Press play together. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

uPlayerLocal

Features
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uPlayer is a simple, fast local music player for your iPhone. It plays the music you already have on your device — no account, no cloud, no ads. Everything runs offline and stays on your iPhone. The interface is split into two areas: playback controls on top, and your song list below. Tap a song to start playing and keep your library one touch away. Key features Play your own music. Import MP3 and FLAC files with the + button in the top-right corner. Select multiple files at once — title, artist, and duration are read automatically. Full playback controls. Play or pause with the large green button, skip to the previous or next track, and scrub the progress bar to jump anywhere in a song. Shuffle for a change of pace, and cycle loop modes between off, single-song, and full-list. Manage your playlist your way. Use Edit/Manage to delete songs or drag to reorder them. Long-press any song to enter edit mode and drag to adjust its position. Swipe left on a song t delete it or rename its title and artist. Background playback. uPlayer keeps playing when you switch to another app or lock your screen. From the lock screen or Control Center you can play/pause, skip tracks, scrub progress, and toggle shuffle and loop — and the app stays perfectly in sync. Settings that remember. Shuffle, loop mode, and song order are saved automatically, so your listening setup is ready the moment you open the app.

Screenshots

Dodast4 screens
uPlayerLocal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uPlayerLocal at none against Dodast's 2. uPlayerLocal also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dodast's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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. Dodast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. uPlayerLocal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dodast ships an update fortnightly, uPlayerLocal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Dodast versus uPlayerLocal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDodastuPlayerLocal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMohammad Khakpaki晓锐 龚

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dodast

Subscriptions2
  • premium$0.997 Days
  • premium$9.991 Year
None

uPlayerLocal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dodast free?
Dodast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is uPlayerLocal free?
uPlayerLocal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dodast or uPlayerLocal have ads?
Dodast shows ads; uPlayerLocal does not.
Which is updated more often, Dodast or uPlayerLocal?
Dodast ships an update fortnightly, and uPlayerLocal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dodast was updated on September 30, 2026 and uPlayerLocal on October 8, 2026.

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