playBridge vs netRadio Player

playBridge is a clean, blazing-fast music player for listening to YOUR music: the audio files you keep on your iPhone or iPad, organized simply and without clutter. No mandatory subscriptions, no ads, no data collection. Just your music. YOUR LIBRARY • Browse by Albums, Artists and Songs • Create and manage your own playlists • Play or shuffle your whole library or a single playlist • Artwork, background playback, and controls from the Lock Screen and headphones • Supported formats: MP3, AAC/M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4B ON iPAD An interface designed for the big screen: a sidebar with every section and, next to it, your albums, artists, songs and playlists. Works in portrait and landscape. AUDIOBOOKS A dedicated section, kept separate from your music: adjustable playback speed (0.5×–1.5×), navigable chapters, and a sleep timer (including "until end of chapter" or a custom duration). Listening always resumes right where you left off. IN THE CAR WITH CARPLAY playBridge works with CarPlay using a large-button interface that's simple and safe to use while driving — audiobooks included. The Now Playing screen opens automatically for every track, and one tap adds or removes it from the "Auto PlayList" — handy for flagging songs on the fly without taking your eyes off the road. ADDING YOUR MUSIC Transfer your files from a Mac using Finder or the Files app, or with playBridge Loader, the free Mac companion app that manages your songs and playlists. playBridge Loader is a free download from daniele.ch (it is not on the Mac App Store). Transferred files show up instantly, with no import step. From a Windows PC, playBridge Loader isn't available, but you can still transfer tracks and audiobooks using iTunes (or the Apple Devices app) via "File Sharing", or without any computer at all: upload your files to a cloud service (iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Google Drive...) and move them into the playBridge folder from the Files app on your iPhone or iPad. APPLE MUSIC TOO (optional) If you have an Apple Music subscription, you can search and play the entire catalog right inside playBridge and collect tracks in a dedicated playlist — alongside your own files, but always kept separate. BUILT-IN GUIDE A built-in "Help" screen explains every less-obvious feature in a few lines — useful the first time, always there when you need it again. FREE AND RESPECTFUL playBridge is completely free, ad-free, and collects no personal data. If you'd like, you can support its development with a small optional in-app tip. Available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

Turn it on, listen, done. netRadio brings live radio from around the world, your favorite podcasts, your Apple Music playlists and audio dramas into one app – with a player that finally looks good. No account, no ads, no tracking. FOR YOU Your home screen: what's playing, where to continue listening, and all your favorites – stations, podcasts, episodes, playlists, audio dramas and series. You decide the order and which sections to show. RADIO FROM AROUND THE WORLD Tens of thousands of stations, filterable by country, genre and quality. For live streams you see which song is playing. One swipe switches between your favorites – the dial in the player feels like a good old radio. If a station goes down, netRadio finds a working stream on its own. ONE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING Stations, podcasts and audio dramas in one place, each with its own filters. Even before you type, you see top stations and charts. PODCASTS Charts, episode lists with progress, show notes, playback speed and downloads. When an episode ends, the next one starts – or playback stops, just as you like. LISTEN OFFLINE Download episodes and listen without a connection – perfect for trains, flights or dead zones. netRadio can clean up played downloads automatically. APPLE MUSIC & AUDIO DRAMAS Connect your Apple Music subscription and play your playlists right in netRadio. Find audio dramas in the Apple Music catalog – with chapters, series and resume at the right spot. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE iPhone, iPad and CarPlay. Widgets for the Home and Lock Screen, Control Center controls, Siri shortcuts and AirPlay to HomePod or Apple TV. COMFORT YOU NOTICE WHEN IT'S MISSING • Sleep timer, including end of episode • Podcast speed, 15 seconds back, 30 forward • Light and dark mode • Available in 12 languages PRIVACY THAT NEEDS NO PROMISE No account, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics SDKs. Your favorites and downloads are yours – we see none of it. Note: Apple Music requires your own Apple Music subscription. The feature is optional and off by default – netRadio works fully without it.