Comparison

Drift vs ClickTune Player

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

Head to head
About

Drift

This app transforms your music library into a dynamic, animated wall of album artwork. Explore your music and discover new releases with a visually engaging interface that responds to your touch and device orientation.

Highlights
  • Animated album artwork walls
  • Horizontal shelf browsing
  • Library, artist, and album navigation
  • Personalized music discovery
  • Adjustable animation speed
  • Mini-player with controls
Features
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Your music, in motion. Drift is a visual player for Apple Music that transforms your library and music discovery into an animated wall of album artwork. Tap a cover to play, watch rows drift in alternating directions, or rotate your iPhone to browse a tactile horizontal shelf. EXPLORE YOUR LIBRARY Move between playlists, artists, and albums, then choose the collection you want without leaving the wall. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Browse personalized picks, new releases, and song charts from the Apple Music catalog. A PLAYER BUILT AROUND COVER ART • Seamless animated cover walls • Smooth landscape shelf with natural momentum • Original-order and shuffle playback • Focused or always-visible song titles • Adjustable wall speed • Mini-player with play, pause, previous, next, and swipe-to-skip controls • Local artwork and metadata caching for faster return visits Drift requires Apple Music authorization and an active Apple Music subscription for library access, catalog discovery, artwork, and full-song playback. Content availability may vary by country or region. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oaky.ltd/drift/privacy/

About

ClickTune Player

Features
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ClickTune is a classic music player that lives inside your iPhone and iPad. It brings back the tactile joy of the classic portable player: slide your finger around the circular wheel to move through menus, feel a crisp tick at every step, and watch your albums take over the display above. 【TouchWheel】 • Slide clockwise or counterclockwise to move the selection — precise when slow, blazing when fast • Center button to select, top to go back, sides to skip, bottom to play/pause • Hold Previous / Next to rewind or fast-forward • Five haptic profiles (Classic, Soft, Mechanical, Glass, Silent) and four original click sounds 【Local Music】 • Import MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and FLAC from Files • Automatic metadata and embedded artwork reading • Duplicate detection by file hash and metadata; cancellable import with progress • Fully offline — no network required, ever 【Lyrics】 • Embedded lyrics and matching .lrc files, line-by-line sync highlight • Tap any line to seek there; spin the wheel to browse 【Library】 • Artists, Albums, Songs, Genres, Playlists and Favorites • Album grid or list views with fast letter navigation • Up Next queue: reorder, play next, save as playlist • Instant local search with recent search memory 【Album Flow】 • Browse your collection in 3D with perspective, depth and reflection 【Now Playing】 • Album art, a dynamic wave progress line, and four wheel control layers: volume, seek, album flow and favorite • Background playback, lock screen and Control Center controls, wired and Bluetooth headphones, AirPlay • Auto-resume after interruptions, optional pause when headphones disconnect 【iPad】 • Full portrait player; landscape Studio Mode with library sidebar, display and wheel 【Seven Original Themes】 • Free: Graphite and Snow • Pro: Titanium, Midnight, Mono, Aurora, Warm LCD • Light and dark mode aware, with contrast-compliant palettes 【ClickTune Pro — one-time】 • All premium themes • 10-band equalizer and crossfade • Advanced sleep timer (end of song / album) • Listening stats and metadata editing • One-time purchase. No subscription, forever yours. 【Privacy】 No account. No server. Your music files and listening history never leave your device. Your music deserves a little ceremony.

Screenshots

Drift4 screens
ClickTune Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drift at none against ClickTune Player's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ClickTune Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Drift versus ClickTune Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriftClickTune Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer一晟 沈lecoo

In-app purchases

None

Drift

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ClickTune Player

One-time1
  • ClickTune Pro$0.99

Questions

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

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