Comparison

uPlayerLocal vs Local Music Player:Duting

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

Head to head
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.

About

Local Music Player:Duting

Features
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独听 plays only the music files you already have. No ads, no recommendations, no social features. Put your music in the app and it simply plays. ◆ Listen by folder Your library mirrors your folder structure — listen to the way you organized it. You can also browse by songs, albums, artists and playlists. ◆ Common formats, played as they are MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, AAC, AIFF, OGG and other common audio formats play directly. Lossless files keep their original quality; nothing is converted online. ◆ Lyrics Lyrics embedded in the audio file are read first; a matching .lrc file beside the song also works, with encoding detected automatically. Line-by-line highlight and auto-scroll included. ◆ Four ways to get music in · Local import: straight from the Files app or the Finder · Wi-Fi transfer: upload from a browser on the same network · AirDrop, or "Open in 独听" from another app · Network import (Pro): connect to your own WebDAV server, browse it and bring the files into your library ◆ Equalizer (Pro) 10-band graphic equalizer with built-in presets, preamp gain and channel balance. Tune each band, and save your own presets to switch between them. ◆ Playback controls Speed, sleep timer, background playback, control from the Lock Screen and Control Center. iPhone and iPad get a large landscape now-playing view. ◆ Favorites and playlists Keep what you play most in Favorites; playback continues across folders too. ◆ Mac version Reworked for large screens: sidebar navigation, two-column layout, window toolbar and keyboard shortcuts. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. — Pro (one-time purchase) — Equalizer, batch folder import, network import (WebDAV), duplicate detection and display, video to audio, playback across folders, per-folder resume, use on Mac. — Free forever — Local import, Wi-Fi transfer, local playback, lyrics, speed, sleep timer, favorites, browsing, Lock Screen controls. 独听 is not an online music service: there is no catalog to browse, no music search and no downloading. It plays only the audio files you already own.

Screenshots

uPlayerLocal3 screens
Local Music Player:Duting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uPlayerLocal at none against Local Music Player:Duting's 1. Local Music Player:Duting's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Local Music Player:Duting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uPlayerLocal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uPlayerLocal ships an update every 2 weeks, Local Music Player:Duting every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
uPlayerLocal versus Local Music Player:Duting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruPlayerLocalLocal Music Player:Duting
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓锐 龚平 于

In-app purchases

None

uPlayerLocal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Local Music Player:Duting

One-time1
  • DuTing Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is uPlayerLocal free?
uPlayerLocal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local Music Player:Duting free?
Local Music Player:Duting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do uPlayerLocal or Local Music Player:Duting have ads?
Neither uPlayerLocal nor Local Music Player:Duting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uPlayerLocal or Local Music Player:Duting?
uPlayerLocal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Local Music Player:Duting every 5 days. Most recently, uPlayerLocal was updated on October 31, 2026 and Local Music Player:Duting on November 6, 2026.

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