Clickwheel vs ClickTune Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clickwheel
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A music player that only plays music. No account. No streaming. No recommendations, no ads, no notifications from the app. Just your own music and a wheel that clicks. THE WHEEL No slider, no buttons: your finger circles the surface, and every few degrees it notches – audibly and, if you like, physically. It reads the angle to the centre rather than the distance travelled, so a tight circle near the middle feels exactly like a wide one at the edge. Click sound and vibration can each be switched off. YOUR MUSIC Add tracks with "Add files" or "Add folder". Whole collections are quicker through the Files app: open the app's folder, drop your music into "media", then tap "Check library" in the app. Title, artist, album, genre and artwork are read from the files' own tags; without them the filename becomes the title. QUIET LISTENING Focus mode hides the status bar so nothing on screen competes with the music, and it can keep the display awake. For real quiet, add a Shortcuts automation: "When app is opened" – turn on a Focus. ENTIRELY OFFLINE The app never asks for a network. It collects nothing, measures nothing, sends nothing. There are no accounts and no servers. NOTHING LOST ON THE WAY Streaming sends compressed audio; what arrives is less than the original. Clickwheel plays your files exactly as they sit on the device: FLAC, WAV and AIFF lossless, no re-encoding, no equaliser, no loudness adjustment. What you add is copied byte for byte. ALSO • Artists, albums, songs, genres • Background playback • Sleep timer, clock, stopwatch • MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF TAG MANAGER (FULL VERSION) Many files carry no tags at all, turning a library into a list of file names. The tag manager fills in title, artist, album, track number and year from the file name, surrounding folders and tracks that are already tagged — entirely offline and without overwriting existing tags. FULL VERSION The app is free to use and free of ads; two case colours are included. A one-time purchase unlocks the tag manager, playlists and the five remaining case colours. No subscription, no running costs. For everyone who owns their music instead of renting it – and wants to be left alone while listening.
ClickTune Player
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clickwheel at 15.0 against ClickTune Player's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Clickwheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ClickTune Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Clickwheel | ClickTune Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felix Helleckes | lecoo |
In-app purchases
Clickwheel
- Full Version$3.99
ClickTune Player
- ClickTune Pro$0.99









