Clickwheel vs Bzide

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.

Bzide is a fast, private music player for your own music server. It plays your Navidrome or Subsonic library on iPhone, with no ads, no tracking and no accounts of its own. Bzide requires a Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible server with your music on it. It doesn't include any music or streaming service. YOUR LIBRARY, BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED • Browse artists, albums, playlists, genres and favorites, or search everything as you type • Gapless playback, lock screen and Control Center controls, AirPlay and Bluetooth • A queue you control: play next, reorder, remove, shuffle, repeat, and save it as a playlist • Favorites and ratings (Love, Like, Meh) that sync with your server • Random Mix, Mix My Cuts (your best-rated songs), and Spin Off: endless music grown from any song or artist • Sleep timer that fades out gently, or stops at the end of the song LISTEN ANYWHERE • Download albums, playlists and songs for offline listening • Downloaded playlists stay up to date as they change • Choose streaming quality for Wi-Fi and cellular separately to save data • Your queue and place are saved, ready when you come back LYRICS • Synced lyrics that light up word by word, and jump the song when you tap a line • Adjust timing for lyrics that run early or late • Optionally find lyrics online when your server doesn't have them INTERNET RADIO • Play the stations saved on your server, or add your own • Optionally search thousands of stations worldwide • Spin the Dial tunes in a random station that fits your taste • See what's playing on air, play your own copy, or tag songs to remember MAKE IT YOURS • Themes: Catppuccin, Gruvbox, Nord, Dracula and Tokyo Night, each with its own accent colors • A 10-band equalizer with presets • Eleven visualizers that move with the music, including one that shows the real weather outside • Arrange the Library screen the way you like EVERYWHERE ON YOUR IPHONE • CarPlay, with your library, radio and downloads • Home Screen widgets for what's playing and quick shortcuts, in your theme • A Favorite Song button for the Lock Screen and Control Center • Siri: "Play [artist] in Bzide" (requires Apple Intelligence) BUILT FOR PRIVACY • Your music and listening go only to your own server • Sign in with an API key, so your password never touches the phone • Every outside service is off until you turn it on, and each gets only what it needs • No ads, no analytics, no third-party code ACCESSIBLE • VoiceOver and Voice Control throughout, Larger Text, Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast support Bzide is an independent app for Navidrome and other Subsonic-compatible servers. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Navidrome or Subsonic projects.