PodBridge vs Musical!

PodBridge transfers music you own from the Files app on your iPhone or iPad to a stock-firmware click-wheel iPod. Choose a source folder, select the iPod model, and add tracks, playlists, metadata, and embedded artwork directly to the iPod library. Features • Supports AAC, AIFF, M4A, M4B, MP3, and WAV • Imports M3U and M3U8 playlists • Preserves existing tracks, playlists, and Cover Flow artwork • Creates and verifies a database backup before each change • Rolls back partial transfers when verification fails • Optional artwork lookup through MusicBrainz and the Cover Art Archive Requirements • iPhone or iPad with iOS/iPadOS 17 or later • Supported click-wheel iPod with Apple firmware • Cable or adapter that makes the iPod appear in Files Only iPod Classic 160 GB (late 2009 / 7th generation) has been tested on real hardware for this release. Other listed profiles are experimental. Back up your iPod and start with one track. PodBridge works only with music you are authorized to use. It does not distribute music and is not affiliated with Apple.

Music is yours again. Musical is a music player and library for the music you own. The free Mac app is the heart of your collection. Choose where your music lives and your Mac becomes your personal music server. Your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV can connect to it and access your library without uploading your music to a central service. You can also use Musical on iPhone and iPad as a standalone music player for music stored locally on your device. Your music, wherever you are: At home, connect your iPhone to your Mac and stream your music directly over your local network. Away from home, Musical can connect back to your Mac and stream your collection remotely, giving you access to music stored at home without downloading your entire library. Want music available without a connection? Download albums and songs to your iPhone and Musical automatically uses the local copy when it's available. You choose what you want to keep locally and what you want to stream. Made for iPhone * Browse your complete music library * Stream music directly from your Mac * Stream your collection remotely when you're away from home * Download albums and songs for offline playback * Play music stored locally on your iPhone * Automatically prefer local copies when available * Choose different quality levels for Wi-Fi and mobile data * Continue listening as your connection changes * Search your collection * Browse albums, artists, genres and playlists * Favourites and recently played * Queue, shuffle and repeat * Gapless playback * Lyrics and album artwork * Full-screen player * Listening history and statistics * CarPlay At home: stream from your Mac over your local network. Away from home: connect remotely to your Mac and stream your collection. Offline: download music to your iPhone and listen without a connection. Musical automatically reconnects your devices and knows when a local copy is available, so you can move between streaming and local playback without having to think about it. Apple TV, AirPlay and more Musical works across: * Mac * iPhone * iPad * Apple TV * CarPlay * AirPlay Use AirPlay to play your music around your home, or use your iPhone as a remote for your Mac or Apple TV. Your music. Your data. Musical is designed around keeping your music and your data under your control. No account. No sign-in. No subscription. No analytics. There is no Musical account to create and no service collecting information about what you listen to. Your music files stay on your devices and where you've chosen to store them. Your library stays with you. Musical does not store your music collection on our servers. Your devices communicate directly with each other when you connect them. We don't need to know what you're listening to, and there is no central Musical library holding your music or personal data. Built around ownership There is: * No streaming catalogue * No monthly or annual subscription * No account or sign-in * No analytics * No uploading your music collection * No central storage of your music * No disappearing tracks because of licensing The Mac app is free and provides the heart of the Musical experience. The iPhone, iPad and Apple TV apps bring your collection to your other devices. And so much more Musical can also help you discover music, find albums you're missing, keep a Hunt List of records you're looking for, discover new releases and find gigs near you. Build playlists. Save favourites. Get recommendations. Or turn the extras off. Welcome back to owning music.