Comparison

DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA vs Wok

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

Head to head
About

DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA

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DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA brings the character of classic audio equipment to your personal music collection. An offline audio player for iPhone and Mac, formerly CD-VC Player. FOUR WAYS TO LISTEN Choose a vintage vinyl turntable, cassette deck, classic CD Player or compact Modern layout in Settings. Enjoy rotating media, mechanical controls, analog meters and illuminated displays. YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Add music folders, browse cover art and find albums, artists and tracks. The cassette theme presents your collection as tapes in cases. Modern puts every track in one shared list. SHAPE YOUR SOUND A 10-band equalizer with presets and Direct mode to bypass sound processing. Audio visualizers, repeat and shuffle complete the experience. CHOOSE YOUR LOOK 11 display colors, including sage, olive and grayscale LCD. English and Russian interfaces. ON IPHONE AND MAC Keep listening in the background on iPhone. On Mac, open your library beside the player or switch to the compact mini-player. Locally stored music plays without an internet connection. YOUR AUDIO FILES Supports MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, AAC and AIFF. Playback support depends on the file codec. Download cloud files to your device before playing. DRM-protected music is not supported. No music catalog is included. TRY IT FOR 15 DAYS Activate the free β€œ15-day Trial” purchase through the App Store. All features are available for 15 days from activation. You can purchase the full version during your trial. After the trial, a one-time full-version purchase is required to continue. One purchase unlocks iPhone and Mac with the same Apple Account. No subscription or automatic billing. The current price is shown before you buy.

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Wok

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A little analog. All your music. Wok-Man turns your Apple Music library into a pocket cassette player. Load an album or playlist, press a satisfyingly simple key, and watch the reels turn. MAKE TIME FOR MUSIC The cover keeps things simple: Play/Pause, Next, Previous, and Eject. Tap the cassette window for song details. Inside, find your saved tapes, track list, shuffle, repeat, and audio output controls. TWO CLASSIC FINISHES Choose bright Sports yellow or Original blue. Give your tapes personal labels without changing the originals in Apple Music. OPEN UP ON IPHONE DUO Browse the tape shelf, swipe through albums and playlists, and drag a cassette into the deck. Prefer a tap? Use Load tape. Close the Duo to start a newly loaded tape when Close to play is enabled. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your last tape, track, and position return paused, ready for you to press Play. ALWAYS FREE No ads. No purchases. No Wok-Man account. Three original electronic demo recordings are included so you can try the player without connecting Apple Music. Requires iOS 26 or later. Duo features require iPhone Duo and iOS 27.1 or later. Apple Music streaming may require an active subscription and a network connection. Wok-Man saves references to your library; it does not export or independently download Apple Music audio. Wok-Man is an independent app, unaffiliated with Sony.

Screenshots

DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA4 screens
Wok4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wok at none against DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA's 2. DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Wok asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA versus Wok: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIGITAL AUDIOTHECAWok
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVladimir ZhuravlevLars Tray

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA

One-time2
  • 15-day TrialFree
  • Full Version β€” iPhone and Mac$17.99
None

Wok

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA free?
DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wok free?
Wok is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA or Wok have ads?
Neither DIGITAL AUDIOTHECA nor Wok shows ads.

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