Comparison

CloudBeats Offline Music vs Winamp

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

Head to head
About

CloudBeats Offline Music

Stream and organize your entire music collection from various cloud services and local storage. Create custom playlists, download tracks for offline listening, and enjoy gapless playback of multiple audio formats.

Highlights
  • Cloud service integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Offline playback with downloads
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Supports MP3, FLAC, ALAC, WAV, M4A
  • Syncs music libraries
  • Gapless playback
  • Supports audiobooks and podcasts
Features
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EASIEST WAY TO STREAM & ORGANIZE YOUR MUSIC Take control over your music and enhance your music listening experience with CloudBeats – cloud music player. Whether you need an offline cloud music player listener, or a music cloud player to sync all your music albums and download mp3 songs on multiple devices, CloudBeats is the only app you need. It simply allows you to create your own music streaming service. All you audiophiles and die-hard music fans finally have a simple app that will organize and play your vast music collection the way you want it. Anywhere. Anytime. It’s time to easily upload, store and access your music on the cloud seamlessly with CloudBeats. ► CLOUD MUSIC PLAYER ● Works with the popular cloud services for music streaming: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, Box, pCloud, HiDrive. Personal clouds that support webDAV, including ownCloud and NextCloud. Network-Attached Servers (NAS) by Synology, QNAP, Western Digital (WD) and others that support webDAV protocol. These integrations make our cloud music internet song player one of the most versatile cloud music song organizers. ● Plays audio files in different formats: Our free local music player offline app allows you to play mp3, m4a, wav and lossless FLAC and ALAC audio. Meaning our music cloud player can play almost any song you have on your iPhone. ● Works online and offline: Want to enjoy cloud music with no wifi? Well our no wifi music cloud player allows you that. Simply swap between offline and cloud tabs. Also supports shuffle mode & CarPlay. ► MUSIC MANAGER & ORGANIZER ◉ Sync music libraries: The cloud music organizer app auto detects all the music on your phone and syncs all your music libraries. All songs are grouped by artist, album, genre. ◉ Create playlists: Want to organize your music and create cloud playlists? Add files and entire folders to playlists, change the order of the tracks in the Playlist section of our free music player. ◉ Organize & download music, audiobooks, podcasts: download, upload and sync any of your music across multiple devices on the cloud with this free cloud music organizer. Our intuitive song manager & song organizer will give amazing control and effectively organize your music the way you want it. It also supports audiobooks and podcast file formats so you can listen offline without wifi. ► ALL FEATURES: ・Supports most cloud services, personal clouds and servers. ・Works without internet. Download albums, playlists, folders or files onto the device for playback in offline mode (Premium feature) ・Playlist maker. ・Sync your music library with connected network accounts. Sync manager will scan selected folders and add audio files to your music library. ・Supports mp3, wav and m4a, lossless FLAC & ALAC ・Advanced buffering technologies to provide smooth gapless playback ・Repeat all, repeat one and shuffle mode. Shuffle the entire library, a single folder, artist or album. ・Sleep timer to automatically stop music when the timer ends ・Playback speed control (tempo) within the 0.5x-3.0x range.. ・Play offline–no internet or WiFi needed ・Add music to your favorite playlist ・no ads Cloudbeats is free with unlimited streaming capabilities from a single cloud account. With a one-time purchase of Premium pack you get: ・ download albums, playlists, folders or files onto device for playback in offline mode without internet ・ connect multiple cloud sources ・ connect to Carplay * Please note that the app cannot play drm protected files purchased on iTunes Store. ** 'Sync Multiple Devices' is an optional service to keep your Playlists and My Library database in sync between multiple devices.

About

Winamp

This app unifies your local music, podcasts, and radio stations into a single, customizable player. Enjoy all your audio content in one convenient location, tailored to your preferences.

Highlights
  • Unified audio playback
  • Local music library
  • Podcast support
  • Radio station streaming
  • Customizable listening experience
Features
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The new Winamp Player brings the best of audio together in one powerful experience. Seamlessly access your local music library, exclusive Fanzone tracks, podcasts, and thousands of radio stations, all from a single player. Discover, organize, and enjoy everything you love in one place, then make it your own with the legendary customization features that made Winamp an icon. Your music, your content, your way.

Screenshots

CloudBeats Offline Music4 screens
Winamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CloudBeats Offline Music at 71% against Winamp's 20%. CloudBeats Offline Music also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 95). Winamp's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CloudBeats Offline Music holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudBeats Offline Music has 3.1K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of CloudBeats Offline Music's written reviews are positive against 20% of Winamp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudBeats Offline Music ships an update every 2 weeks, Winamp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CloudBeats Offline Music versus Winamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudBeats Offline MusicWinamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better3.1 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better19.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K — better95
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman BurdaWinamp SA

Customer experience

CloudBeats Offline Music

All ratings3,064 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews499 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative20.4%

Winamp

All ratings92 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative44.6%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative72.1%

User reviews

CloudBeats Offline Music

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Plays music from cloud storage
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Organizes music metadata well
  • 💰 No ads or subscriptions
  • 🔋 Efficient battery usage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional playback issues
  • 🔍 Limited search/browsing functionality
  • 🔒 Overly broad cloud storage permissions
  • 🕰️ Slow cloud library scanning

Winamp

From 95 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Great music player
  • 🔊 Amazing sound quality
  • 🕰️ Nostalgic Winamp experience
  • 📚 Plays own media library

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Unable to find/load local music
  • 🔌 Doesn't work when device is locked
  • 🤖 Lacks Winamp's classic features
  • 🔍 Struggles with large music libraries

Bugs and requests

CloudBeats Offline Music

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing files from cloud storage
  • Playback stops unexpectedly
  • Inability to restore purchases across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Equalizer
  • Crossfade playback
  • Offline mode for downloaded music
  • Ability to edit metadata
  • Folder-based playlists

Winamp

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Library sync/import issues
  • Playback controls not working
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add classic Winamp visualizer
  • Support for external cloud storage
  • Ability to create and manage playlists
  • Customizable equalizer settings
  • Seamless background playback

In-app purchases

None

CloudBeats Offline Music

No in-app purchases

None

Winamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudBeats Offline Music free?
CloudBeats Offline Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Winamp free?
Winamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CloudBeats Offline Music or Winamp?
CloudBeats Offline Music is rated higher. CloudBeats Offline Music averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Winamp averages 3.1 from 95 ratings.
Do CloudBeats Offline Music or Winamp have ads?
Neither CloudBeats Offline Music nor Winamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudBeats Offline Music or Winamp?
CloudBeats Offline Music ships an update every 2 weeks, and Winamp every 2 months. Most recently, CloudBeats Offline Music was updated on November 1, 2026 and Winamp on October 30, 2026.

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