Comparison

Eclipse Play vs Duo Vinyl

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

Head to head
About

Eclipse Play

Features
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Eclipse Play is a music player for the songs you own: the albums and singles you buy straight from artists. No streaming, no ads, no tracking, and no account required. BRING IN YOUR MUSIC β€’ Import from the Files app: On My iPhone, iCloud Drive, Downloads and more β€’ Select a whole album at once; duplicates are skipped automatically β€’ Works with MP3, AAC / M4A, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and FLAC β€’ Open audio from Safari, Mail or AirDrop straight into Eclipse Play YOUR ECLIPSE DIRECT PURCHASES β€’ Sign in with your Eclipse Direct account to see everything you've bought β€’ Download a song, a release, or your whole collection β€’ Optionally let new purchases download on their own, on Wi-Fi or cellular β€’ Songs you download in the Eclipse Direct app appear here automatically A PLAYER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY β€’ A monochrome design where your album art brings the color β€’ Lock Screen and Control Center controls, background playback and AirPlay β€’ Up Next queue with play next, reorder, shuffle and repeat β€’ Songs, artists, albums, playlists and smart playlists CLASSIC MODE β€’ Turn Eclipse Play into a retro music player with a scroll wheel β€’ Circle your thumb to scroll, with a click you hear and feel on every step β€’ Pick the body, wheel and highlight colors, or any color you like, with a light or dark screen β€’ Hold the center button on a song to play it next, add it to Up Next or add it to a playlist β€’ Album Scroll: flip through your covers with the wheel or a swipe, then turn one over to see its songs β€’ Switch between Eclipse and Classic any time in Settings YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY β€’ Fix messy tags: edit titles, artists, featured artists, albums and track numbers β€’ Add your own artwork to songs, albums, artists and playlists β€’ Featured artists credited on every song, with a Featured On section for each artist β€’ Search across everything, and see how much space your library uses PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your music stays on your iPhone. Eclipse Play only goes online when you sign in to download your purchases.

About

Duo Vinyl

Features
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Duo Vinyl is a record player that lives in your pocket. No playlists, no shuffle, no play button β€” just the slow, satisfying ritual of putting on a record: choose an album, slide the vinyl out of its sleeve, seat it on the platter and lower the tonearm. Where the needle lands is where the music starts. MADE FOR THE FOLD On the foldable iPhone, the device itself becomes the turntable. The upper half is the inside of a walnut lid, showing your album in full view; the lower half is the deck, with a spinning platter, a movable tonearm and real controls. Close the lid and the needle lifts, the platter slows to a stop and the music pauses. Open it again and the motor spins up, the arm drops, and the record continues exactly where you left off. Duo Vinyl is also at home on every iPhone and iPad: the same object, held in one hand β€” a portable record player with nothing else competing for your attention. HOW IT PLAYS - Open My Records and choose an album - Drag the record onto the platter; it snaps to the spindle with a click - Grab the tonearm and lower it anywhere on the record. Every groove band is a track, so you can drop the needle straight into the song you want - Lift the arm to pause, return it to its rest to stop - At the end of Side A the arm lifts itself: flip the record with a two-finger swipe and lower the needle again for Side B YOUR MUSIC, ON WAX Connect Apple Music and the albums in your library appear as records with their original artwork, ready to play. If you'd rather start immediately, five demo albums ship with the app β€” no account, no setup. REAL MACHINE DETAILS - 33β…“ and 45 RPM speed selector - Power knob with motor spin-up and a gentle coast-down when you switch it off - Analog mode, for a soft layer of vinyl crackle under the music - Mechanical clicks, sleeve swish and stylus landing, with haptics to match - Everything is saved between sessions: come back to the same record, same side, same place in the song No feed, no likes, no autoplay. Just an album, a needle and something good to listen to. Notes: Apple Music playback requires authorization, and full playback of catalog music requires an Apple Music subscription where applicable. The demo albums are included with the app at no cost.

Screenshots

Eclipse Play4 screens
Duo Vinyl4 screens

Verdict

The call

Eclipse Play and Duo Vinyl are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Eclipse Play versus Duo Vinyl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipse PlayDuo Vinyl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian WhittakerGianfranco Antenucci

In-app purchases

None

Eclipse Play

No in-app purchases

None

Duo Vinyl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eclipse Play free?
Eclipse Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duo Vinyl free?
Duo Vinyl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eclipse Play or Duo Vinyl have ads?
Neither Eclipse Play nor Duo Vinyl shows ads.

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