DAYPlayer vs MusicBottle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DAYPlayer
This music player focuses on simplicity and ease of use, offering a streamlined experience for playing your favorite songs. It provides convenient options for transferring music files to your device wirelessly via WiFi or through a traditional USB connection.
- Easy song playback
- Streamlined interface
- WiFi file transfer
- USB file transfer
- Simple and convenient
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DAYPlayer is a music player. It removes any unnecessary features so that anyone can play one's favorite music very easily. It is simple, convenient, and easy to use. You can upload your song files in your computer onto the phone through WiFi. This is a very convenient feature because you can upload files without connecting your phone and the computer by USB cable. Of course, it is also possible to upload files by USB cable. (Run iTunes -> Select my device -> Select 'App' -> 'File Sharing' : Select 'DAYPlayer' and drag & drop the song files into the 'Day Player Documents' section.)
MusicBottle
Explore your personal music library by starting with a single song. Easily navigate to related tracks, albums, or songs within the same genre. This app offers a streamlined way to discover music without intrusive overhead.
- Play music from your library
- Navigate music from a selected song
- Expand to full albums
- Discover songs in the same genre
- Find songs with similar names
- Ad-free music exploration
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An app for playing music from you music library. Pick any song and then easily navigate your music from that song. Start with one song and expand to either a full album, other songs in that genre, or songs with a similar name. Explore your library without a bunch of annoying overhead!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MusicBottle at 5.0 against DAYPlayer's 4.0. DAYPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MusicBottle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
DAYPlayer ships an update every 38 months, MusicBottle every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DAYPlayer | MusicBottle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 19 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayside, Inc. | Low Step Productions |
Customer experience
DAYPlayer
MusicBottle
In-app purchases
DAYPlayer
No in-app purchases
MusicBottle
No in-app purchases
