Comparison

DAYPlayer vs Spite Music Player

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Easy song playback
  • Streamlined interface
  • WiFi file transfer
  • USB file transfer
  • Simple and convenient
Features
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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.)

About

Spite Music Player

This music player syncs your library from your computer via iCloud or Dropbox. It allows you to access your curated mixtapes on your mobile devices. Requires the macOS version for initial setup.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Dropbox support
  • Portable mixtape access
  • macOS library integration
  • Mobile playback
Features
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The portable version of the mixtapes you lovingly assembled using Spite on your real computer. Keep your music library in iCloud for instant synchronizing technology. Also supports Dropbox. • Displays nice album artwork and doesn’t feel like managing a spreadsheet. • Built on bulletproof XML rather than proprietary mysteries. • Supports all the good extensions: mp3, flac, wav, aiff, aac, m4a, and opus. • A streamlined interface that keeps artwork big and playlists central. • Share your tracklists in a handsome format that includes Bandcamp + Boomkat purchase links • Add custom artwork for your playlists and dig the harmonious accent colors. • Everything you like is fantastic, so there’s no need for hearts or stars—just a delete button to ruthlessly clear out the cruft. • Requires iCloud or Dropbox for telephone sync. (iCloud recommended.) • Works with CarPlay. • Looks nice on an iPad. • Drag-drop to reorder your mixtapes because, let’s be honest, some are better than others. • Supports Last.FM integration. Wire it up under ‘Settings’ and set your scrobbles for the heart of the sun.  • Deepen your relationships (or destroy them) by sharing your music library. Everything the other person adds or deletes will affect you and vice versa. It’s a good conversation starter. • Built by a tremendous music nerd who wants to organize albums by record label, quickly shuffle new acquisitions, and easily access a metadata editor. You’re welcome. • Seasonal statistics • After a 30-day trial, Spite costs $10—then it’s free forever on your desktop, iPhone, and iPad with monthly updates. • No subscriptions, ads, creepy data harvesting, upsells, usernames, or passwords. Ever. • Monthly updates with continual improvements and seasonal artwork. • Is your music library cannibalizing your telephone’s memory? Good. But if you think this is a problem, you can set a storage cap under Settings. • All proceeds are used to buy more mp3s from artists on Bandcamp and Boomkat because that’s the circle of life.

Screenshots

DAYPlayer4 screens
Spite Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spite Music Player at 5.0 against DAYPlayer's 4.0. Spite Music Player also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 38 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). DAYPlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Spite Music Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DAYPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spite Music Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spite Music Player has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of DAYPlayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spite Music Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DAYPlayer ships an update every 38 months, Spite Music Player every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DAYPlayer versus Spite Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDAYPlayerSpite Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayside, Inc.James Reeves

Customer experience

DAYPlayer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

Spite Music Player

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DAYPlayer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spite Music Player

One-time1
  • Unlock Spite$9.99

Questions

Is DAYPlayer free?
DAYPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spite Music Player free?
Spite Music Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DAYPlayer or Spite Music Player?
Spite Music Player is rated higher. DAYPlayer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Spite Music Player averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do DAYPlayer or Spite Music Player have ads?
Neither DAYPlayer nor Spite Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DAYPlayer or Spite Music Player?
DAYPlayer ships an update every 38 months, and Spite Music Player every 2 days. Most recently, DAYPlayer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Spite Music Player on October 25, 2026.

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