DAYPlayer vs Spite Music Player
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.)
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.
- iCloud synchronization
- Dropbox support
- Portable mixtape access
- macOS library integration
- Mobile playback
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Spite Music Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DAYPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | DAYPlayer | Spite Music Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayside, Inc. | James Reeves |
Customer experience
DAYPlayer
Spite Music Player
In-app purchases
DAYPlayer
No in-app purchases
Spite Music Player
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