DAYPlayer vs Kenopsia
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.)
Kenopsia
Consolidate all your music from various sources into a single, powerful player. Enjoy audiophile-grade playback with advanced EQ, gapless support, and smart library management. Access your music from local files, cloud storage, servers, and web streams.
- Play from local files, cloud, servers, and streams
- Gapless playback with crossfade
- 10-band parametric EQ with presets
- Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields
- Synced lyrics support
- Tag editor and artwork auto-fetch
- CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
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Kenopsia is a powerful music player that brings all your music together in one place, no matter where it's stored. PLAY FROM ANYWHERE • Local files on your device • Subsonic & Navidrome servers • NAS drives via DLNA/UPnP • iCloud Drive & Backblaze B2 • Apple Music library (via MusicKit) • Web radio streams (SHOUTcast, Icecast, HLS) • Wi-Fi Transfer: drag and drop files from your computer AUDIOPHILE PLAYBACK • Gapless playback with optional crossfade • 10-band parametric EQ with custom presets • ReplayGain / EBU R128 volume normalisation • Support for FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, and M4A YOUR LIBRARY • Browse by artist, album, genre, playlist or folder • Artwork grid or plain list view for artists and albums • Select multiple tracks to add to a playlist or the queue • Duplicate finder - spot songs stored twice and choose which copy to keep SMART FEATURES • Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields • Synced lyrics (LRC format via LRCLIB) • Tag editor for MP3, M4A, FLAC, and Ogg • Album artwork auto-fetch from MusicBrainz • Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling • Listening history and play counts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • CarPlay - browse albums, artists, genres, playlists and songs, with search and Shuffle All • Apple Watch companion for remote control • Home Screen widget with play/pause • AirPlay and Bluetooth output • Chromecast support • Lock screen and Control Centre integration PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no tracking, no ads • All data stored locally on your device • Credentials in the iOS Keychain only
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kenopsia at 5.0 against DAYPlayer's 4.0. Kenopsia also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months). DAYPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Kenopsia 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, Kenopsia every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DAYPlayer | Kenopsia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayside, Inc. | WESTON ANDREW BLIEDEN |
Customer experience
DAYPlayer
Kenopsia
In-app purchases
DAYPlayer
No in-app purchases
Kenopsia
No in-app purchases
