NextPlayer Lite vs StarTone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextPlayer Lite
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Next Player is a music player that will help you to quickly create smart playlists based on the number of stars you give to your tracks, the date of the last playback or the number of playbacks of the songs. The application has eight different play modes: - Top rated - Recently played - Most played - New songs - Old songs - Less played - Played a long ago - Shuffle The Next Player integrates to the music application on your device so you can enjoy all the features when the installation is concluded. The application has several color themes, choose your favorite!
StarTone
This music player allows you to rate songs with stars and love statuses directly from your device's library or audio files. It offers convenient rating options via widgets and Apple Watch, with iCloud sync for your ratings.
- Rate music with stars and love statuses
- iCloud sync for ratings across devices
- Rating support on Today Extension and Apple Watch
- Play and rate common audio formats including Flac and MIDI
- Embed lyrics and support for .lrc files
- Smart playlist creation
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StarTone is a music player which can play songs in your "Music" library and audio files stored in your device, including common format like mp3 and lossless format of Flac, also it support MIDI playback and support customize sound bank. StarTone was came out for rating music with stars and "love" statues. The rating bar stands out in the main page, so it just need one touch to make the rating, no need to open many submenus. In addition, StarTone provides Today Extension and Watch app, so you can also make music ratings on the Widget Screen and your Apple Watch. StarTone now also equips some handy features to make the music listening easy and happy. Please try to play with them. Features: 1. Quickly set star and love ratings for music on your local library, Apple Music or audio file. 2. Sync music ratings with other devices or iTunes via iCloud on the go. 3. With iCloud Sync enabled, love / dislike rating are available. 4. Support rating on today extension (widget). 5. Share music ratings with family and friends. 6. Support embed lyrics, .lrc lyrics file and online lyrics. 7. Support automatically play when launch the app. 8. Support star music rating on Apple Watch. 9. Play and rate audio files of general format and Flac lossless format. 10. Support MIDI playback. 11. Smart playlist for both Music Library and audio files. 12. Play audio files on Apple Watch. 13. Scheduled music playback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NextPlayer Lite at Free against StarTone's $0.99. NextPlayer Lite also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). StarTone's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
NextPlayer Lite is free to download; StarTone costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NextPlayer Lite ships an update every 4 months, StarTone every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextPlayer Lite | StarTone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felipe Díaz | 乃波 黄 |
In-app purchases
NextPlayer Lite
No in-app purchases
StarTone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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