HS Player vs Decoupled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HS Player
This free music player supports a wide range of lossless audio formats and offers advanced sound tuning options. Easily manage your music library through various cloud services and enjoy features like automatic playlist import and a sleep timer.
- Plays FLAC, ALAC, WAV, and CUE files
- Upload via Wi-Fi, WebDAV, cloud services
- 10-band parametric EQ with custom presets
- AVL preamplifier for noise reduction
- Automatic playlist import
- Sleep timer with autostop playback
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HS Player is the ultimatum free music application that absolutely without advertising and in-app purchases. Key features: Various musical sources. HS Player can play any lossless file of Hi-Res FLAC / ALAC / WAV. Besides the music player has support playing from CUE-files. You can upload files with Wi-Fi, WebDAV, iTunes File Sharing, iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex.Disk, OneDrive, Mega. Sound tuning. HS Player offers any of the 22 standard EQ presets, but you can also create your own unique presets with a 10-band parametric EQ. To enhance the equalizer effect, you can control the Q-slider (ratio of center frequency to bandwidth). AVL preamplifier will help to eliminate distorting noises on loud sounds. If you're a novice, the app will help you set the correct level of preamplification. Playlists. You can create playlists with your favourite tracks, but if you already have previously created playlists in a standard music player, it will be automatically available to HS Player. Autostop playback on timer If you like to fall asleep with your music, this is the music player for you. If you encounter any issues, please contact us at hsplayerinfo@gmail.com. We will be happy to assist you.
Decoupled
This app is for serious music lovers who own their music collection. It supports a wide range of high-fidelity audio formats and offers advanced playback features like gapless playback and an equalizer. Sync your music library easily via USB, FTP, or WebDAV.
- Plays FLAC, Opus, Ogg, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV
- Gapless playback
- 10-band equalizer
- USB, iTunes File Sharing sync
- FTP, WebDAV, Web browser sync
- Hardware codec utilization
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- Do you like music streaming services? - Do you enjoy companies telling you what you should listen to each week? - Did you stop buying music years ago? If you answer with "yes" to any of these questions, Decoupled wasn't made for you. Sorry. However, if you... - Still buy and own records - Have a developed taste and/or a vast music collection - Listen to music in formats like FLAC, Opus, or Vorbis (Ogg) then you should definitely give it a shot! Some of its features: - Playback of a wide range of formats: FLAC, Vorbis (Ogg), Opus, Apple Lossless, MP3, AAC, WAV. - Gapless playback - 10-band equalizer - Music sync through USB, via iTunes File Sharing - Music sync without iTunes via FTP, WebDAV, or a simple Web browser! - Hardware codec utilization for longer battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: HS Player at free against Decoupled's paid. Decoupled's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Decoupled holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 210 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of HS Player's written reviews are positive against 88% of Decoupled's.
HS Player ships an update every 2 weeks, Decoupled every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HS Player | Decoupled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (210 ratings) | 4.5 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 210 — better | 104 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Golubev | Tamas Zahola |
Customer experience
HS Player
Decoupled
Bugs and requests
HS Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Decoupled
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when transferring files via web interface
- App crashes permanently with .nfo files in album folders
- Pause button doesn't update, audio continues playing
- Album art not displaying for M4A files
- WAV files not appearing in library after adding
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- New uploaded files not showing in app
- Compilation albums incorrectly split into multiple entries
- Albums split by bitrate differences
- Songs with umlauts in metadata not displaying
- Cover flow view limited to ~100 albums
- Scrolling issues in album list view after swiping
- EQ toggle causing audio to disappear
- Genre metadata not reading correctly
- ALAC files not playing despite listed support
- Inconsistent metadata handling causing library organization issues
- File library not working properly, requiring manual file browsing
Requested features
27 requests- Shuffle and shuffle all songs functionality
- Playlist creation and management
- Repeat/loop single song or album
- Play all songs feature with sorting options
- CarPlay integration
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- iPad-optimized interface
- In-app metadata editor
- Folder-based playback
- Album artist sorting option
- Display sampling rate (kHz) in metadata
- Lyrics metadata display
- Rating system or heart/favorite button
- Last.fm scrobbling support
- M3U/M3A playlist support
- DSD file support
- M4B audiobook support with chapters
- Cloud storage provider integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Persistent playback control bar while browsing
- Custom EQ presets
- AB loop functionality
- File reference system instead of copying files
- Embedded artwork support for M4A files
- Automatic folder import from cloud services
- External USB drive playback support
- Song list view with all tracks
- Queue management and reordering
- Track reordering within albums
In-app purchases
HS Player
No in-app purchases
Decoupled
No in-app purchases
