HS Player vs Music Player+
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.
Music Player+
This app is an offline audio player that allows you to create playlists from your downloaded music and audio files. It features a 10-band equalizer with 24 presets and the ability to create custom settings, along with metadata editing for audio files.
- Offline audio playback
- Playlist creation
- 10-band equalizer
- 24 EQ presets
- Custom EQ settings
- Metadata editing
- Supports various audio formats
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Music Player+ is a simple offline audio player with a 10-band equalizer. Create a playlist from Music App's songs or Files App's audio files. Specifications & features - Add music files from Music App or Files App - Songs from Music App must be downloaded to play in this app - Songs from Music App are grouped & listed by album - Songs need to be none-DRM - Available audio format: - aifc - aiff - caf - flac - m4a - mp3 - wav - 10-band equalizer - 24 presets - Acoustic - Bass Booster - Bass Reducer - Deep - Flat - Hip-Hop - Latin - Loudness - Lounge - Piano - R&B - Small Speakers - Spoken Word - Treble Booster - Treble Reducer - Vocal Booster - Electronic - Classic - Jazz - Dance - Pop - Rock - Perfect **recommended** - Eargasm Explosion - You can create custom settings - Edit metadata for audio files in Files App - If Music Player is not showing in Files App, try restart the device; restarting might fix About creating a playlist: - Copy audio files to this app's folder by adding "Files(copy files)" or using Files App - If files are under this app's folder, add audio files by "Files(reference files)" - If files are referenced outside of this app's folder, the app may not be able to access the files after updating OS - Files(reference files) does not copy the original file; Files(copy files) does copy the file under this app's folder - Shared Folder does not copy the original file; Files shared with other compatible apps If you're using wired headphones, my recommended EQ is Perfect; for wireless headphones, sounds may be better if preamp is reduced. If you find a great EQ setting, please share the setting in review or contact from the app's web page. Don't forget to write the name of the setting, I might add to preset. If you like the app, leave comments in review or rate; thanks Hope you enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HS Player at none against Music Player+'s 5. HS Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 51%). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Music Player+ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. HS Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for HS Player against 4.3 for Music Player+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 215 and 55 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of HS Player's written reviews are positive against 51% of Music Player+'s.
HS Player ships an update every 2 weeks, Music Player+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HS Player | Music Player+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (215 ratings) — better | 4.3 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better | 50.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Golubev | Nobutaka Yuasa |
Customer experience
HS Player
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In-app purchases
HS Player
No in-app purchases
Music Player+
- Small Coffee$1.99
- Medium Coffee$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Barista Special$9.99
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