Comparison

Cs Music Pro vs Altered Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cs Music Pro

This app offers a remastered classic music listening experience with enhanced features and seamless Apple Music integration. It provides intuitive organization, advanced customization, and a beautifully designed, ad-free interface to help you rediscover and enjoy your music library.

Highlights
  • Classic tabbed interface
  • Apple Music integration
  • Advanced library organization
  • Metadata and lyrics display
  • Classic star ratings
  • Dynamic player with album art colors
  • Ad-free listening
Features
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Cs Music Pro reimagines the classic iOS Music app—updated, enhanced and ad-free. Experience the familiar tabbed interface you loved, enhanced with powerful features and seamless Apple Music integration. Effortless control: • Intuitive organization: Browse by artists, albums, playlists and more. • Advanced customization: Powerful sort and grouping options make managing large libraries easy. • Quick filters: View new additions, recent plays, or favorited songs with just a tap. • Pin your favorites: Convenient access to the artists and albums in heavy rotation. Rediscover your music: • Dive deeper with metadata and lyrics: Explore your library in more detail. • Classic star ratings: rank and order your tracks the old-school way. Beautifully designed interface: • Dynamic player: Immerse yourself with album artwork-based colors. • iOS-native: Feels right at home alongside your stock apps, and respects accessibility settings. Cs Music Pro is perfect for those who: • Love their music collection: You've ripped your CDs, downloaded your favorites, and curated your library over the years. Cs Music Pro gives you the power to organize and enjoy it your way. • Value control and a curated library: You want more than just a basic music player. You want fine-grained control over how your music is organized, presented, and enjoyed. • Want a pure, ad-free listening experience: No interruptions, no distractions. Just you and your music. • Use the Music.app library: You use the built-in Music app to manage your music, whether you subscribe to Apple Music or not. Cs Music Pro enhances that experience with a classic interface and powerful features. (Note: Cs Music Pro requires the use of your existing Music.app library. It is not a standalone music player.) Download Cs Music Pro today and rediscover the joy of your music.

About

Altered Player

Experience your local music library without distractions. This app offers real-time audio adjustments like reverb and playback speed, organized by folders and playlists for a pure listening experience. Enjoy offline playback and lossless audio.

Highlights
  • Offline playback of local audio files
  • Real-time audio effects (reverb, speed)
  • Lossless audio support
  • Folder-based library navigation
  • Distraction-free interface
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Listen to music stored on the device, without distractions. No streaming, no accounts, no recommendations. Adjust audio in real time during playback. Subtle changes to space, clarity, and timing allow sound to be experienced differently, without interrupting the listening flow. Music is organised through folders and playlists, not algorithms. Nothing is suggested or reordered. What plays is what was chosen. - Offline playback of local audio files - Real-time audio effects: reverb, low-pass, playback speed - Lossless audio support - Folder-based library navigation - Distraction-free interface

Screenshots

Cs Music Pro4 screens
Altered Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Altered Player at Free against Cs Music Pro's $3.99. Altered Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Cs Music Pro's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Altered Player is free to download; Cs Music Pro costs $3.99 up front. Cs Music Pro sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Altered Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Altered Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cs Music Pro has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cs Music Pro ships an update every 11 days, Altered Player every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cs Music Pro versus Altered Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCs Music ProAltered Player
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMike ClayRoman Emtsev

Bugs and requests

Cs Music Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Search functionality is slow or unresponsive
  • Inability to delete songs from the queue
  • Playback issues when switching between apps
  • Inconsistent behavior when locking the screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add crossfade and parametric EQ functionality
  • Implement a 'Recently Added' or 'Activity' tab
  • Allow sorting albums by artist within genres
  • Provide an option to disable the album art collage view
  • Add a 'Shuffle All' button for genres and playlists

Altered Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cs Music Pro

One-time4
  • Upgrade Tip$0.99
  • Tip 1$1.99
  • Tip 2$2.99
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  • Tip 3$4.99
None

Altered Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cs Music Pro free?
Cs Music Pro costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Altered Player free?
Altered Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cs Music Pro or Altered Player?
Altered Player is rated higher. Cs Music Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Altered Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cs Music Pro or Altered Player have ads?
Neither Cs Music Pro nor Altered Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cs Music Pro or Altered Player?
Cs Music Pro ships an update every 11 days, and Altered Player every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cs Music Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Altered Player on October 31, 2026.

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