Comparison

Folder Music+ vs Audio Archive Player

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

Head to head
About

Folder Music+

This app lets you play music stored on your device or in the cloud. Organize your music into playlists and enjoy features like shuffle, repeat, and background playback. Control playback with your earphone button.

Highlights
  • Offline and cloud music playback
  • Playlist creation
  • Shuffle and sequential play
  • Repeat options (all, one, none)
  • Background playback
  • Earphone button controls
Features
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Folder Music+ is a music player app that allows you to enjoy music both offline and from the cloud. ▶ How to play music - First, you need to have music files stored on your device or in your personal cloud. 1. Tap the Plus (+) button 2. Enter a playlist title 3. Choose one of the following options: A. Cloud / Folder B. Music Library (usually music synced from a PC) 4. Select a title from the list 5. On the playback screen, tap "Add Track" → "Add Music" 6. Play the music ▶ Features - Shuffle (random) play and sequential play - Repeat options: No Repeat, Repeat All, Repeat One - Background playback - Earphone button control support

About

Audio Archive Player

Organize and play your digital audio files exactly as they are stored on your hard drive. This simple player respects your folder hierarchy without attempting to parse metadata, offering a straightforward way to access your legacy music collection.

Highlights
  • Plays music based on folder structure
  • No metadata parsing
  • Transfer audio archives directly
  • Select individual tracks or folders to play
  • Four color schemes for interface
  • Removes unplayable files
Features
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iTunes is good for purchasing, storing and organizing your music collection. However, some of us old schoolers still hold a bunch of old digital audio tracks saved on a hard drive as a folder hierarchy. Those legacy mp3 files don't have right meta info associated with them. You might have collected those in old days before the iTunes era, or manually imported music from your CDs and audio tapes, or just recorded yourself or a friend’s concert in their garage. In either case, if you try to simply drop your collection to iTunes, most likely it will completely mess up what you have. If you ever encountered yourself in a situation like this, this super simple audio player is what might help you. In iTunes, just transfer your audio archive into the app. The player will not apply any smart heuristics, will not try to parse any metadata - it will just present the folder hierarchy to you exactly as you have organized it on your computer. And you can play back any individual track or pick any folder to play all of its contents. The design of the app is very simple, the functionality is intentionally minimalistic, but still: √ in application settings, you can choose one of the four predefined interface color schemes; √ the player can help you to trim unplayable files from your collection - those texts, images, videos, etc. might have been accidentally copied along with music and now just steal precious space inside application bundle, because they can never be played by the app anyway.

Screenshots

Folder Music+4 screens
Audio Archive Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audio Archive Player at 100% against Folder Music+'s 42%. Audio Archive Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Folder Music+'s advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio Archive Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folder Music+ has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Folder Music+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Audio Archive Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folder Music+ ships an update every 11 days, Audio Archive Player every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Folder Music+ versus Audio Archive Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolder Music+Audio Archive Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEONSOFTSergey Shapovalov

Customer experience

Folder Music+

All ratings38 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive41.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative53.7%

Audio Archive Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Folder Music+

No in-app purchases

None

Audio Archive Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folder Music+ free?
Folder Music+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Archive Player free?
Audio Archive Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Folder Music+ or Audio Archive Player?
Audio Archive Player is rated higher. Folder Music+ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Audio Archive Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Folder Music+ or Audio Archive Player have ads?
Folder Music+ shows ads; Audio Archive Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Folder Music+ or Audio Archive Player?
Folder Music+ ships an update every 11 days, and Audio Archive Player every 12 months. Most recently, Folder Music+ was updated on October 26, 2026 and Audio Archive Player on October 13, 2026.

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