Folder Music+ vs Saltpath Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline and cloud music playback
- Playlist creation
- Shuffle and sequential play
- Repeat options (all, one, none)
- Background playback
- Earphone button controls
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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
Saltpath Music
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Saltpath Music is a controller for the music library on your own Mac. Install Saltpath Music Host on a Mac, point it at a folder of audio files, and this app becomes a remote for it: browse your library, build a queue, and send playback to the Mac itself, to AirPlay speakers, or to UPnP/DLNA network players — all over your own network. REQUIRES A MAC This app is a controller. It needs a Mac on the same network running Saltpath Music Host, available separately on the Mac App Store. It does not work on its own. YOUR LIBRARY, NOT A CATALOG Saltpath Music plays the FLAC and M4A/ALAC files you already have. There is no streaming catalog, no recommendations from strangers, and nothing to sign in to. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse by album, artist, album artist, or genre, with a fast A–Z jump • Search your whole library • Build and reorder a queue; shuffle and repeat • Play to the Mac, to AirPlay receivers, or to UPnP/DLNA network players • Play on this device, with lock-screen and Control Center controls • Download tracks for offline listening away from home • Local Radio — an endless mix built from your own library, not a cloud service • Playlists, playback history, and a sleep timer • Fix album artwork, with the option to embed it into your files NO ACCOUNT, NO CLOUD Saltpath Music has no accounts and no servers. Your library never leaves your network, and this app collects no data about you at all. PRICING Saltpath Music works with the free Saltpath Music Host companion on a Mac, and includes a 14-day free trial of everything. The Controller can complete this iOS purchase without the Host being available. When the two apps subsequently connect over the local network, Apple-signed transaction proof is verified and Core Unlock is synchronized. A verified purchase made in either Saltpath Music or Saltpath Music Host unlocks both apps. No web or external purchase is used. WHAT IT IS NOT Not a streaming service. Not a cloud locker. Not multi-room sync. Not a metadata editor. It plays your files, well, on your own network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folder Music+ at none against Saltpath Music's 1. Folder Music+ also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Saltpath Music's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Saltpath Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Folder Music+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Folder Music+ ships an update every 11 days, Saltpath Music every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folder Music+ | Saltpath Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EONSOFT | Gordon Hahlweg |
In-app purchases
Folder Music+
No in-app purchases
Saltpath Music
- Saltpath Music$4.99
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