Comparison

MEGAPLAY vs Plinth Player

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

Head to head
About

MEGAPLAY

A stylish and customizable music player designed for in-car use. It offers a comfortable and safe interface with features like color customization, background playback, and touch sound feedback. Includes a widget for easy song control without leaving your current app.

Highlights
  • Interface color customization
  • Background playback
  • Touch sound feedback
  • Song title size reduction
  • Downloadable song graphic covers
  • MEGAWIDGET for song control
  • Landscape orientation support
Features
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The Music Player based on your Music App Songs, made to be Comfortable, Safe and Stylish. Thanks to the Interface Color Customization it will fit perfectly with your car interior lighting. Perfect to using in the Car, and so much more. ● Fast. ● Easy. ● Readable. ● Complete. ● Light. ● Wide. ● Run in Background. ● Customizable. and also.. ● Commands Layout studied to increase easiness in frequent actions. ● Landscape Orientation supported. (iPhone) ● Does Not Interrupt the Songs being played when opening. ● Dark Theme to save battery. ● You can set a Sound on the Touch. To know when you are interacting, without looking at the screen. ● Sophisticated system to Reduce songs'Titles Size. ● It allows you to Download for Free songs graphic Covers for a good looking playlist. ● Choose your favourite color! MEGAWIDGET (new): the MEGAPLAY Widget. ● It Allows you to change the song without exit from current app. ● The large alternative to the bottom system control center. ● It's also a shortcut to open MEGAPLAY tapping the song title. ● Instructions to enable: open the notification panel --> tap on "edit" --> tap on "+ MEGAPLAY" ● We recommend to move it on to the first position. Please support us writing a 5 stars review. Thank you. Support: feedbacks, bugs and infos: info@soponext.com

About

Plinth Player

Features
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Plinth puts your own music library in your pocket. If you run Emby or Jellyfin — or someone in your life does — Plinth is the native iPhone app that connects straight to your server. No re-uploading your collection to someone else's cloud. No subscription to listen to music you already own. Just your library, the way you organised it, wherever you go. Stream or take it offline Play anything on your server over Wi-Fi or cellular, or download albums, playlists, and podcast episodes to your iPhone for the gym, the plane, or the subway. Downloads are yours to keep until you remove them, and Plinth shows you exactly what's stored and how much space it's using. Built for real libraries • Browse by album, artist, song, or playlist • High-quality playback, including lossless FLAC and ALAC • Create playlists in the app — they sync back to your Emby server • Podcast shows and episodes alongside your music • A Home screen that surfaces your playlists and recent listening • Clean offline mode with a clear banner when you're off-network Your server, your rules Plinth talks directly to your own Emby or Jellyfin instance. Your music never passes through our servers — we don't have any. Sign in with your existing server account and you're listening in seconds. Connect over HTTPS for a secure link, or your local network at home. Made for everyone in the house Whether you run a full home-lab NAS or you're just signing into a family member's server, Plinth keeps the setup simple: enter your server address, sign in, and play. Private by design No ads. No tracking. No account with us. Plinth connects only to the server you tell it to. Read our privacy policy at https://www.zielsdorfsolutions.com/plinth/privacy. Plinth is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Emby LLC or the Jellyfin project. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MEGAPLAY4 screens
Plinth Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plinth Player at Free against MEGAPLAY's $0.99. Plinth Player also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). MEGAPLAY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

Plinth Player is free to download; MEGAPLAY costs $0.99 up front. Plinth Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. MEGAPLAY asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MEGAPLAY ships an update every 12 months, Plinth Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MEGAPLAY versus Plinth Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMEGAPLAYPlinth Player
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSopoNextZielsdorf Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

None

MEGAPLAY

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Plinth Player

Subscriptions1
  • Plinth Annual$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plinth Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is MEGAPLAY free?
MEGAPLAY costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plinth Player free?
Plinth Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MEGAPLAY or Plinth Player have ads?
Neither MEGAPLAY nor Plinth Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MEGAPLAY or Plinth Player?
MEGAPLAY ships an update every 12 months, and Plinth Player monthly. Most recently, MEGAPLAY was updated on October 11, 2026 and Plinth Player on October 15, 2026.

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