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Best Music Playback Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Apple Music is the top-ranked of 40 music playback apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.9/5 from 3,199,951 ratings.

  1. 1
    Apple MusicS
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 3,199,951 ratings · score 99
  2. 2
    YouTube MusicS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,515,848 ratings · score 99
  3. 3
    Offline Music PlayerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 60,389 ratings · score 95
  4. 4
    Anghami: Play Music & PodcastsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 205,234 ratings · score 95
  5. 5
    MD Vinyl Music AppS
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 28,974 ratings · score 94

What belongs in this list

A person wants to play songs and music on their iPhone.

Not here: A music streaming catalog alone; A video player alone; A general audio player for podcasts alone; A looping or practice tool alone; A widget skin alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Apple MusicYouTube MusicOffline Music PlayerAnghamiMD Vinyl
A
Music Player : Songs, VideosDeezerApple Music ClassicalMusic Player ‣Offline Music Player ‣‣MusicEvermusicTrendingCloud MusicFlacboxMusic : Offline Player
B
SonyTREBEL MusicVinyl WidgetMusic Player : Songs StreamingJioSaavnManagerMusic on TopBoomplayMusic XMusic IRSolo OfflineMudify MP3
C
RaMusiVOXMusic : Cloud Music StreamingGoPlayerMelodistaMusico VisionUbeCastOfftrackMusic SpeedPowerMusicNowDailyTube
D
SonicNest-Mu…
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Apple MusicS
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 3,199,951 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  2. 2
    YouTube MusicS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,515,848 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  3. 3
    Offline Music PlayerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 60,389 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  4. 4
    Anghami: Play Music & PodcastsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 205,234 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  5. 5
    MD Vinyl Music AppS
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 28,974 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  6. 6
    Music Player : Songs, VideosA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 60,099 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  7. 7
    Deezer: Music Player, PodcastA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 36,784 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  8. 8
    Apple Music ClassicalA
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 20,979 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  9. 9
    Music Player ‣A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 69,099 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  10. 10
    Offline Music Player ‣‣A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 57,652 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  11. 11
    Music Downloader / MP3 PlayerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 28,620 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  12. 12
    Evermusic: Cloud Music PlayerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 19,160 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  13. 13
    Trending Music PlayerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 309,065 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  14. 14
    Cloud Music Player - ListenerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 16,093 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  15. 15
    Flacbox: Hi-Res Music PlayerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 8,583 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  16. 16
    Music : Offline PlayerA
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 7,196 ratings · score 85 · excellent
  17. 17
    Sony | Music CenterB
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 84,593 ratings · score 84 · good
  18. 18
    TREBEL Music - Download SongsB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 186,828 ratings · score 84 · good
  19. 19
    Vinyl Widget- Vinyl Record AppB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,414 ratings · score 84 · good
  20. 20
    Music Player : Songs StreamingB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,691 ratings · score 82 · good
  21. 21
    JioSaavn - Music & PodcastsB
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 7,253 ratings · score 80 · good
  22. 22
    Manager : Offline Music PlayerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 3,251 ratings · score 79 · good
  23. 23
    Music on Top - MP3 Music PlayB
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 13,946 ratings · score 79 · good
  24. 24
    Boomplay: Music & Live StreamB
    Free download · ★ 4.1 · 3,521 ratings · score 79 · good
  25. 25
    Music X : Music Player & Mp3B
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 4,402 ratings · score 78 · good
  26. 26
    Music IR : Instant RhythmB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 16,800 ratings · score 78 · good
  27. 27
    Solo Offline PlayerB
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,216 ratings · score 78 · good
  28. 28
    Mudify MP3 Download PlayerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 5,219 ratings · score 76 · good
  29. 29
    RaMusi: Offline Music PlayerC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,359 ratings · score 75 · situational
  30. 30
    VOX - MP3 & FLAC Music PlayerC
    Free download · ★ 4.2 · 3,156 ratings · score 74 · situational
  31. 31
    Music : Cloud Music StreamingC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 17,966 ratings · score 72 · situational
  32. 32
    GoPlayer: cloud music playerC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 1,964 ratings · score 71 · situational
  33. 33
    Melodista Music Offline PlayerC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 39,419 ratings · score 70 · situational
  34. 34
    Musico Vision - Listen, SoundsC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 5,555 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  35. 35
    UbeCast: Video Ad BlockerC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 9,908 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  36. 36
    Offtrack: AI DJ MixerC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 6,685 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  37. 37
    Music Speed Changer ▶▶▶C
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,149 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  38. 38
    PowerMusicNowC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,175 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  39. 39
    DailyTube : Videos, MusicC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 8,156 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  40. 40
    SonicNest-Music PlayerD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,718 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional

Beyond the top 40

22 more, not ranked yet

  1. Shufl FM - Music Player
  2. Bass Booster Volume Boost EQ
  3. Offline Music ®
  4. S1 & S2 Speaker Controller
  5. Offline Music Player:Mp3&Video
  6. Plexamp
  7. CloudBeats: Cloud Music Player
  8. NostalgicPod
  9. Offline Music Player-MP3&Video
  10. Play-Fi
  11. Music TV - Video Play & Stream
  12. MeloZen: Vibe Your Music
  13. Musica XM-Offline Music Player
  14. S1 & S2 Controller for Sonos
  15. CloudBeats Offline Music
  16. MyMusic - Audio Player
  17. Khmer Music Box
  18. AmpMe - Speaker & Music Sync
  19. Music Cloud Offline
  20. Equalizer+ HD music player
  21. S3 Music - Great Music Player
  22. File Manager & Music player

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Questions people ask

What is the best music playback app for iPhone?
Apple Music, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.9 by 3,199,951 people.
Which music playback apps are free?
40 of 40 are free to download: Apple Music (S), YouTube Music (S), Offline Music Player (S), Anghami: Play Music & Podcasts (S) and more. 23 of them sell in-app purchases. 3 report no in-app purchases.
Which music playback app has the best App Store rating?
Apple Music at 4.9 from 3,199,951 ratings.
How many music playback apps reach S or A tier?
16 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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