A music player for iPhone or iPad is useful when you want to play audio files you already own, organize a personal cloud library or listen offline. Choose it by supported formats, how you import files and which features are included in the version you install.
Choose a player for your own music files
| Player | Useful for | Check first |
|---|---|---|
| VLC | Local audio and video files, cloud imports and network shares | Whether your file format plays correctly and how you will transfer it. |
| Evermusic | A personal library in cloud storage with offline downloads | Your cloud provider, download settings and features in the selected plan. |
| GoPlayer | A Google Drive music library with playback controls | Supported formats and the features available in your version. |
- Formats: Check your actual files, such as MP3, AAC, ALAC or FLAC; support differs between apps.
- Importing: Choose a documented route from your computer, Files app, cloud storage or NAS.
- Offline use: Download or import the file inside the player and test it without a connection.
- Cost: A free download does not mean that every feature is free.
A free option: VLC
VLC is a free, open-source player. Other apps in this guide may offer a free download with paid features; check the current store listing for the edition you want.
VLC media player
VLC plays audio and video in many formats and supports importing files from a computer, cloud storage and network shares. It is a practical starting point for an existing collection of local files, but check your actual formats instead of expecting universal compatibility.
For a computer transfer, enable Sharing via Wi-Fi in VLC, keep VLC open and put both devices on the same local network. Open the address VLC displays in the computer’s browser to upload files. VideoLAN’s media synchronization guide documents this and other import methods.
Add functions optionally with these alternatives
In the same way that there are applications that offer their services for free, others give users the possibility of having extra functions in exchange for paying a small amount of money. Below you have a series of apps that you can download completely free of charge, but to use some of the more premium functions you will have to go through the box.
GoPlayer: music player
As its name suggests, GoPlayer is an application designed for users to enjoy listening to music with their headphones and iPhone. It is designed exclusively for this type of user as it has an audio equalizer to fully customize the way you listen to music.
It has full sync with Google Drive and supports the following audio formats: MP3, FLAC, AAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, and M4R . In addition, within the application you can manage all the downloads, create playlists, use Chromecast , Sonos or AirPlay devices to listen to music through them, as well as use the playback in the background. A very complete app without a doubt.
Evermusic: download music
Evermusic organizes a personal music library from local storage and supported cloud services. Use its offline-download controls to keep selected files on your device for listening without a connection. Check the current format list and plan details for your version; supported audio files and optional features should determine your choice.
Also, for all audio lovers, this app has an audio equalizer, bass booster and ID3 tag editor. You just have to move your entire music library to the cloud service and start listening from there. Of course it has synchronization with storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive , Box, MEGA, Yandex.Disk, WD MyCloud Home, DLNA, MediaFire, WebDAV, SMB, MyDrive, pCloud and HiDrive.
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With this application what you can do is save and later view or play multimedia content , among which we highlight, audio files of different formats. All this from your device from the Cupertino company, that is, from your iPhone or iPad without any problem.
For this you can use two different ways, transfer files from iTunes, with your device connected to a computer, or use the connection with cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Box. All this to be able to enjoy any type of audio file through multitasking .
Offline Music Player
This app has many really interesting functions for users. First of all it will give you the opportunity to discover music through different collections of live radio broadcasts around the world. Second, it gives you the ability to download your favorite music from Dropbox so that you can listen to it without having an internet connection . Finally, you can listen to the music in the background while having the lock mode activated.
As we mentioned before, in addition to serving as an audio file player, it also has a large catalog of radios available that you can listen to at any time. Regarding the process of downloading content, it should be noted how extremely simple it is to carry it out, so you will not have any problem listening to your music.
Cloud Music Player – Listener
With Cloud Music Player you can easily download your favorite music directly to your device and play it without the need for an internet connection. But in case you have limited space on your device, you also have the possibility to access all that music through Google Drive , Dropbox or OneDrive .
However, this is not the only way to access all your music files, with Cloud Music Player you can also transfer your audio files directly from your computer through the WiFi transfer that this application allows. Without a doubt, an alternative to take into account due to the amount of options it offers the user.
Cloud Music Player Offline App
Do you want to listen to all your audio files in the most personalized way possible? With this application you can do it thanks to its two star functions . On the one hand, it allows you to enjoy the audio files that you have downloaded on your iPhone or iPad, you can transfer them through the different cloud storage services with which this app is compatible.
In addition, it also has the possibility for users to personalize the way they listen to music as much as possible. This is thanks to the equalizer that this application has, something that many demand from other services or devices and so you can enjoy without any limitation.
Which player should you choose?
Start with VLC for a local file collection, Evermusic for a personal cloud library, or GoPlayer if your library is in Google Drive. Import a few representative files and check playback, playlists and offline use before moving the whole collection. For listening away from Wi-Fi on a cellular iPad, see our iPad cellular data setup guide.
For an audio file’s unknown title, see our ways to identify what song is playing. For a library on network storage, our wireless-storage guide explains the device types.