At a glance
| MP95 | Flacbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Price model | Free on Android; free to start on Apple, Pro yearly or lifetime | Free with ads; Pro purchase |
| Plays your own files | Yes | Yes |
| Formats | 35+ codecs, 49 file types | Wide |
| FLAC / ALAC / WAV / AIFF | Yes | Yes |
| DSD (DSF, DFF) | Yes, to PCM | — |
| Imports from the Apple Music library | iPhone, iPad | — |
| Wi-Fi, cable, AirDrop, USB drive, NAS | Yes | Partly |
| Cloud drives and servers | Any Files-app provider, SAF folders | Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, WebDAV, SMB, FTP |
| Works offline with no account | Yes | Partly |
| No ads on any tier | Yes | Pro |
| Bit-perfect path | Yes | — |
| Output rate follows the file (USB DAC) | Yes | — |
| Gapless | Yes | — |
| ReplayGain | Track / album | — |
| Headphone crossfeed | bs2b, 3 presets, free | — |
| Equalizer | 5-band + 14 presets | Yes |
| Tag editor | Yes | — |
| Retro machines (cassette, vinyl, reel, wheel…) | Yes | No |
| Real analog tape / vinyl sound | Yes | No |
| 8D audio, slowed + reverb | Yes | — |
| Music visualizer | Yes | No |
| Flashlight follows the bass | Yes | — |
| Home screen widgets with transport | Yes | — |
| Apple Watch | Remote | No |
| Mac app | Yes | No |
“Partly” = exists with limits (a paid tier, an account, a narrower scope). “—” = not a listed feature, or one we could not confirm; it does not mean “no”. Other apps’ details are as of September 2026 and can change; check their store listings.
What Flacbox has that MP95 does not
Flacbox's niche is the same as Evermusic's (same developer): streaming lossless straight from a cloud login inside the app. That is the one workflow MP95 routes through the Files app instead.
What MP95 has that it does not
On the file side MP95 is at least Flacbox's equal: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, hi-res at native rate, from the Music app library, Files, AirDrop, cable, USB or NAS. It never shows ads and never asks for an account. Then it does what a FLAC player has never done: plays the file on a cassette deck or a turntable with a real analog chain you can switch off, adds 8D and slowed + reverb, visualizers, Room Light, widgets, an Apple Watch remote and a Mac app.
Which to pick
Pick Flacbox only for in-app cloud streaming. Pick MP95 for lossless on the device from any source, free to start, on a machine with real analog sound.
Frequently asked questions
Do MP95 and Flacbox both play FLAC?
Yes. MP95 also plays DSD, APE, WavPack, Opus, WMA and 30 more codecs, and shows format, bitrate and sample rate on the machine.
Does MP95 need an account or internet?
No. MP95 has no network access, no account and no ads on any platform.
What is free in MP95?
On Android, everything. On iPhone, iPad and Mac, the cassette deck and turntable with the whole Hi-Fi path, every format and offline playback; MP95 Pro unlocks the other machines and the full sound desk.
Can I use MP95 and Flacbox together?
Yes. They read the same files.