App on 4 lists

MusicPal Editor’s pick

MiaAppLog · Free · Music · 5.0 (2 ratings)

What it does

Instead of Music: play the audio files you own, offline. No feed, no ads. From 7 iPhone apps better than the defaults.

A music player whose screen is just the song title and a running clock. From 5 apps for the iPad that lives in the kitchen.

MusicPal takes a link and leaves you the audio. The files you already own land in the same library. No ads, no account, no feed. From 5 apps for the audio your music app can't play.

Audio files you import play with no connection, on a plane or underground. From 5 apps that still work in airplane mode.

Alternatives to MusicPal

The closest alternatives to MusicPal are Things 3, Focus Train, Fantastical, Bear, CARROT Weather, Spark Mail, Paprika, Bring!, Cooklist, CellarTracker, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Libby, Anytune, Organic Maps, Sky Guide, Wikipedia and Chess - Offline Board Game — 18 apps from the 4 lists MusicPal appears on, each answering the same moment a different way.

• Things 3Instead of Reminders: plan today and every project in one tidy list.
• Focus TrainInstead of the Clock timer: every focus session becomes a train ride.
• FantasticalInstead of Calendar: type “lunch Friday at 1” and the event is made.
• BearInstead of Notes: write in Markdown, sort with tags. No account needed.
• CARROT WeatherInstead of Weather: forecasts from a robot with five personalities.
• Spark MailInstead of Mail: every account in one inbox, real people on top.
• PaprikaSave recipes from any website, then plan meals and build grocery lists.
• Bring!One shared grocery list the whole household can add to in real time.
• CooklistShows recipes you can cook with the food already in your pantry.
• CellarTrackerTrack the bottles in your wine cellar and pick what to open tonight.
• TuneInTuneIn carries over 100,000 live AM/FM stations from around the world — plus the game you'd otherwise be reading the score of.
• Pocket CastsPocket Casts is podcasts by people who listen to them: hand-curated recommendations, playlists you build yourself, and no need to subscribe to try one.
• LibbyLibby is your library card in an app. Borrow ebooks and audiobooks from your local library for free — stream them, or keep them offline.
• AnytuneAnytune lets you play along at your own pace: slow a song down, loop the hard bar, transcribe it by ear. Built for learning a song, not for listening to one.
• Organic MapsDownload the map once; search and navigation then work with no connection.
• Sky GuideHold it up to the sky to name stars, with or without Wi-Fi or signal.
• WikipediaSave articles to reading lists and read them later with no internet.
• Chess - Offline Board GamePlay the computer offline at eight levels, with hints and undo.

Price and ratings

MusicPal and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-13.

MusicPal is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, checked on 2026-10-13. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “MusicPal: Link to Audio Player”.

Appears on

• 7 iPhone apps better than the defaultsEverydayThings 3 · Focus Train · Fantastical · Bear · MusicPal · CARROT Weather · Spark Mail
• 5 apps for the iPad that lives in the kitchenFood & coffeePaprika · MusicPal · Bring! · Cooklist · CellarTracker
• 5 apps for the audio your music app can't playAudioTuneIn · MusicPal · Pocket Casts · Libby · Anytune
• 5 apps that still work in airplane modeEverydayOrganic Maps · MusicPal · Sky Guide · Wikipedia · Chess - Offline Board Game