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Picky Music Player

4.49 • 50 Ratings

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“…a powerful music utility that is perfect for getting reacquainted with your favorite tunes.” — John Voorhees, MacStories.net ”…undeniably one of the most powerful and accessible general-purpose players available today.” — Marc Barrowclift, barrowclift.me Featured in Macworld, MacStories, and Mac & i magazine, Picky is for people particular about their music, giving you full control over how you browse and listen to your albums and songs. ‣ Picky keeps your Artists and Albums lists uncluttered by hiding those with only a few songs – simply adjust the filters to taste. ‣ Queue up tracks to play later: simply swipe to the left on a song until the ‘+’ icon appears and turns solid orange, then let go to queue it. ‣ Use Picklists to quickly play (or queue) groups of songs – like playing an album without its bonus tracks. ‣ Easily sort the main Albums list and artists’ album lists with just a couple taps: by title, release date, duration, or by date added to your library. ‣ Picky lets you easily filter your Songs and Albums lists by genre (or by multiple genres). You can do things like quickly put together a mix by opening the filter, tapping on a few genres, and then closing it and tapping Shuffle. ‣ You can use the Artists and Songs filters to keep singles and one-hit-wonders tucked away, or bring them into focus when you really want to listen to them. ‣ Picky intelligently combines both grouping by artist and by album artist, so you'll always find your songs where you expect them to be. But if you prefer just one of the groupings, you can easily change that with a setting. ‣ Quickly see the list of your currently playing songs by simply swiping up in the Now Playing view. ‣ Quickly search across your entire music library with just a few taps. ‣ Picky is designed for iOS 15 and supports widgets, Dark Mode, Split View, AirPlay 2, iPad trackpads, Context Menus, VoiceOver, headphone remotes, iTunes Match, and Apple Music that has been added to your collection. You can use Picky exclusively or seamlessly switch between it and the system Music app. Picky: for listeners with refined taste.
What’s New
4.5.1: ‣ Fixed a few bugs with how albums with missing release dates are handled 4.5: ‣ Search your albums by year! Typing a specific year into the search bar won’t just pull up title/artist matches but also any albums with a matching release date ‣ Play, shuffle, or queue an entire set of album or song search results with convenient new buttons ‣ Fixed a bug where the Now Playing bar could stop updating when returning to the app after enough time away ‣ Reissues with bonus tracks now use the original album release date if it differs from the date the bonus tracks are tagged with ‣ Playlist sort options now just apply temporarily instead of across all playlists and app sessions ‣ Fixed a crash that could happen if a playlist was edited outside of the app while its details were open in Picky
Version 4.5.1
Version History

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4.49
out of 5
50 Ratings
  • N810dahood, 11.09.2022
    Simple and beautiful
    Been getting really frustrated with Apple Music and bugs they are refusing to fix (think it’s a feature on some of them) but I digress… Instead of just complaining about it, I went searching for a third party app. I just need something for local music and cloud streaming from my iTunes Match subscription (been a subscriber for close to 10 years now). Picky seemed to be the best of the bunch. Available in my region and regularly updated by the developer and reasonably priced. I made the purchase and have been using it for the last hour and really impressed and happy. It’s like Music from a few years ago. So simplistic and basic. I don’t need any extra features, it all is here and it works! And it looks fantastic. Thank you for this awesome app and job well done. I’m happy and hoping to keep using this for many years to come. Still loving it many months later but wanted to provide an update: I canceled iTunes Match and found out that you can use Picky and “delete” the default app, but doing so will delete all downloaded music from your iPhone. But I deleted and then reuploaded directly from my Mac and didn’t have to redownload the default Music app. I am now using Picky all on its own and can sync from my Mac using the “Music” app with no issues. However, doesn’t seem like you can use Picky while using iTunes Match or Apple Music if you want to get new music onto your iPhone, unfortunately. But this saves me $25 every year now! Show more
  • Firewolf40, 06.06.2022
    Lost music
    I’ve used this app for years and thoroughly enjoyed it! HOWEVER, in recent months it either fails to import newly downloaded music or worse, simiply deletes music! The developer doesn’t appear to have any type of support other than to give a poor rating. Buyer beware!!! Show more
  • Faffy Geoffy, 24.03.2022
    Still the Best
    In case anyone was wondering… this is still the best music player around. I am so grateful that the developer has continued to support it for all these years. Nothing compares. Show more
  • grocklin, 11.12.2021
    lost without it
    best music player app I've found for what I need. way better than default ios7 and more intuitive than pricier, flashier alternatives.
  • PF Duke, 03.12.2021
    Get it
    After all these years, still the best app for playing music in your library. Amazing how it can be so hard to create something so simple and straightforward, but this app has the right stuff. Show more
  • Fitzbattleaxe, 05.09.2021
    Finally found what I wanted
    I’ve been downloading alternatives to the iPhone Music app for years, always to return to Apple’s mediocre default. This is the first time I’ve been happy with something else. - Snappy performance - Good design with easy navigation that isn’t constantly stranding you on the “recently added” page - The “picklist” feature is fantastic for building a queue quickly - Cute icon If I had to ask for something, I would love for the option for the currently playing panel to default to “open” when I launch the app. Show more
  • Uevf, 11.08.2021
    Better than the native Apple Music app
    This app is by far superior to the Apple Music app. From showing cd covers in artist view instead of an artist picture which is usually blank to allowing someone to see albums in the order downloaded to the iTunes collection from most recent to oldest in the entire history of the phone instead of only the last 20 or so like in the native player.this app does it right! It’s worth the purchase price and you will switch to it after about a week of adjusting. I’m a big fan of this app and highly recommend it for downloaded music for picky people!! Its primarily for people who prefer downloaded content to streaming, and for this purpose its perfect. I’m hoping he expands it to include separate categories for movies, music videos, tv shows or somehow is able to merge with vlc player to allow srt files with video and uploaded through the app via iTunes like vlc player… Show more
  • Eric Ryker, 12.02.2021
    The best music app
    Straightforward, intuitive, well laid out, clean and extremely legible UI. Very reliable, and has been getting regular updates for years and years. This is the app you’re looking for.
  • CultTVman, 11.02.2021
    The best!
    Gives me control over my music. Simple to use. Great to navigate. Flexible

Information

  • Category
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Price
    0.99 USD
  • Size
    8 MB
  • Provider
    Charles Joseph
Languages
English
Copyright
© 2004-2024 Charles Joseph. All rights reserved.