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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

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

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

best music player app I've found for what I need. way better than default ios7 and more intuitive than pricier, flashier alternatives.

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

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

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

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.

Gives me control over my music. Simple to use. Great to navigate. Flexible

I loved this app for a long time but now (on my iPhone XR) every time I tap upon the surface it's unresisting and unresponsive bleak marble.

The last update of picky created some bugs that did not exist in previous versions. I hope I can explain it in words, but here goes. When it is displaying this song on screen is being played along with the album art,The line that shows the time remaining on the song is right in the middle of the album art. And sometimes even the title of the song displays in the middle of the album art .Not on every song but enough to be annoying. These two bugs happen when the iPad is in landscape mode. In portrait mode this doesn’t happen but the screen doesn’t look as good as it did before the update. And the size of the album art can be very small or very big. Prior to the update it matched the size of the image that I copied into iTunes. I will keep using the app however because it is by far the best one out there. Show more

Nice app that performs as advertised. One glaring omission is the alphabetical index that shows in the artists, albums and songs screens. For some reason, it is not displayed in the playlists screen. Please add this important feature!! It would also be very helpful when browsing/selecting songs to be able to know which playlists they belong to. Show more

Amended: After a very long time using Picky daily, I suddenly was unable to get it to boot and couldn’t find a way to reach the developer. I left a review and the developer contacted me right away directly and offered to help me solve the problem. He also realized that when the app doesn’t boot, there’s no way to contact him about it and made a plan to fix that. I’m impressed with his responsiveness and gave no doubt we’ll get it sorted. Because I’ve been such a fan of this app, suddenly not being able to access it was really disappointing. This is far superior to Apple’s built in Music app. Show more

Been using this app for a year now and it’s great, with the addition of widgets, even better! Only glitch I found as of this writing is from the “Random Pick” widget, my uploaded artwork sometimes doesn’t load. Over all great app, thank you developer! Show more

Simple, intuitive, and does exactly what I want - enable me to manage and listen to my music without all the unnecessary garbage found in other apps.

Updated to iPhone 12 and my crashing problem went away. Great app

This is a great little app, all you need is here with a compact design and smart user experience. Love simple, functional apps like this with a focus on what’s important and no cuteness. Support is fast and friendly. Thank you Charles! Show more

If you’re like me and care about how your music is organized, this is the app for you. It actually lets you sort by year the album was released, and not by what year iTunes released the remaster. The ability to filter by artists with, say, 8+ songs is a feature I use a lot when I want to listen to a full album Show more

For eight long years I’ve relied on Picky and year after year the developer continues to support it. Tons of new features have been added in that time without forcing users to completely relearn how to use the app. That alone would be worth five stars but even more amazingly is that the dev is ultra responsive to requests and bug reports (of which I’ve noticed very few). It’s highly customizable and performance is solid. What more could you want from a music player? Show more

A great replacement for ‘music’ on the iPhone. It can play my playlists without repetition and much much more.