Quite considerably, iPad's Music app is not one of Apple's masterpiece and arguably leaves much room for improvement. Two third-party apps has risen to thechallenge and I'd say gotten a lot of heads turning their way lately.
Now, if you want to enjoy the full breadth of these two apps and get them on your iPad, you may have to set your iPad keyboard case for a sturdier, more stable support as the music could be rather captivating.
Track 8
A product of Ender Labs, those of you familiar with Microsoft's Windows 8 own Metro music player will immediately recognize the look and feel of this app.
Artists, albums and playlists are all found in the home screen. Very efficient app.A swipe and your recent history gets on display as well as your most played album. A tap on the thumbnail of an album and voila the list of its tracks are shown. Another tap on any track and music flows.
Graphics-wise the play screen is pretty neat, purposely arranged. Moreover, there is no need to change screens when doing a switch from one track to the other as the album art and a list of all the songs are displayed. Added to this, customary media control buttons (e.g., pause, play, back) are right where you need them. Though a little small for comfort, the slider bar provided for track location and volume control are very helpful. A little oddity is there is no way of telling the length of a particular track until you play it. But overall, this app rocks.
The app is very fluid with its touch-screen approach and fits my iPad like wine to a glass with ice. It is very refreshing to see the actual artist face appearing at the background of each album.
This is app is pretty neat. It leaves you however, $1.99 less richer. A small price to pay, truly.
Bongiovi DPS
A product of Bongiovi Acoustics, this app boasts of a very user-friendly control and clean interface.
Right off the bat, you can access your music - be it albums, podcasts, audiobooks, playlists - from the home screen. Very comfy. A tap on any specific icon, albums for instance, gives you a choice of all albums. Unlike Track 8, you could actually see tracks and running times from the onset even before you get to play them. Another tap on any track and music sets in.
Order and good organization is what this app will bring you giving you smooth transition from one album or artist to another. For instance, a tap on the upper right corner displays the breadth of track names with details on album, artist and time. Very efficient.
Lest we forget, a swipe can also move you from one track to the next.
The best part of this iPad music player is its cost: nothing. The app is free. Love it.
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