Android:
Whether you want a music player that's just fun and easy to use, or you
want one that gives you control over how your music sounds when you
play it, FlipBeats is a new Android player that's worth a look.
FlipBeats
tries to cater to two different audiences. The first wants a fun,
visual, and gesture-powered music player that features big, beautiful
album art, tiled selections for albums, artists, and songs, persistent
playback controls in the notifications pane, and music visualizers that
are fun to look at while you listen. The second wants precise EQ
controls and presets that tweak the music to create a listening
experience unique to your tastes, or best for your environment, device,
or audio gear. All in all, it does a pretty good job for both groups.
It's
certainly not as feature packed as some of the other players we've
mentioned in the past for Android, especially those that can play music
from cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive. FlipBeats plays
locally stored music only, and doesn't give you the option to select
music location—it just scans for music files for you. Still, it looks
great, it's fun to use, and the level of control you get over EQ options
in the advanced settings and preset choices in the basic settings are
fun to tweak and play with.
FlipBeats
is $2 at Google Play—you can download and try it for free for 20 days,
after which you'll get nagged to pay for the full version. Right now,
the developer is selling it for half-off, so if you like it, it's a
buck.
FlipBeats ($2) | Google Play