| What it does | Audio gear reviews built from independent sources, with consensus on what reviewers agree about.
| Native local music player for iOS and Mac that plays FLAC, ALAC, APE and DSD from your library or NAS
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| Stage | Not given
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| 2026
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| Pricing model | Free
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Not given
| Free: full local music player with 15+ formats, gapless playback, 10-band equalizer, ReplayGain leveling, playlists and synced lyrics. Pro: $9.99 one-time, adds network sources (WebDAV, SMB, Google Drive, MEGA), Apple Watch sync, tag writing, smart playlists and desktop lyrics window. Pro Supporter:
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| Key features | - Aggregates independent reviews from multiple sources
- Shows where reviewers agree and disagree on products
- Names reviewer camps instead of averaging opinions
- Includes 566 products across headphones, IEMs, speakers, amps and DACs
- Audio dictionary with 44 listening guides and 265 definitions
- Side-by-side product comparison tool
- Longer essays (Overtones) drawn from reviews and dictionary
- Machine synthesis of human reviews with published weights
- All claims link back to original sources
| - Plays FLAC, ALAC, APE, DSD, OGG, OPUS and 15+ audio formats
- Gapless playback and playback speed adjustment
- 10-band equalizer with named presets and preamp gain
- ReplayGain volume leveling per track or album
- Word-by-word synced lyrics from LRC files or online search
- WebDAV and SMB streaming from NAS with Pro
- Google Drive and MEGA playback with Pro
- CarPlay on iPhone with playlists and albums
- Apple Watch app with offline playback without iPhone
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| What makes it different | - Shows genuine disagreement between reviewers rather than averaging opinions into bland consensus
- Built from 19,395 independent sources with transparent weighting of affiliated or copied reviews
- Explains why reviewers disagree, such as fit and ear shape differences
- Updated live as new reviews are added to the catalogue
- No manufacturer payment or review approval process
| - Built with native SwiftUI—not Electron or a web wrapper—for true platform integration on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
- Local-first design: your files never pass through Trove's servers, no account or tracking required
- One-time purchase instead of subscriptions—buy Pro once and use it forever across all your Apple devices
- Plays lossless and exotic formats directly without re-encoding or uploading your music
- Connects to your NAS, WebDAV, SMB, Google Drive or MEGA on your own account without hosting music on Trove's servers
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 2 ● no change since last check | Not checked yet ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 9 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 24 | 13 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 30 | 1 |
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