Trove Player vs Tapelark

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Trove Player compared with Tapelark
Detail	Trove Player	Tapelark
What it does	Native local music player for iOS and Mac that plays FLAC, ALAC, APE and DSD from your library or NAS	Record what your Linux desktop plays into your own library
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	CN	CH
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	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:	Tapelark for Linux: 39 EUR, 39 USD, 39 CHF, 35 GBP, 9800 JPY (one-time purchase for all Linux computers). Free 14-day trial with 10-minute recording limit per track.
Key features	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	Record any app with PipeWire without microphone or cable Automatic track naming from player metadata Search and schedule internet radio recordings Follow and save podcast episodes Browse library by artist and album Export to multiple audio formats Find and remove duplicate recordings Edit track tags and metadata
What makes it different	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	Records directly from PipeWire without copy protection circumvention One-time purchase with no account or telemetry required Works on all your Linux computers with a single license Distributed as Flatpak with automatic updates
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	9 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	19
Citation Flow (Majestic)	13	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	1	24

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