Music Cards
Flip, Play Discover Your Music
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Flip through your music! Music Cards turns albums into stunning interactive cards. Tap to play tracks & see dynamic colors from artwork A fresh way to browse your library
Rediscover music — one card at a time.
Explore your music library like never before with Music Cards — a beautifully animated, card-based interface for your albums. Each album appears as a dynamic, flip-style card that displays vibrant artwork, adaptive background colors, and detailed track info. With a tap, flip the card to reveal the full tracklist, and instantly play any song. Swipe through your collection with smooth fan-style transitions and search effortlessly with the built-in smart panel.
Designed with elegance and interaction in mind, Music Cards transforms your music experience into a visual journey.
Features:
Dynamic card stack interface with 3D flip animation
Auto-colored backgrounds based on album art
Tap to flip and view tracks
Smooth swipe navigation between albums
Instant track playback from the card back
Built-in album/artist search panel
Dark mode friendly with rich gradients and shadows
Swipe. Flip. Play. Rediscover your music with vibrant, interactive album cards.
Music Cards is a visually immersive iOS app that transforms your music library into an interactive card-based experience. Designed with SwiftUI, it allows users to browse albums as a dynamic stack of tappable cards. Each card flips to reveal track details and enables direct playback—all wrapped in a sleek, dark-themed interface with dynamic color adaptation.
Key Features:
Card-Based Album Display:
Albums appear as a visually stacked deck of cards.
Swipe left/right to navigate through your collection.
Current album is highlighted with subtle 3D rotation effects.
Smart Color Adaptation:
Extracts dominant colors from album artwork.
Automatically adjusts text color (black/white) for readability against backgrounds.
Interactive Cards:
Front: Album art, title, artist, and song count.
Back: Track list with playable songs (tap any track to start playback).
Flip cards with smooth 3D animations using rotation3DEffect.
Playback Integration:
Directly play tracks from the card’s back view using MPMusicPlayerController.
Full support for Apple Music/library access (requires authorization).
Optimized Performance:
Async dominant color extraction to prevent UI lag.
Efficient album/track loading with MPMediaQuery.
Technical Highlights:
Media Access: Uses MediaPlayer framework for library access and playback.
Dynamic UI: Generates card rotations/scales procedurally for depth.
Color Algorithm: dominantColor() extension on UIImage + luminance-based text contrast.
Modern Stack: Built entirely with SwiftUI, leveraging GeometryReader for responsive layouts.
Music Cards turns your music library into a tactile, engaging experience. Browse albums as interactive cards, discover color schemes derived from your artwork, and play tracks instantly—all in a single elegant interface. Perfect for music enthusiasts who value aesthetics and seamless interaction.
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Information
- Seller
- Elliot Williams
- Size
- 396.3 KB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Elliot Williams