I was really happy to find an app that allows me to access all the music files that reside on my iPad, and play them, shuffle them, sort them, create playlists, etc. I assume that most people want to stream content, instead of taking up space on their device. (And it has tons of options for doing so!) But I have lots of space to work with, and am happy having my collection reside on my iPad and being able to listen Offline. Works well being controlled by wireless earbuds, too.Support from the developer is fabulous; very responsive and helpful. Even though the free version of CloudBeats worked well for me, I was more than happy to purchase the paid version. (Thankful I don’t have to maintain a subscription; just a one time purchase, at a great price, with no ads or in-app purchases to deal with.)I’m still discovering features and choices in CloudBeats that I hadn’t noticed at first. And the only hiccups I had turned out to be due to some improper file types and naming errors in my source folders, which I should have cleaned up beforehand. It turns out the app was behaving exactly as it should. Highly recommended!

CloudBeats has greatly expanded in both functionality and scope since its early days when it only supported OneDrive (then known as SkyDrive). The developer (Roman, IIRC) soon added the other well-known Cloud repositories to the app, along with variable speed playback and other features needed for audiobook/podcast playback, among others. All without requesting an extra cent through IAPs or new versions, as seems common with developers now. That being said, the maturity of iPhone and the saturated market make lifetime app licenses seem like a shortsighted idea that have likely contributed to the cesspool of abandonware. I’d much rather pay a patronage than have the developer discontinue an app because it ceased to be personally or economically viable. With that out of the way, I have one enhancement suggestion and I’m not sure if it’s viable. There’s an option for local cloud but can this be used or repurposed to use an SMB login to a local router and link to a folder of attached storage or its media server?

I’ve been using this app for a few months now because I wanted a way to listen to music that I own without paying a ridiculous amount of subscription fees. It does the job right, giving me access to my music wherever I am and allowing me to download my playlists for offline use. Though sometimes occasionally the app crashes and I’m not sure why, and I don’t know if the app is regularly being fixed for bugs because the App Store says the last update was a year ago. If the developer(s?) were regularly improving this app and adding new features and functionality, I think it could be even better.A few simple features that would be nice would be:1) the ability to see a list of every single song in one spot. Right now, it seems that it’s only possible to look at songs within an album. If I could just see them all in alphabetical order that would be great. 2) multiple selection. I want to be able to pick more than one song and save them to a playlist. This combined with #1 would make creating playlists so much faster. 3) make the app available on desktop or browser.These things seem like they would be simple enough to implement (I don’t know though, I’m not a coder!) and I’d be willing to pay for the subscription that allows multi-device syncing if I could more easily make playlists and access them from a non-mobile device. Otherwise, I don’t know any better apps out there so I’m happy with it for now!

I’ll try to keep this short and sweet, as I could go on about how amazingly wonderful this app is. Written July 2022.• regular updates over the several years: new features and improvements are quite common for what can be seen as a relatively simple app• Siri integration: this is a new feature and lets me use Siri Shortcuts and automations, something I’ve wanted from this app for a while and is now here. Makes life so much easier especially when connecting to several airplay speakers. I can now do this with one tap versus multiples taps/apps before• great developer: Roman replies to emails when I report minor bugs, as well as when I have suggestions, several of which he has implemented• functionality: it does exactly what I need from a music app. Syncs with my cloud music folder and lets me download my entire library for buffer-free listening wherever I am• CarPlay: simple layout, even lets you toggle shuffle on/off. I now have an automation (thanks to the new Siri integration) which begins playing music when CarPlay is initiated. Love it!I’ve used CloudBeats for years. Literally hours per day for the last, oh, probably 7 or 8 years?? So happy I found this app. Music is everything to me and CB makes it easy for me to enjoy all my tunes :)