Best FLAC/APE Player Out There

The FLAC Player app has really frustrated me: It often freezes my iTunes when I copy files to it, it doesnt have a "Shuffle All" option, and you cant delete individual files within a folder.

So I decided to try Golden Ears. Ive only been using it for a few hours, but already Im very impressed. I copied many files over, and not once did it freeze. The app organizes songs by artist and album, and has a list of all files in case some of your files are not tagged. Theres a "Shuffle" mode, which will either shuffle all songs by an artist or within an album (if you picked a song from the Artist or Album list) or all songs on the app (if you pick a song from the "Show All" list). You can delete individual files from the app in iTunes. It also has a "lock" button in case you want to keep your screen active but not let the volume or scrubbing bar get moved accidentally.

Best of all, it seems to play APE files without any problems. This is an amazing achievement, because so few portable music players are able to play APE files at all, or without freezing up.

The only problem Ive noticed so far is that it will freeze briefly (up to a few seconds) when I unlock my Touch/iPhone (from the blank sleep screen). It also skips briefly sometimes when switching songs if a song is currently playing. Also, I wish it had the ability to make custom playlists, to rate songs, and to delete songs from the player.

But these are minor faults in light of the stability of the program and its ability to shuffle, play APE, and display album art. It seems well worth the $6 introductory price. Well done, Chaoji Li!

Dj Nellie about Golden Ear