Retro Music Player delivers a Material You-inspired offline music experience with extensive theming and a robust feature set, backed by a large user base. With 5,000,000+ total and 18K downloads in the last 30 days, it remains a popular choice for local MP3 playback.
Pros & Cons
Offline local MP3 playback
Material You themed UI with three base themes and color accents
Rich feature set including widgets, lock screen controls, lyrics, playlists, and tags
Active beta with ongoing bug fixes and direct developer support via Telegram and GitHub
Competitors may emphasize online streaming, broader file and folder search, and more advanced equalizer features which this app does not highlight in its feature list
Some users may prefer apps with more extensive library browsing (artists, albums, genres) across shelves similar to rival players
Perceived beta status with ongoing bug fixes may affect expectations for polish
About Retro Music Player
Retro Music Player is a music & audio app developed by Hemanth Savarala.
Download Statistics
Retro Music Player has been downloaded 5.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 18 thousand times.
User Ratings
Retro Music Player is rated 4.37 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 82 thousand ratings.
App Information
Retro Music Player is FREE to download. The APK download size is 6.94 MB. The latest version available is 6.6.0. The last update was on December 24, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Retro Music Player requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2016.
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This is the best music player I’ve used so far 🎶 — it definitely deserves 5⭐. That said, the lyrics experience needs improvement ⚠️: 1. No proper synced lyrics support — adding online integration like lrclib would help 🌐. 2. Lyrics UI feels outdated and unclear — needs a modern, clean design 🎨. 3. Use a centered layout with smooth line transitions for better readability 🎯. 4. Add tap/click to jump between lines for synced lyrics ⏩. Fixing these would greatly improve the overall experience
★★★★★Yuvraj· Jun 14, 2026
Honestly great music player, no adds and recognizes album and artist and sorts them accordingly, 100% recommend, thanks developers for this app
★★★★☆Harley 123· May 13, 2026
Gotta say I really like and enjoy this music player. I've had the original Google music player before that got combined with YouTube and a couple of other music apps over the years but with the music being on my phone the app automatically knows the artists and the mechanics are really easy to learn I think the only thing that'd be really cool is having the ability to favorite an album
★★★★★Nabebur Rahman· Apr 11, 2026
My Retro Music app is crashing immediately after opening on my Samsung A16 5G. What is the solution?
★★☆☆☆Ann Droid· Jun 18, 2026
No ability to sort my music by folders. Only by artist or albums. When sorted by albums, some albums get split into two, so one of them appears as two. Sometimes three. Installed and uninstalled in just a few minutes.
★★☆☆☆andrew suyom· May 16, 2026
it's a great app, 5☆ plays music just as It's supposed to, however after the update-audio randomly disappears, it shows its playing but produces no audio it also loses audio when transitioning to the next song until you open it back up even after allowing unltd battery and other exceptions. Until this bug is fixed It might be better to use a different music player. Update after 1 yr, background playing still notified, it plays but ko music is produced.
★★☆☆☆Hannah Fiona Reprado· Apr 10, 2026
I really love the UI and how aesthetically pleasing it is, it worked just fine but by hour 2 after using it, I was editing the songs when the app suddenly crashed. It was fine at first because I could open the app again but after 3 or 4 more crashes, it's keeping me from opening the app again. Please fix this, I was really happy seeing the features it provides, and I intend to use it as my main music player :<
★☆☆☆☆logan h· May 3, 2026
I am sick and tired of this app hijacking my notification panel. When I swipe an app away to close it, it should actually close! Instead, this broken media widget gets permanently glued to my screen like a zombie, showing a totally blank player that just says 'Retro Music is running.' What is the point of having an 'X' button on the widget if tapping it does absolutely nothing?! It just instantly pops right back up. Fix it, or I'm uninstalling and finding a player that actually works.
Google Play Rankings for Retro Music Player
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Technologies used by Retro Music Player
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Trust & Safety: Requires a broad set of permissions typical for music players, including network, storage, foreground service, notifications, and Bluetooth. Review the requested permissions and consider official support channels for safety guidance.
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