Reviews of Folder Player

By: Peter Shashkin App

List of user reviews and ratings for Folder Player

Total ratings

3.99 (Rating count: 17,596)

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Review summary

Folder Player is highly valued for folder-based playback, simplicity, low permissions, and reliability, with many users liking its directory-tree support and lack of ads. The main drawbacks are inconsistent shuffle, missing basic controls, limited playlist management, and occasional OS/device compatibility issues. A common request is automatic traversal to the next subfolder after finishing a folder. Overall, it's a lean, beloved tool with room for feature improvements and better cross-device stability.

Pros

Folder-based playback that respects folder order and directory trees (no reliance on tags).
Simple, ad-free UI with low permissions.
Long-term reliability and a responsive, fixes-prone developer.
Play next feature and intuitive shuffle within folders.
Lightweight, widely praised as a solid folder music player.

Cons

Shuffle is inconsistent and often repeats only part of the library.
Missing stop button and limited in-track navigation.
Cannot add multiple folders to a playlist at once; basic playlist management is limited.
OS/Device compatibility issues on some devices (Android 12, Moto G60; Android Auto shuffle problems).
Feature gap: no automatic jump to the next subfolder after finishing a folder.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 3.99

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12% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-09-10	Al*****	legendaria aplicaciónun ejemplo de lo bien hecho
legendaria aplicaciónun ejemplo de lo bien hecho
2026-08-23	su*****	hallo. tolong diperbaiki. ada suara berisik saat dijalankan dan hp dilock. jadi jalan dilatar belakang. masalah ditemukan di xiaomi 15t pro dan realme 9 pro +. tq..
hallo. tolong diperbaiki. ada suara berisik saat dijalankan dan hp dilock. jadi jalan dilatar belakang. masalah ditemukan di xiaomi 15t pro dan realme 9 pro +. tq..
2026-08-18	Ma*****	perfect
perfect
2026-08-15	Da*****	Good player. Navigation could be streamlined - much needed on Android Auto - it's tedious (and dangerous) to scroll through dozens of folders to find the right one. Maybe some sort of keyboard shortcut? I wish it was easier to exit the app when I'm done.
Good player. Navigation could be streamlined - much needed on Android Auto - it's tedious (and dangerous) to scroll through dozens of folders to find the right one. Maybe some sort of keyboard shortcut? I wish it was easier to exit the app when I'm done.
2026-08-14	*****	Miserable, way too many bugs to make it useful.
Miserable, way too many bugs to make it useful.
2026-08-12	A *****	I can only echo all the positive reviews I've read so far. This is the perfect solution I've been looking for for ages: A fully featured no nonsense app that actually lets me play my music directly from the folders where I have it already organized. Many thanks to you, Peter, for making the app available, Great also to see your interest in responding in the way you do to users' reviews.
I can only echo all the positive reviews I've read so far. This is the perfect solution I've been looking for for ages: A fully featured no nonsense app that actually lets me play my music directly from the folders where I have it already organized. Many thanks to you, Peter, for making the app available, Great also to see your interest in responding in the way you do to users' reviews.
2026-07-20	Mo*****	The latest version caused me some trouble. Posted a low rating and Peter contacted me. We figured out that I was trying to play broken audio files from stream capture. Has worked for years, but the latest update of Android doesn't like the questionable files. Peter was diligent in helping me figure this out. Works great again! Thanks.
The latest version caused me some trouble. Posted a low rating and Peter contacted me. We figured out that I was trying to play broken audio files from stream capture. Has worked for years, but the latest update of Android doesn't like the questionable files. Peter was diligent in helping me figure this out. Works great again! Thanks.
2026-06-23	Ge*****	Too bad, can't read mp4 files, but other then that, solid folder player.
Too bad, can't read mp4 files, but other then that, solid folder player.
2026-06-19	us*****	Llevo meses con esta app, quería una app que me permitiese usar mi música según la tengo organizada en carpetas. También muy simple para que no consuma ni recursos ni batería. Y aunque no era mi prioridad, además permite bastante personalización de preferencias. Todo lo que esperaba, este reproductor lo mejora. No le doy 6 estrellas porque no se puede!!
Llevo meses con esta app, quería una app que me permitiese usar mi música según la tengo organizada en carpetas. También muy simple para que no consuma ni recursos ni batería. Y aunque no era mi prioridad, además permite bastante personalización de preferencias. Todo lo que esperaba, este reproductor lo mejora. No le doy 6 estrellas porque no se puede!!
2026-06-17	Ma*****	Used to be my goto appp for this - now it just crahes on the tablet, hope it gets fixed.
Used to be my goto appp for this - now it just crahes on the tablet, hope it gets fixed.