Reviews of Rocket Music Player

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List of user reviews and ratings for Rocket Music Player

Total ratings

4.16 (Rating count: 371,660)

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Review summary

Rocket Music Player is a long-standing, well-liked app with a strong feature set, but frequent crashes and intrusive monetization dominate feedback. Users praise its longevity and basic playback quality, yet report stability issues across updates and devices, plus UI/playlist glitches. Ad changes and subscription pricing frustrate many. A subset still appreciates editing features and background playback, but reliability and monetization concerns are the main themes.

Pros

Long-standing, well-loved music player used by many for years.
Reliable core performance, with reviewers noting stable operation and even 'works flawlessly' over time.
Feature-rich app including track editing capabilities.
Good value as a strong free option with solid basic functionality.
Background playback/cross-app listening (useful for audiobooks).

Cons

Frequent crashes, freezes, and unresponsiveness across updates and devices.
Intrusive ads and monetization changes, including ads returning in the no-ads version and subscription price hikes.
UI/playlist glitches and navigation problems, such as random stops, widget errors, and difficulty scrolling through tracks.
Device-specific stability issues, with some models/Android versions experiencing crashes.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 4.16

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28% (118)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-26	De*****	this player is now so full of ads it is unusable
this player is now so full of ads it is unusable
2026-07-26	Mi*****	Good player. It could easily be 5 stars if the search function actually worked. When i type say "batman" into search it should return all songs whose file names have the string "batman" in the name, but it doesn't work that way. Add an option for the search to work by seeing if the song filename contains the searched string (case insensitive) and this app will be an easy 5 stars.
Good player. It could easily be 5 stars if the search function actually worked. When i type say "batman" into search it should return all songs whose file names have the string "batman" in the name, but it doesn't work that way. Add an option for the search to work by seeing if the song filename contains the searched string (case insensitive) and this app will be an easy 5 stars.
2026-07-26	Al*****	I've used this app since my first smartphone about 15 years ago, and the last few years it has gone way down hill! the ads are way too intrusive, and the ad free version is $15/week! NO WAY! I'm uninstalling!
I've used this app since my first smartphone about 15 years ago, and the last few years it has gone way down hill! the ads are way too intrusive, and the ad free version is $15/week! NO WAY! I'm uninstalling!
2026-07-24	on*****	Can you still buy this? I did the one off payment and don't get ads, I don't need much from a music player and this is quick and just has what I need, certainly recommend it.
Can you still buy this? I did the one off payment and don't get ads, I don't need much from a music player and this is quick and just has what I need, certainly recommend it.
2026-07-24	De*****	Rocket Player has been deleting my play history and star system. Not sure if its each update or reopening the app. 2026 & still happening.
Rocket Player has been deleting my play history and star system. Not sure if its each update or reopening the app. 2026 & still happening.
2026-07-23	ch*****	i have a paid version of this app on another google account that works fine but on the free version the shuffle playback stops after 2 tracks.... maybe more ppl would upgrade if the free version provided a better user experience.... please test more and fix this.... shuffle function is a dealbreaker for many.... 7.23.26: learn to read.... i have both versions.... shuffle should not stop working after one song.... its a coding error.... get off AI and get real.... and fix your app!!!!
i have a paid version of this app on another google account that works fine but on the free version the shuffle playback stops after 2 tracks.... maybe more ppl would upgrade if the free version provided a better user experience.... please test more and fix this.... shuffle function is a dealbreaker for many.... 7.23.26: learn to read.... i have both versions.... shuffle should not stop working after one song.... its a coding error.... get off AI and get real.... and fix your app!!!!
2026-07-23	Jo*****	I like the app. but years ago I paid for lifetime VIP and lately half the time it opens im getting ads. now they dont even offer lifetime VIP and I am getting concerned that they are trying to phase out my purchase. ive reached out countless times about it and received unhelpful answers, or no answer at all. even provided the old receipt from years ago. then crickets. getting frustrating.
I like the app. but years ago I paid for lifetime VIP and lately half the time it opens im getting ads. now they dont even offer lifetime VIP and I am getting concerned that they are trying to phase out my purchase. ive reached out countless times about it and received unhelpful answers, or no answer at all. even provided the old receipt from years ago. then crickets. getting frustrating.
2026-07-23	Ce*****	I've had this app for years and now it sucks! I fixed it though. I went to the uptodown website and downloaded an older version #6.2.4 with no ads. Then make sure you uncheck the box that says "allow automatic updates" to make sure it doesn't update to the latest bad version.
I've had this app for years and now it sucks! I fixed it though. I went to the uptodown website and downloaded an older version #6.2.4 with no ads. Then make sure you uncheck the box that says "allow automatic updates" to make sure it doesn't update to the latest bad version.
2026-07-21	Ke*****	This has been my fav for years, but recently I've hit problems. 1-The new icon looks like blood and guts on older Androids. 2-I like the fade-in and out option when starting and stopping songs, but it is doing fade ins at the beginning of every song. That's dumb. 3-if I am on a playlist and I press and hold to add songs, it adds the entire playlist to the playlist. Then if I try to delete the duplicates it deletes all instances. wut?
This has been my fav for years, but recently I've hit problems. 1-The new icon looks like blood and guts on older Androids. 2-I like the fade-in and out option when starting and stopping songs, but it is doing fade ins at the beginning of every song. That's dumb. 3-if I am on a playlist and I press and hold to add songs, it adds the entire playlist to the playlist. Then if I try to delete the duplicates it deletes all instances. wut?
2026-07-21	An*****	Very nice app. Sound is crystal clear.
Very nice app. Sound is crystal clear.