Square Waves

Name: Square Waves
Rating: 3.7 (34 reviews)
Author: Alex Busman

By: Alex Busman

Listen to your favorite games!

Features & Capabilities

Ever wanted to listen to music from your favorite retro video and computer games? Trying to learn how to play one of those songs on your guitar and want to just hear the bass line? Well now you can with Square Waves! Build your library of music by simply adding your files through your iCloud documents.

Supported file formats: • NSF - NES • VGM - Genesis/Mega Drive/Master System • GYM - Genesis/Mega Drive • GBS - GB • SPC - SNES • AY - ZX Spectrum • HES - Turbografx-16/ PC Engine • KSS - MSX • SAP - Atari 800

Files can be imported from ZIP, RAR, and 7ZIP too!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Alex Busman

Rating:

3.70

(34)

Version:

1.2.6 Last updated: 2021-10-06

Version code:

844499937

Creation date:

2020-03-12

Compatible devices:

Size:

6.71MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 247,288 ▼ 613

For Developers

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Developed by:

Alex Busman

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/square-waves/id1502166212

User Reviews

Square Waves is praised for a clean, focused retro/VGM music player with solid baseline playback and a favorable premium option. However, it suffers from stability and OS compatibility issues, frequent import/import-related data loss, and several missing features (search, playlists, tagging, album art). Its format/channel support is limited (SNES/Genesis primary), and premium gating adds friction. The app has strong niche appeal but needs reliability improvements and feature enhancements to meet broader expectations.

Pros

Clean, minimal UI that makes playback easy and intuitive
Excellent support for retro/VGM/chiptune music, including channel isolation and native game soundtracks
Solid baseline features with reliable playback for local files
Premium upgrade is worth it and easy to purchase
Niche, focused player with strong appeal for fans of game music

Cons

Frequent stability issues and crashes, including during playlist use, with reported OS compatibility problems (e.g., iOS 15)
Importing/loading problems and data loss: NSFs not loading, ZIP/archive import failures, and cloud/drive import issues
Missing essential features and metadata support: no reliable search or playlists in some versions, lacking tag editor, artist metadata, and album art uploading/management
Limited format and channel support: mainly SNES/Genesis coverage with insufficient NES/FDS control and no support for newer platforms
Pricing friction and premium gating: emphasis on upgrading and paid features to access more content, causing user frustration

Recent reviews

App is great.. it would be nice if I could add my own album covers to playlists though sadly this app isn’t updated anymore

by lo*****, 2025-10-26

totally worth the upgrade as-is for the quality and convenience, thanks! would be so great to see a search feature, art uploading/fetching, and queues someday. alphabetical ordering also seems somewhat unusual, but nothing experience-breaking. appreciate the app!

by On*****, 2025-09-14

The app refuses to load several of the NSFs I have, won't even try to let me rename anything, and if I remove anything from my songs list it crashes 100% of the time.