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Make your music feel at home.

The offline music player for iPhone that lets you shape the sound

Discata plays the music files you own, offline. Add headphone correction, a parametric equaliser and virtual rooms, then switch back to the original file whenever you like. Everything is processed on your iPhone, and there is no account.

Download on theApp Store

Free on iPhone · iOS 17 or later · No account

Now Playing in Discata: album artwork, the Sound On switch, a seek bar, playback controls and a FLAC 16-bit 44.1 kHz quality badge.
The Discata library: a song list with artwork and quality badges, a search field, and a player bar above the Library, Sound and Appearance tabs.

Shape the sound

Everything is processed on your iPhone. EQ and rooms apply to music played in Discata.

Lossless formats

Plays FLAC, ALAC, WAV and AIFF, as well as MP3 and AAC/M4A. The quality badge shows what each file really is.

Learn more about lossless formats
  • FLAC
  • ALAC
  • WAV
  • AIFF
  • MP3
  • AAC/M4A

Hear the difference

Tap Sound On / Original while a song plays to compare the processed sound with the original file. Both play at the same loudness, so you judge the sound, not the volume. Everything is processed on your iPhone.

Nine sound styles

Nine starting points, one tap each. All of them stay adjustable.

  • Balanced
  • Reference
  • Bass
  • Treble
  • Immersive
  • Speakers
  • Vocals
  • Chill
  • Orbit

Six rooms

Six virtual rooms that move the sound out of your head, plus crossfeed and Orbit.

  • Control room
  • Mix room
  • Studio hall
  • Chamber
  • Concert hall
  • Orchestra hall

A closer look

Screenshots from Discata 1.0.0 on iPhone.

  • Now Playing in Discata: album artwork, the Sound On switch, a seek bar, playback controls and a FLAC 16-bit 44.1 kHz quality badge.
    Now PlayingArtwork first, with Sound On one tap away.
  • Now Playing showing synced lyrics with the current line highlighted, and the Original switch at the top.
    LyricsSynced lyrics that follow the song.
  • The Discata library: a song list with artwork and quality badges, a search field, and a player bar above the Library, Sound and Appearance tabs.
    LibrarySongs, albums, artists and playlists, with quality badges.
  • The Space screen: a diagram of speakers around a listener, experiences such as Front row and Club, modes including crossfeed, Room and Orbit, and the six rooms.
    SpaceSpeakers around you in a measured room.
  • Space controls: speaker spread, a Clean bass switch with a 120 Hz crossover, a Head tracking switch and a Virtual surround slider.
    Space controlsClean bass, head tracking and virtual surround.
  • The Headphones screen: a headphone correction switch, a correction curve and a search field with AirPods Pro results.
    HeadphonesCorrection for the pair you are wearing.
  • The Tone screen with a response curve and a list of presets: Reference, More bass, More detail, Clearer voices and Quiet listening.
    Tone presetsEach one explained in plain words.
  • The Tone editor with numbered points on a response curve, and an Auto level switch.
    Parametric EQDrag a point and hear the change as you make it.

More than sound

  • Synced lyrics

    Read along with lyrics from the file, from a .lrc file, or from an opt-in online look-up.

  • Smart Shuffle and playlists

    Playlists, a queue and Smart Shuffle for the queue.

  • Crossfade, gapless playback and trim silence

    Choose how songs follow each other. Background playback and lock-screen controls work too.

  • Themes, colours and fonts

    Change the look of the player to suit you.

  • No sign-in and no analytics

    There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to.

  • Listening history never leaves your device

    Your music, playlists and settings stay on your iPhone.

Free, or ad-free forever

Free

Discata is free to download and use. The free version shows one short ad card after about every 7 minutes of listening, only between songs. You can close it after 5 seconds, and the music keeps playing.

Ad-free forever

A one-time purchase of £9.99 in the UK, not a subscription, removes ads permanently. It works on all your devices signed in to the same Apple Account.

Why I built Discata

I wanted a music player that gave me full customisation over the audio I was listening to, and over the player itself. The popular options didn’t offer that, so I made my own.

I’m Mevinton Kugathasan, a solo independent developer. Read more about Discata and me.

Questions people ask

What is Discata?

Discata is a free music player for iPhone that plays the music files you own, offline. It includes an equaliser, AutoEq headphone correction and virtual rooms. Discata is made by Mevinton Kugathasan, an independent developer, and was released in October 2026.

Is Discata free?

Yes, Discata is free to download and use. The free version shows one short ad card after about every 7 minutes of listening, only between songs. You can close it after 5 seconds, and the music keeps playing. A one-time purchase of £9.99 in the UK, not a subscription, removes ads permanently.

Does Discata work offline?

Yes, Discata works offline. When you import music from Files or iCloud Drive, Discata keeps its own copy, so your library plays without a connection. There is no account. The internet is used only for ads in the free version and for optional artwork and lyrics look-ups.

Which audio formats does Discata play?

Discata plays MP3, AAC/M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF files. You import them from Files or iCloud Drive, and Discata keeps its own copy so your library plays offline on your iPhone. No account is needed to import or play your music.

Can Discata play Apple Music or Spotify songs?

No. Discata plays music files you own and does not include a streaming catalogue. Downloads from Apple Music or Spotify are protected, so Discata cannot import them. If you have your own MP3, FLAC or other supported files, you can import them from Files or iCloud Drive.

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Make your music feel at home.

Download Discata free from the App Store and bring in the music you already own.

Download on theApp Store

Free on iPhone. Requires iOS 17 or later. No account.