Thoughts on an Apple Music player? CalmTunes?

Hey all, gathering some thoughts here. I’ve been using iTunes to purchase my music and port it to the Kompakt since I got the phone and it’s worked really well so far. BUT, I’m a really big music guy and I change my playlists weekly, if not daily, with my moods. I’d love the ability to more easily add music to my catalog.

So, I’ve been doing some digging and found that Spotify’s implementation is just not reliable enough for a production app and most Mudita users (rightfully so) do not want to use anything Google. So, with that said, how do most users feel about integrating with Apple?

I understand this would not be as mainstream of a solution as my CalmCast app because that requires no authorization with Apple but this one will. You’ll need an active Apple Music subscription and will need to authorize with Apple to access it via the app.

What the app would solve and what it will not: Being minimal, imo, should not require us to live without some of our wants. It should be thoughtful and workable without being intrusive. That means, you can search and add music via the Apple Music catalog. You will not see algorithms, suggestions, comments, or any other gamification.

I think there was a time when music was really fun and accessible without being intrusive and gimmicky. I’d love to help us find that balance again.

Before I commit to the $99 Apple developer charge, I’d love some thoughts and feedback from the community on this.

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Hi David, I’m an Apple Music user and feel similarly! Will draft a proper post asap but wanted to quickly support what you’re considering!

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Hi David. Is having an Apple Music subscription a hard requirement? I prefer buying CDs and ripping them, and it would be nice to have an alternative to the default Music app that feels native to the MK.

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I would be interested in a simple Apple Music integration as well. I just started using my Kompakt 2 days ago and I’m having fun adding musically intentionally again (though the default alphabetical ordering in the folders is a let down). I currently have about 15 albums loaded (organized in playlists so they are in correct order). Would the integration work such that we can more easily download albums/songs via Apple Music and interface would be old iPod/MP3 player style organized by artists/album etc?

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@nary using the Apple Music integration would not be required. I would support local files as well.

@wrmaxwell absolutely, this would be about bringing back those old iPod/Zune days but having more accessible music.

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awesome, count me as interested! I have not tried your CalmCast/Directory apps yet as I’m easing my way into the phone, but looking forward to trying them out soon.

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Yes, please! :pray:t2:

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