5 free player for the iPhone and iPad, you can listen to FLAC

You've heard that so-called lossless-formats like FLAC and ALAC provide improved performance compared to the ubiquitous MP3.

Preset and almost all third-party Players for Android and desktop operating systems support default lossless. But pre Player "Music" on Apple gadgets is limited support for ALAC.

If you download the songs in FLAC format, you have to convert them to the ALAC, which is inconvenient and time consuming. But these players allow you to listen to as MP3, or FLAC without any conversion.

1. VLC

Free player, which also does not contain any advertising. Music can be added in several ways: from a computer via the USB connection or Wi-Fi, as well as cloud drives like Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox. The player has simple instructions for each method.

In addition, the VLC supports a variety of gestures that enhance the ease of operation. You can include the most necessary of them on and off the extra settings. The application does not have enough options for structuring the music, but it allows you to watch video,

uploaded from your computer or from the Internet - a good bonus for iOS-player.

2. Documents

Another completely free program. Documents is a hybrid file manager, web browser and music player. application allows download music of connected thereto cloud storage, computer (via the menu "File Sharing" in iTunes), and even a direct link to FLAC-files from the Internet.

Since the playback of music - is just one of the many functions of the Documents, it is not worked out in such detail as in high-grade players. For example, the program can not sort tracks by artist or album. But in addition, you get powerful tools for working with different types of documents.

3. VOX

Stylish player with the ability to play music from your computer (FLAC-files to be uploaded via the menu "File Sharing" in iTunes), SoundCloud and Spotify. You can also add files to VOX menu "Share" from the application of any cloud service. In the program settings hidden equalizer with various presets.

All of the above is available free of charge. Subscribing costs 349 rubles per month, you also get unlimited VOX cloud storage and music downloads, access to the airwaves of radio stations directly from the player and other bonuses.

4. FLAC Player +

Immediately after the launch of FLAC Player + program offers two ways to upload music: from a computer via Wi-Fi and from iCloud. Selecting a second, you can also use as a source of not only Apple store, but any cloud driveWhose client installed on the device.

The FLAC Player + conveniently organize music by artist, albums, and playlists - all the right buttons are displayed in the main menu. Additional buttons include sorting by genres and composers, they, too, can be taken to the main menu. The app is available for free but displays ads. To disable it, you need to pay 75 rubles.

5. Flacbox

Flacbox supports booting from all the popular cloud drives, including "Yandex. Drive », Dropbox, Mega and Google Drive. Add FLAC-files to the player can also be a computer via USB (using the item "Shared Files" in iTunes) or Wi-Fi.

The rest Flacbox offers all the functions of a typical music player, from music to sort by artist, genre and album to the built-in equalizer. Of the additional features include removable interface themes and audiozakladki that will please fans of audiobooks. Flacbox contains advertising, which can be removed for 229 rubles.

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Do not forget that reveal the potential of FLAC and ALAC is possible only with the help of a good audio equipment like headphones with integrated DAC (digital to analog converter).

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