NostalgicPod - Retro Player

Curreri Studio

About this app

Remember when a music player was just that — a player? You'd scroll the wheel, pick a song, and listen. No algorithms deciding for you. No notifications. No feed. Just your music, in your pocket.

NostalgicPod brings that feeling back, rebuilt from scratch for modern Android. Play your local MP3 and FLAC collection, connect to Jellyfin, Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible servers, and enjoy internet radio and podcasts—all inside a retro Hi-Fi player. The soul of the iPod, powered by a serious modern audio engine.

THE FEEL
A real touch wheel with haptic feedback and the click you remember. Cover Flow with smooth 3D album art. The classic iPod-style menu structure you grew up navigating. Letter overlay when scrolling long lists. A faithful Now Playing screen. It's not a theme slapped on another app — it's built to feel like the real thing.

THE SOUND
Underneath the nostalgia is a serious audio player.
FLAC lossless up to 24-bit/192 kHz
Hi-res audio support with automatic Hi-Res badge
Gapless playback
MP3, AAC, OGG, WAV, M4A and more
Custom equalizer with presets and per-band control
Proper shuffle (shuffle bag, no repeats) and Shuffle Albums
Smart playlists by star rating

IT FIXES YOUR LIBRARY FOR YOU
Automatically finds and downloads missing album covers
Automatically fetches lyrics for your songs (from LRCLIB)
Reads embedded artwork and lyrics when they're already there
Genre editing per song or per album
No more "Unknown Artist" everywhere. Just drop your local music in and it sorts the rest.

YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR RULES
Play your local music completely offline, with no Wi-Fi or mobile data required. Import songs from your phone storage, SD card, USB drive or any folder on your device.

You can also connect NostalgicPod to your own Jellyfin, Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible server and access your personal music library wherever you are.

No login, no signup, no tracking, no ads and no in-app purchases.

MAKE IT YOURS
Body colors and wheel themes to customize your device
Ultra Dark mode, made for AMOLED screens
Lock screen artwork and controls
Immersive Mode that hides system bars and keeps the screen on
Dark mode

MORE THAN A PLAYER

Internet Radio with thousands of free stations from around the world.

A full podcast player with RSS feeds that remembers where you left off.

Support for Jellyfin, Navidrome and Subsonic-compatible music servers, so your personal collection is always within reach.

Sleep timer

5 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese
Classic Solitaire, Snake and Brick games, because of course

NostalgicPod isn't a clone. It's a love letter to the iPod — the device that put a thousand songs in your pocket and made you fall in love with music all over again.

Your music. Your device. Press play.

Ratings and reviews

Very faithful with the interface. All the esthetic options one could want. The programmer has added most of the needed newer options covering fetching lyrics, album art, etc looking for the ability to import directory of audiobooks in library management and an option to play a folder. if those never got added, still would be well worth the purchase. Well done.

I don’t usually write app reviews, but NostalgicPod deserves one. I’ve been following it for months and finally took the plunge when Plex music library support was announced. I have a library of over 20,000 songs there, so moving my entire collection to my phone was not an option. Now I can access my entire library remotely, and I’m loving the app so far. The nostalgic iPod-inspired interface, combined with how fast, responsive, intuitive, and polished the app feels, really makes it stand out.

The app works very well and the UI is excellent! Some features I would love to see added to make this my go-to music app are: Downloading contents of Jellyfin/Plex/Navidrome Libraries (or entire Libraries) for offline playback. - Option to play an Album on repeat (this may already be here and I've missed it?) Also, the Podcast search feature did not work for me, I was unable to find any results for any search. Would also appreciate being able to disable the landscape mode rotation to Cover Flow

What’s new

• Plex, Jellyfin, Navidrome, Emby and Subsonic-compatible server support
• Audiobooks — LibriVox for free or import your own (M4B), featuring chapters, bookmarks, a sleep timer, playback speed control, and auto-rewind.
• Shuffle playlist
• Fix SD card Scan
• Android Auto support
• Automatic or manual import of M3U playlists
• Improvements for very large libraries (70k+)
• Custom playlists: create your own and add songs or albums.
• Cast to your TV! Send your music, (Chromecast)