Golden Ear for iOS

iPad, iPod Touch and iPhones are great for listening to mp3s and other popular compressed music format, but still, for those who care, nothing could compare to the joy of listening to high fidelity loseless audio. Some iOS music apps developers boast that their apps play loseless audio format, for instance FLAC and APE, but none can handle CUE files properly.

With Golden Ear, audiophiles' dream can finally come true. Golden Ear, as sweet as its name, plays common loseless format, including FLAC, APE, WAV, AIFF, and ALAC. Not just that! It even plays CUE files, which would be convenient for music lovers. The developer claims that the app can support up to 24bit/96KHz lossless audio, which is totally amazing! There are 3 play modes available: a) continuing in order,  b) shuffle, c) Loop one track. Another awesome feature is that you can control Golden Ear directly from your lock screen, just like how you control your iTunes. 

Verdict: I have both my favourite albums "Colour to The Moon" and "Tsai Qing Classic" loaded in the app and it sounds great. The $7.99 USD price tag, though pretty heavy for many of us, could still be acceptable for fellow audiophiles who really care about their tunes and would want to get the best out of their i-Devices.