Jam-Pod for iPhone — Music, on your terms

Music, on your terms.

No feed. No autoplay. No algorithm deciding what you hear next.

You're in control

You pick the song, the album, the order. Jam-Pod doesn't push recommendations — it plays what you choose.

Own your collection

Your library lives on your device. Import local files, play hi-res FLAC and WAV, and listen fully offline.

Feel every move

A small joystick with real haptic feedback — navigate menus and scrub tracks with the same tactile response you remember, reimagined for iPhone.

Podcasts, unlocked

Subscribe to any show via RSS. No platform lock-in, no inserted ads — just the feed you chose.

Eight classic finishes

Pick the panel color you grew up with.

Jam-Pod for iPhone in Retro theme — Retro

Jam-Pod for iPhone in White theme — White

Jam-Pod for iPhone in Space Gray theme — Space Gray

Jam-Pod for iPhone in Green theme — Green

Plus more in Settings: panel color, screen theme, and dark/light mode — tune it your way.

Under the hood

Your local files aren't an afterthought — they're the main event.

A library that's actually yours.

Import the music you already own and keep it for good — full quality, fully offline, always exactly as you saved it.

Formats: FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, MP3
Resolution: Up to 24-bit / 192kHz
Connection: None needed — fully offline
Playback: Native, no re-encoding

Apple Music

Stream your full Apple Music catalog or browse your saved library — all navigated through the joystick.

Podcasts via RSS

Paste any feed URL and start listening — no platform account, no lock-in.

Built natively for iPhone

A real native app, not a wrapped webpage — smooth scrolling, instant response.

A closer look

A minimal, text-first screen and a joystick that does the work the wheel used to — built to feel just as tactile, on a shape Apple could actually approve.

What people are saying

Real comments from our Product Hunt launch.

I really like the old-school direction here. There is something genuinely nice about browsing your own music again instead of being pushed toward whatever the algorithm wants you to hear. A couple of things I'd be curious about: how well does it handle a really large local library, and does it keep things like playlists, favourites and play counts in sync with Apple Music?

Os Ishmael Product Hunt ↗

Honestly the joystick nav sounds super cool, one thing I'd love is a sleep timer built into the playback screen since I fall asleep to music pretty much every night. Would fit the whole retro vibe too.

Aleyna Franko Product Hunt ↗

Loaded up my local FLACs on the joystick interface and honestly the haptic feedback makes skipping tracks feel weirdly satisfying. Love that there's nothing trying to pull me into a feed.

Güneş Palancılar Product Hunt ↗

Love the anti-feed approach, the joystick navigation sounds genuinely fun on a phone screen. One thing that would seal it for me is a proper sleep timer with a fade-out option, since most players either cut hard or don't offer one at all.

Meral Product Hunt ↗

The joystick navigation feels surprisingly natural once you get used to it, and I love that everything is on one screen without any distractions. Playing my local FLAC files alongside Apple Music tracks just works.

Sinan Simay Product Hunt ↗

Really nice to see this kind of simple, old-school interface again. It doesn't throw every feature at you at once, but it also doesn't feel stripped down. When I want to listen to music, I usually don't want to think about where everything is or spend ten minutes searching. I just want to press play and get on with it.

Etienne Garcia Product Hunt ↗

I loved this app! The haptics on the joystick took me back to better times playing video games on a Saturday morning hahaha — the graphics are also beautiful, and I love having ownership of my music as well as properly supporting smaller musicians by directly purchasing music from them and not from a platform that rips off their hard work. Love it!!!

Christiana Pedroni Product Hunt ↗

A player built around owning your music instead of renting it is a quiet rebellion I'm here for. The retro joystick nav is the kind of detail that makes people actually love a music app.

Florent Berrez — Foyer Product Hunt ↗

Gianpaolo, this taps a nostalgic nerve for me. That calm, unhurried feel is something I have quietly missed for a long time, and the throwback control put a proper smile on my face.

Fanny Guillou Product Hunt ↗

Congrats on the launch! Owning your collection instead of renting access is a hill I'll happily die on, so this premise is right up my alley. Takes me back to the old Winamp days.

Bryan Parker Product Hunt ↗

Support

Questions, bugs, or just want to say hi — we read everything.

Does Jam-Pod work offline?

Yes. Local files and downloaded podcast episodes play fully offline. Streaming from Apple Music needs a connection, same as the Music app.

What local audio formats are supported?

FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, and MP3 — up to 24-bit / 192kHz, played natively with no re-encoding.

Do I need an Apple Music subscription?

Only if you want to stream the Apple Music catalog. Local files and podcasts work fully without one.

Is there an Android version?

Yes — Jam-Pod for Android keeps the original click wheel with haptic feedback, and plays local files and podcasts. It doesn't stream Apple Music or any other service.

Is Jam-Pod available now?

Yes — Jam-Pod is on the App Store.

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