ES Background Music Player vs Rax: Music Player
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $5.99/month for ES Background Music Player and $3/month for Rax.
- ES Background Music Player lists 1 features Rax’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom player.
Head to head
Momentum
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Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Unlimited
- · Customizable Player Controls
- · Floating or Inline Player
- · Light & Dark Themes
- · Mobile Ready
- · No Coding
- · Playlist Popup
Pro
- · Configurable Looping Playback
- · Configurable autoplay option
- · Customize player style
- · Customize song cover
- · Unlimited number of albums
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureElfsight Background Music is a simple tool that lets you playback audio tracks directly on the pages of your site. The widget is hugely customizable: you can change its position, insert it anywhere on the page, alter its size, repaint the background and all other elements to mix it with your site’s style, apply a dark color scheme, display covers and display or hide four additional player elements, for example,…
We don't limit the number of playlists you can create or the number of songs you can upload (we save your uploaded files to the store's own file management center). You can also customize playlist covers and song covers, as well as drag and drop to rearrange the playback order of songs.
- Diversify your website content
- An amusing player for your web page
- Make your eye-catching or neat
- Unlimited number of playlist
- Customize song cover
- Customize player style
- Drag and drop to rearrange the song playback order
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  ES Background Music Player |  Rax |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ES Background Music Player | Rax |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 3 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ES Background Music Player | Rax |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month | $3/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | ES Background Music Player | Rax |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #49(ahead) | #124 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 15, 2020 | May 21, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Elfsight | Yew |
FAQ
ES Background Music Player and Rax: common questions
- Is ES Background Music Player or Rax cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $5.99/month for ES Background Music Player and $3/month for Rax. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ES Background Music Player lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom player. Rax lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Music. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.