If I’m honest with you I don’t thinks the apps are “competing” with the built-in apps. I was inspired by elementary apps. The Music and Videos apps were among the reasons I stayed on elementary OS around six years ago, and still use it today.

His own multimedia apps, however, were driven by his want for apps focused on large media collections like his own. They include some features the default apps don’t have, like duplicate finding in Memories, more season-based features in Cinema, and online radio integration in Melody.

I think I have a different focus: it’s important for me to manage large content on my own network or local storage. In my case, I have 50,000 photos, 7,000 songs, and 1,000 videos; I am a collector!

You can grab Melody, Cinema, and Memories on AppCenter for the recommended price of just $2 each. Each of these apps can also be set as an alternative to the built-in elementary OS apps from System Settings → Applications → Default with the Video Player, Music Player, and Image Viewer settings. If you love them, give it a try!