Hi,
 I just ordered an iPhone 6 Plus and I'll retire my first gen Android phone.
 
 There are a couple things I really like about iPhones but one thing that has been and will continue to be a turn off is the iTunes way of doing things.
 
 I am shopping for a non jail break Windows explorer type app for my laptop that I can use to add mp3s to the iPhone. There are a few and I'm curious to learn more about them.
 
 I am also hoping to find a really simple mp3 player app for use on the iPhone. I'd like one that assumes I remember what is on the phone and assumes that I know the name of the artists I want to listen too. I also would like one that isn't focused on being a portal to a cloud. In other words, I just want a simple player that plays locally stored files and isn't cluttered with suggestions for listening. 
 
 I'd like to be able to easily play mp3s without seeing anything but the collection that I know I have on my iPhone.
 
 I was scouting stuff at the app store, as I am waiting for my new phone to be fedex'd to me, and I was over whelmed with the number of cloud players that I found.
 
 It is unclear to me whether I will find a player that just plays mp3s. It is also unclear to me how such a player will locate mp3s on my phone. Will I just add the mp3s to the same folder iTunes uses? Or can I create my own "music" folder like I did with my android phone?
 
 I've heard nightmares about iTunes syncing options and how inflexible it can seem to someone used to open systems. I'll appreciate and tips on how to make the transition.
 
 My mp3s are either from my CD collection or from music produced in house. I have no practical use for a cloud or a online mp3 music store type service.
 
 Any suggestions?
 
 Thanks!

I use an app called in:play.  It is great for playing MP3s.  Simple, nice layout etc.  As for getting songs onto the iphone, I did not realize there were other ways to get songs onto an iphone besides itunes, which I hate with the red hot intensity of a thousand suns.  
 
quick google showed me this http://www.copytrans.net/copytransmanager.php
hopefully it works as advertised.

Copytrans does work (I own a copy), but I went back to using iTunes because I actually like the way smart playlists work. I have too much music to fit on my iPhone, so I use smart playlists to automatically rotate songs whenever I sync. If you don't have a huge library, managing it manually is possible, but it wasn't for me.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Curious as to why you dropped android and went apple?

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Curious as to why you dropped android and went apple?

To juan up me.
 
Why else?

Thanks for the suggestions.
 
Any more?

just downloaded and messed with copytran, and it works great.  I am now a very happy iphone user. 

Cool!
 
This should make the bapu green with iNvy

I only use Spotify on my phone for music, but I don't stream anything. It allows you to sync your playlists to your phone via wi-fi and then you can listen to them offline. There is a limit of 3,333 tracks. I pay a subscription of $9.95/month. The sync quality is excellent, 320kbps at "extreme" quality. Of course the best part is being able to have any music you like on your phone regardless of whether you own the MP3's or not. No more fussing around with files, and best of all, no more iTunes. 

My mp3s are either from my CD collection or from music produced in house. I have no practical use for a cloud or a online mp3 music store type service.