Manet Music User Reviews

Manet Music
Manet Music
Tilo Software AB

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Greatest app ever created.

Absolute masterpiece. Nothing comes close to Manet

The few bugs are well worth it!

The app has been phenomenal! Since I came from Apple Music before I started self-hosting, the app feels as though I never switched. I do noticed some issues in regards to resuming playback when I use Siri or other tasks from CarPlay, but this app seems to still be beta and the developer is always updating it, and already fixed a majority of the issues I had (if you reading this, thank you for fixing the numbered track bug!!!!)

Please please please support the app and developer, and keep up the amazing work! I cannot wait to see where it goes in the future!

P.S. - is there or will there be a iPad App in the future?
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Great App

This does everything you want it to do. The fact it has CarPlay is amazing and with the new update I can’t find anything wrong with it. Plays flawlessly. Goodbye Spotify, hello Manet.

Exactly what a native app needs to look and feel like!

Overall impeccable looking and feeling iOS jellyfin client! The only music app with full AAC audio pass through!

Edit: Developer responded to my review 6/5 dev

Response from developer

Hi there! Wanted to let you know that in the latest release, 0.7.3, the app now plays AAC content without any transcoding!

A must have for Jellyfin music lovers

An elegant iOS styled music player for your Jellyfin server! CarPlay integration is excellent and I prefer the look and feel of Manet over Finamp

I’d like to see the ability to reorder the queue and reorder playlist items, and ProMotion support would be great! That’s what would change my 4 to a 5

Great start

This is a really nice looking Jellyfin-centric music app that really nails that native Apple/iOS feel. Overall, it works really well and has a great foundation but is a bit lacking in features/customization right now, but I don’t doubt it’ll continue to improve rapidly (as evident by the release notes).

While the optional Manet+ subscription is definitely not required for most users, I would’ve preferred to see this as a one-time payment vs a subscription. I have no problem supporting solo devs/small teams but subscriptions should really be limited to things that add ongoing value (such as Spotify, where you’re gaining access to a premium service) and that have costs on the dev side (where they have to maintain their own servers/APIs) and less so just unlocking some features in an app that interfaces with my own local server. If the dev considers adding a one-time purchase, I will gladly consider supporting Manet.
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Response from developer

Hi there! Thank you so much for your kind words! Regarding the subscription model, I totally understand your perspective. The main reason I’ve opted for a subscription is that both iOS and Jellyfin are constantly evolving. Even without server maintenance costs, keeping the app up-to-date with platform changes, adding new features, and ensuring a smooth experience requires ongoing development effort. The subscription helps me allocate time and resources to ensure the app stays fresh and continues to improve, while allowing me to respond quickly to updates and feature requests. That being said, I’m always open to exploring different ways to make supporting the app more accessible in the future. Thanks again for your support — I really appreciate it! / André

Wow

This is just impressive 🤩, I only could ask for a lyrics integration 🎤 with any service. Sometimes the stream stops ⏸️, but IDK if it’s my internet 🌐 or the app 📱. When I use Jellyfin, it runs smoothly 🎶. But if you want to replace some monthly paying apps 💸 and have a music library 🎵 on Jellyfin, I would recommend you to pay and support this app (it’s free but can unlock some additional features) 👍.
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Awesome app!

This app provides a fantastic UI to my Jellyfin music library. The CarPlay integration is also impressive, and makes this an easy drop in replacement for Spotify.

The only small issues I have encountered involve playing music which has already started via the bottom banner - this does not always work, and sometimes just loads. Restarting the app fixes the issue. A similar issue occurs when attempting to play from CarPlay.
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Response from developer

Hi there! This should be improved in the latest version (v0.7.3), so if you still experience this after updating let me know so I can take another look at it! 🙏 / André

Exactly what a native app needs to look and feel like!

Overall impeccable looking and feeling iOS jellyfin client! Why the 4 stars then? No AAC transcoding, only mp3. Whenever transcoding to AAC like native iOS does is supported I will update to a full 5.

Exactly what I want

This is the music player to beat. The UI is nice, has awesome features, playback is good, lets me pick the bitrate while not on WiFi and good CarPlay integration. Easily earned a Manet+ sub. Thank you!

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