# Amarra Play — High Resolution Music Player

> High-resolution music player for iOS with Qobuz and TIDAL integration. (iPhone/iPad app by Sonic Studio.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amarra-play/id1061144320 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sonic Studio](https://appshunter.io/developer/550923625)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 31 App Store ratings · 204 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 77 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-12-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amarra-play/id1061144320/reviews.md

## What is Amarra Play?

Amarra Play brings the highest quality playback to your IOS device.  Now providing access to your Qobuz account and soon your TIDAL account, Amarra Play is the app that brings you the tools to get the music you love right at your fingertips. 

As a stand-alone app you'll enjoy: 
	• A free version to get superior sound for your audio files copied to your mobile device including FLAC files as well as your local Apple Music library.  Spice it all up with a set of powerful EQ presets. 

	• Upgrade with the in-app purchase for MQA decoding, expand to a professional grade, customizable EQ and add access to your Qobuz and TIDAL accounts as well!
 
When used with Amarra Luxe, unlock the following features:

	• Remote control of Amarra Luxe and Amarra sQ+ from Amarra Play.  Relax, sit back and enjoy!
  	• Use Amarra Play to play your music on your IOS device
   		Download files to your IOS device (local files only) 
  		Stream files to your IOS device (local, Qobuz and TIDAL files) 
	• Formats Supported
  		MQA Decode up to 96 kHz      (Amarra Luxe license required)
   		AIFF, AIFC, MP3, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AAC, DSD->PCM real-time conversion

	NOTE: Amarra Play must be running on same wireless network as computer.
	Visit www.sonicstudio.com to get your free 15 day free trial of Amarra Luxe

## Key features

- High-resolution audio playback
- Qobuz and TIDAL streaming
- MQA decoding (with purchase)
- Customizable EQ
- Support for FLAC, AIFF, WAV, and more
- Remote control for Amarra Luxe

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adds Qobuz, TIDAL, MQA and EQ | $12.99 | one-time |
| Adds support for MQA decoding | $3.99 | one-time |
| TIDAL Streaming | $4.99 | one-time |
| Qobuz streaming support | $4.99 | one-time |
| EQ support | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Amarra Play?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎧 Great sound quality
- 🎶 Plays various file types (FLAC, DSD, MQA)
- 🎚️ Useful EQ presets
- 💻 Remote control capability (when working)
- 🔊 Good with external DACs

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐌 Slow performance and loading
- ❌ Unreliable remote connection
- ❓ Poor UI/UX and navigation
- 🚫 Lack of updates/abandoned app
- 💸 Overpriced for functionality
- 🚫 No refund policy
- 🎛️ Unresponsive playback controls
- 🖼️ Album art issues
- 🚫 No Amazon Music EQ support
- 🚫 No gapless playback
- 🚫 MQA decoding issues/PCM output
- 🚫 Remote app doesn't pair
- 🚫 Doesn't work on newer iOS/iPhones
- 🚫 Support links not working

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch or during playback
- Remote app doesn't pair or loses connection
- Playback controls are unresponsive
- Album art is missing or corrupted
- MQA decoding is slow or outputs PCM
- Gapless playback not supported
- App doesn't open on iPhone 15
- Music files load very slowly or not at all
- EQ distorts audio
- Remote app loses connection frequently
- App crashes when trying to use Tidal add-on
- Music shows as 00:00
- Remote app doesn't wake laptop from sleep
- Remote app requires constant re-pairing
- Desktop app crashes after scanning library
- Remote app doesn't display album art
- Remote app doesn't control music playback properly
- Remote app is slow to respond
- Remote app loses connection to computer
- App stops after two songs
- iTunes library sync issues
- File sharing removes cover art
- App crashes when adding more albums
- Tidal add-on doesn't work
- MQA not working on m12
- Remote app doesn't pair after upgrade
- Playlists don't show all tracks
- No search index
- EQ settings don't stick
- User presets not accessible
- Remote app doesn't open
- App crashes when loading library

**Most requested features**

- Add more equalizer settings from MacBook version
- Timeline for updates
- Ability to add more EQ presets
- Improved album art handling
- Fix gapless playback
- Native MQA output
- Amazon Music EQ support
- Improved UI/UX
- Search functionality
- Now Playing button in remote
- Wake laptop from sleep via remote
- Persistent login for remote
- More sophisticated EQ with frequency, gain, and Q settings

## Recent user reviews (10 of 204)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amarra-play/id1061144320/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Исчез Tidall

*2026-04-28, version 1.32*

Кто нибудь подскажет почему в ней не работает эквалайзер - меняешь ползунок, звук меняется на пять скунс и откатывается ???????Друзья, не ведитесь, купленная версия не дает качества MQA, всегда будет 44,1 кГц, и большего вы НЕ УВИДИТЕ.  ЭКВАЛАЙЗЕР -чудо из чудес, готовые пресеты каким то наркошей настроены, свою настройку эквалайзера НЕ НАСТРОИШЬ - внесенные изменения живут 5 секунд, можно услышать как изменился звук, и через 10 секунд звучание возвращается в какую-то глухую кашу, это при том что звучит типа CD …… Какой то полный отстой…

### 1/5 — Not worth even if free

*2026-03-06, version 1.32*

Very bad player and also support link not working neither website want my refund

### 1/5 — Funktioniert leider nicht.

*2026-01-16, version 1.32*

Funktioniert mit Tidal nicht, nach kurzer Zeit verzerren die Töne komplett. Der Kundendienst bestätigt die Probleme, bedauert aber, dass es kein Update dafür gibt. Schade, Geld umsonst ausgegeben. 🤷‍♂️

### 3/5 — Bitte Bitte Update

*2025-10-24, version 1.32*

Bitte bringt ein neues Update. Diese App ist mitunter die einzige für gute Ausgabequalität über IOS. Bitte macht das Nutzungserlebnis etwas besser und baut die App weiter aus und auf, es wäre schade wenn sie irgendwann nicht mehr nutzbar wäre. Schon jetzt geht sie oft nicht wirklich. Dankeschön

### 1/5 — Doesn’t stream local music but plays music iTunes/Music won’t play

*2025-05-13, version 1.32*

If you have a full MQA DAC or you stream Tidal or Qbuz it is useful.
If you have MQA, DSD the free version will at least play the music.

The free version has useful EQ presets.
It plays FLAC easily so purchased files from non-Apple stores will play.

Their site says that it will STREAM local files; IT DOESN’T. Their help pages show copying music to the application on the iPad.

Use VLC to stream from a local wireless hub or a connected wireless drive. It’s not elegant but it works better for the music that it can play or decode which is MOST file types. VLC will change the sample rate for HD music.

Amara Play is easier to use than Apple Music, iTunes but you need disk space to store the music. It will change the DAC’s sample rate to match the music which Apple doesn’t.

The playback controls are unresponsive. It feels like it is crashing.

It will play MQA without the purchase but at CD quality and it takes forever to translate it.
It will play DSD but it converts it to PCM very, very slowly.

If you have FLAC music and don’t want to convert it and then move it iTunes Music this is convenient.

If you want to play music from an external drive or networked drive then go elsewhere. VLC or the Stratospherix apps are worth looking over.

### 1/5 — Не работает

*2025-01-18, version 1.32*

Приложение просто не работает, настройки эквалайзера просто адски убогие. Выброшенные деньги

### 1/5 — Обновить пора уже давно …

*2025-01-13, version 1.32*

Пора бы обновить под Тайдал приложение !!! MQA уже нет а хай- рез на уровне 44.1/16 играет. Как то не комильфо выглядите на фоне других софтописателей….  Год прошел а воз и ныне там - последнее обновление 2 года назад . А не пора бы уже актуальную версию выложить ???

### 1/5 — Bugged and defective

*2024-12-16, version 1.32*

The app is unusable with Tidal as playlists are synced very poorly (sometimes twice, sometimes never, sometimes who knows if they will be still there after refresh). It takes a bunch of rather unprofessional programmers to release this crock of a program. It made me rethink about subscription apps. So lousy.

### 2/5 — Waiting for a NEW revised Software update

*2024-11-23, version 1.32*

Sonic Studio are slow to update and keep abreast of changes to streaming platforms; point in case being Tidal who’ve dropped MQA in favour of FLAC. The TIDAL native app supports 48k 24bit decode of content and higher but it appears Amarra play does not which is disappointing. Please keep your subscribers informed and at least provide a timeline for updates.

### 2/5 — No me cargan las canciones de Apple Music

*2024-11-16, version 1.32*

Las canciones de Tiday se cargan pero de Apple Music no me cargan ninguna

## Frequently asked questions about Amarra Play

### What does Amarra Play do?

Amarra Play is a high-resolution music player for iOS devices. It provides superior sound quality for your audio files, including FLAC and local Apple Music library. It also offers integration with Qobuz and TIDAL streaming services.

### What are the key features of Amarra Play?

Key features include high-resolution audio playback, support for various formats like FLAC and AIFF, powerful EQ presets, and integration with Qobuz and TIDAL. Advanced features like MQA decoding and a professional-grade EQ are available via in-app purchase or Amarra Luxe license.

### How much does Amarra Play cost?

Amarra Play offers a free version with superior sound for local audio files and EQ presets. An in-app purchase unlocks MQA decoding, a customizable EQ, and access to Qobuz and TIDAL accounts. A free trial for Amarra Luxe is also available.

### What devices is Amarra Play compatible with?

Amarra Play is designed for iOS devices. When used with Amarra Luxe, it requires the Amarra Play app to be running on the same wireless network as the computer.

### What are common use cases for Amarra Play?

Common use cases include enjoying high-fidelity playback of local music libraries, streaming music from Qobuz and TIDAL with enhanced audio quality, and remotely controlling Amarra Luxe or Amarra sQ+ from an iOS device.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.32 — 2022-08-24

- Regular application maintenance and bug fixing

### 1.31 — 2022-03-08

- Bug fixing and application enhancements

### 1.30 — 2021-12-23

- Fixing the issue with importing and playing local tracks.
- Fixing issue with switching between different sample rates.

### 1.29 — 2021-12-22

- Additional format support
- Fixing issues with content playback.

### 1.28 — 2021-06-09

- Fixing issues with video playback

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