# NaviBeat — Own your music, every device > Premium client for self-hosted Navidrome music streaming on Apple devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Nenad Jokic.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navibeat/id6763518834 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Nenad Jokic](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895353961) - Category: Music, Entertainment - Price: $5.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 11 App Store ratings · 15 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 43 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 2 more - Released: 2026-05-22 - Data updated: 2026-08-24 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navibeat/id6763518834/reviews.md ## What is NaviBeat? NaviBeat brings your own music library to every Apple device you own: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch, plus CarPlay, as a single Universal Purchase. Pay once. Own it. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. No NaviBeat cloud. Your music stays on your own server, exactly where you put it. NaviBeat just plays it, beautifully. ABOUT NAVIDROME NaviBeat is a premium client for Navidrome, the free and open-source self-hosted music streaming server. You run Navidrome on a NAS, Raspberry Pi, VPS, or any machine you control. NaviBeat connects to it and streams your collection across every Apple device you own. Airsonic-Advanced, Gonic, and any OpenSubsonic-compatible server work too. ON iPHONE & iPAD - Full library browsing: artists, albums, playlists, genres - Voice search and text search with live results - Now Playing with time-synced lyrics - Background audio, Control Center, AirPlay, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets - Offline listening: pin a song, an album, a playlist, or a whole artist - Listening Stats: a 24-hour clock, a weekday heatmap, and your top artists, albums and songs IN THE CAR - Full CarPlay support, included in the same purchase - Your library, playlists, downloads and Now Playing on the car screen - Voice search that understands the play command in every one of the app's 11 languages, resolved against your own library, not a streaming catalogue ON MAC - A real native Mac app, not a phone app in a window - Mini Player that pins on top of any window - Keyboard shortcuts, multi-window browsing, directory browsing, desktop widgets - NaviSyncRock: sync your Navidrome library to a Rockbox player. Your own server does the transcoding, album art is re-encoded so it renders, playlists are written correctly, and plays sync back. A separate one-time in-app unlock. ON APPLE TV - Cinema-scale artwork with smart discovery shelves - Recently Played, Most Played, Rediscover, On This Day, Because You Listened To - Voice search via the Siri Remote - Full-screen Now Playing with time-synced lyrics ON APPLE WATCH - Now Playing complications on every watch face - Music stored on the watch and played from the watch, so you can run without your iPhone - Downloads pulled straight from your server over Wi-Fi AUDIO - Selectable high-fidelity playback engine - 10-band equalizer with presets - ReplayGain volume normalisation, per track or per album - Gapless playback - Streaming quality set separately for Wi-Fi and cellular, across 10 tiers, or send the original file untouched - Internet radio YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Multi-library Navidrome support: All Libraries, a single library, or any subset, filtered on the server - Star ratings synced to your server - Classical music: automatic work and movement grouping - Optional Last.fm and ListenBrainz integration. Scrobbles route through your own server, never directly from the app. - Server Health diagnostics: server type, version, OpenSubsonic extensions, scan status REACHING YOUR SERVER Built for a locked-down homelab. Custom HTTP headers for Cloudflare Access and Authelia, mTLS client certificates, and access over Tailscale all work, on every platform, with no third-party relay in between. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, German, French, Spanish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, with an in-app language picker on every platform. REQUIREMENTS NaviBeat requires a running Navidrome server (v0.50 or later, free and open source) accessible from your Apple device. Self-host it on a home NAS, a Raspberry Pi, a VPS, or any machine you control. See navibeat.app for setup tips. NaviBeat is a third-party client and is not affiliated with the Navidrome project. PRIVACY NaviBeat collects zero data. There is no NaviBeat backend, no analytics, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs. Your credentials live in your device's Keychain. Your listening history stays on device. See navibeat.app/privacy. ## Key features - Universal Purchase across Apple devices - Connects to self-hosted Navidrome server - Full library browsing - Voice and text search - Offline listening - Gapless playback - Lossless streaming ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $5.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | NaviSyncRock | $4.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #42 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store) ## Recent user reviews (10 of 15) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navibeat/id6763518834/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Excellent Navidrome client *2026-08-07* A fully-featured, rapidly developed and altogether outstanding client for Navidrome and other Subsonic servers. It supports everything I need on every device and the developer is kind and responsive. ### 5/5 — Не плохо 👍 *2026-07-24* Пол дня по ходил прослушивая музыку в целом мне нравится. Но есть одно замечание буферит через два три трека mp3, FLAC, без разницы. Интернет LTE вроде стабильный. Со стороны сервера и прокси обратного все максимально оптимизировано путем добавления заголовков. Обратите внимание на это пожалуйста. А так пока на первый взгляд все нормально еще бы добавили заголовок идет тримминг или кэш. **Developer response:** Спасибо за отзыв и за детали, они дошли по адресу. Потоковое воспроизведение по LTE было серьёзно переработано, и обновление уже ожидает проверки Apple. Если что-то останется не так, напишите мне на nenad.dev@icloud.com, разберусь лично. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect tvOS client *2026-07-20* The app is beautiful, snappy and offers just about everything I expect from a tvOS client. The only thing that’s a probably a bug is, on the Library tab, the sub-tab (Albums, Favorites etc) cannot be reached via navigation. It skips to the selection instead, so it is basically impossible for me to explore the library that way. Overall, great app **Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words, and your Library focus report reached the right desk: tvOS focus behavior has been getting steady, deliberate work with every update. If you want the improvements early or have more notes, nenad.dev@icloud.com reaches me directly. ### 2/5 — Красивая картинка, кривая реализация *2026-07-19* С стороны выглядело как ультимативное решение для задачи работы на apple tv, в реальности крайне не удобный, не логичный UX, специфичный UI, много кривых элементов и спорных дизайн решений. Багов с запасом, пользоваться поиском невозможно, вернутся из части меню невозможно, радио не удаляется, и таких моментов очень много. В общем и целом разочарован, своих денег не стоит. **Developer response:** Спасибо за отзыв, он принят. Приложение обновляется почти каждую неделю, и большинство улучшений рождается именно из таких отзывов. Мне бы очень помог список конкретных моментов, которые мешают больше всего: напишите на nenad.dev@icloud.com, отвечаю лично. ### 4/5 — 好用，可惜手表版有容量限制 *2026-07-13* 有可能让手表下载超过2.2G的歌曲吗？ **Developer response:** 谢谢你的评价。关于手表 2.2G 的容量问题，我很想了解你的具体使用场景，欢迎发邮件到 nenad.dev@icloud.com，我会亲自回复。手表端的下载功能还在持续改进中。 ### 1/5 — Terrible functionality *2026-07-13* Wish I could give it less than 1 star **Developer response:** I read every review and answer every mail personally, and I would genuinely like to know what went wrong for you: nenad.dev@icloud.com. The app is updated almost weekly, so there is a real chance your issue has already been addressed. ### 2/5 — Cumbersome design *2026-07-11* Somewhat bizarre navigation design on tvOS. Navigating through your library “artists” or “albums” requires selecting the library tab first, instead of being a normal menu item. Then if you play an album, you are kicked to the “now playing” menu and have to navigate back to library to browse other items. Why would you not just stay in library tab like every other media player? **Developer response:** Thank you, this feedback is received and taken seriously: how navigation flows on tvOS is something we keep refining with every update. If you have more notes, nenad.dev@icloud.com reaches me directly. ### 5/5 — Very great! *2026-07-05* Every update is meaningful to an already well designed app. It’s clearly a labor of love and it shows. Excellent. **Developer response:** Thank you! A labor of love is exactly what it is, and every update will keep being meaningful. If you ever want something added, you know where to find me: nenad.dev@icloud.com. ### 5/5 — Excellent Software *2026-06-27* Apps works super quick to browse and view your library. Simple to figure out and use. Music plays fast and the UI looks great. **Developer response:** Thank you! Fast browsing and a clean UI are exactly what the app is built around. If you ever want something added, nenad.dev@icloud.com reaches me directly. ### 4/5 — Great Navidrome App! *2026-06-26* It isn’t perfect but is by far my favorite app for macOS that connects to Navidrome. At the time of writing the app is still super new and I’m confident the features it lacks will be added over time — what exists currently works great. Worth the price. **Developer response:** Thank you! You read the trajectory right: the app updates almost weekly and the feature list keeps growing. If something you miss has not appeared yet, tell me at nenad.dev@icloud.com and it joins the list. ## Frequently asked questions about NaviBeat ### What is NaviBeat? NaviBeat is a premium client for Navidrome, a free and open-source self-hosted music streaming server. It allows you to access and play your personal music library across all your Apple devices. ### Does NaviBeat have subscriptions or ads? No, NaviBeat offers a one-time purchase with no subscriptions or advertisements. Your music stays on your own server, and the app does not track your usage. ### What devices does NaviBeat support? NaviBeat is designed for the Apple ecosystem and supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch, all through a single Universal Purchase. ### How do I set up NaviBeat? NaviBeat requires a running Navidrome server (v0.50 or later) that is accessible from your Apple device. You can self-host Navidrome on a NAS, Raspberry Pi, VPS, or any machine you control. Setup tips are available at navibeat.app. ### Can I listen to music offline with NaviBeat? Yes, NaviBeat supports offline listening for downloaded albums and playlists on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, allowing you to enjoy your music without an internet connection. ### What is the price of NaviBeat? NaviBeat is available for a one-time purchase of $5.99. This grants you access to the app across all your supported Apple devices. ### Does NaviBeat collect any user data? No, NaviBeat collects zero data. It has no backend, analytics, telemetry, or third-party SDKs. Your credentials are stored securely in your device's Keychain. ### How often is NaviBeat updated? The latest version of NaviBeat is 1.2.1, last updated on July 3, 2026. Updates typically bring new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.3 — 2026-08-07 The biggest update since launch, built almost entirely from tester and customer requests. ROCK-SOLID PLAYBACK ON THE ROAD - Track changes on cellular are now served from a local cache, so tunnels, handovers and weak signal cannot interrupt the music. - The moment your phone hops between WiFi and cellular is handled gracefully: downloaded music always plays instantly from your device. - The quality badge now reads the actual playing file, so it always tells the truth. CARPLAY - Choose where NaviBeat opens when your car connects: Favorite Artists, Albums, Downloads and more. - Optional: switch to downloaded music automatically for the whole drive. - Artist lists show images, respect your sort tags ("Lastname, Firstname" libraries sort correctly), and follow your Show All Album Artists setting. FOR CLASSICAL LISTENERS - Multi-movement works render as proper sections, stand-alone tracks stay clearly separate. - Add a whole work to the queue with one tap. - Cleaner movement titles and full-length work names. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Albums can be sorted by Artist. - Hide Library sections you never use (iPhone, matching the Mac). - Recently Released can show unplayed albums only. - Similar Artists can now come straight from your own server: works even with no external services connected, and AudioMuse-AI upgrades it to sonic similarity automatically. - Upcoming Concerts link on every artist page. DOWNLOADS AND OFFLINE - Download your entire library in one tap, on iPhone and Apple Watch. - Search and A-Z navigation inside Downloads. - If your server is unreachable, Home shows your downloaded music right away, and a new "Downloaded only" filter browses just what is on your device. NAVIBEAT MIXES - With the NaviBeat Mixes server plugin, Home gets a shelf of personal mixes that leads with the right mix for the time of day, with generated cover art and a New Mix button. Plus dozens of refinements across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch. ### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-14 NaviBeat 1.3 is a big one. NEW - Redesigned watch app: compact album rows, artwork that loads reliably, and send music straight to your wrist for offline listening. - Offline Download Manager: a live queue with transfer speed and progress, plus a History of finished transfers you can retry with one tap. Downloads keep going in the background. - Listening Stats: your top artists, tracks, and listening patterns over time (connect Last.fm to unlock). - Classical, done right: multi-movement works group correctly, so a suite reads as a suite. - Prefer Downloaded Music: a new setting to always play your local copy when you have one, even online. - More quality tiers: added Opus 256 and 192 kbps between fully transparent and light. - RockBox player sync on Mac: load your library onto a RockBox player, transcoded and cover-matched. IMPROVED - CarPlay: more reliable Now Playing on a cold start, and better Siri playback handling. - tvOS: sort controls on Genres and Favourites, and a fix for artists with a single album. - Share links now always use your public server address, so they work off your network. - Repeat One no longer bleeds the next track or restarts on a manual skip. - Sharper rating menus, denser layouts, and dozens of smaller fixes. Thank you to every beta tester. Keep the reports coming. ### 1.2.1 — 2026-07-03 Version 1.2.1 is a big reliability update, with a major focus on smooth, uninterrupted playback. PLAYBACK RELIABILITY We rebuilt how NaviBeat streams and buffers audio, so playback is far more resilient, especially on cellular and on the latest iOS: - Fixed freezes and unexpected app closes that could happen under memory pressure. - Fixed cases where a song could stall, rewind, or fail to advance to the next track. - Faster playback start and smoother, gap-free transitions between songs. - If the system audio service is interrupted, NaviBeat now recovers on its own and keeps playing. - More accurate seeking inside transcoded streams. MAC - The main window now remembers its size and position when you close and reopen it. - The menu-bar icon stays in place across launches. - Add to Playlist is now available right in the player menu. APPLE WATCH - More reliable downloads, including a fallback through your iPhone when a direct download is not possible. - Cover art now loads in the browse views. - Now Playing controls fit correctly on smaller watches. APPLE TV - Play Next and Add to Queue are now on the song menu, matching iPhone and Mac. EVERYWHERE - Settings are unified and consistent across all your devices. - Download All now queues multiple albums instead of ignoring the next one while a download is in progress. - Favorites shuffle now starts on a random song. - Ratings update instantly when you change them. - A broad round of stability and polish fixes across every platform. Thank you for using NaviBeat. Made with love by Nenad Jokic. ### 1.2 — 2026-06-18 NaviBeat 1.2 Offline mode. Your downloaded music and playlists now work with no connection to your server at all. Metadata is cached, so browsing, playlists and playback keep working on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere with no signal. Client certificate support. Connect to a server that sits behind a client-certificate (mTLS) reverse proxy. Sort everything. Albums, artists, songs and playlists can be sorted the way you want: by name, rating, loved, play count, year and more, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. More streaming quality options. New lower-bandwidth tiers (down to 64 and 96 kbps) for slow or remote connections, alongside the existing higher ones. Queue control. Add a whole album or playlist to the queue as Play Next or Add to Queue without wiping what is already playing. Playback also keeps the queue topped up continuously, so Next always has something ready. Ratings on iPhone. Rate a song and see the rating right there on Now Playing. Storage and downloads. A new Download in progress screen with honest stats, a much higher offline cache limit bounded by your device's free space, and new Storage, Cache and Server Information settings, including your server's type, version and capabilities, and a library scan. Find albums fast. An A to Z fast-scroll index on the Albums list (iPhone and iPad). Lyrics. Apple-style active-line focus with smooth transitions, plus animated dots during instrumental gaps. iPad player. A clean player-only full-screen mode that no longer forces the lyrics or queue pane open. Apple TV. A new Songs section to browse every track, plus more sorting and consistency across the app. Apple Watch. Plays you make on the Watch, including downloaded tracks played offline, are now counted toward your listening history once a connection returns. Plus Shuffle right on the Watch. Fixes and polish. More accurate play counts, steadier connecting and playback, and many smaller refinements across every platform. Thank you for owning your music with NaviBeat. Found something or want a feature? Email support@navibeat.app. ### 1.1.3 — 2026-06-12 - Home: fixed a "couldn't reach your music server" error that could show on a brand new or freshly scanned library even when the server was connected and working. Empty sections (no favourites yet, nothing recently played) now count as simply empty, not as an error, so Home loads cleanly from the first launch. - iPhone: in a playlist's Select mode, the bottom buttons were cramped and hard to read. Queue, Add to Playlist and Download now sit on their own row as clear, full-width buttons, with Select All / Deselect All above. - Mac: a large drop in CPU usage. The desktop Now Playing widget and the small "now playing" animated bars on the track list were both using far too much CPU; both are fixed and now stay light. - Mac: the desktop Now Playing widget is more compact, closer to the iPhone one, and the large size leaves more room for the Up Next list. - Mac: Play Next and Play Last are now right in a track's menu instead of tucked inside a submenu. - Mac: closing the Mini Player now keeps your main window at the size and position you left it. - Mac: an album's year no longer shows with a separator (it now reads 2025, not 2.025). - Mac: the pointer no longer stays a link hand after you click an artist name to open the artist. - Mac: the Downloads list now uses the same frosted background as the rest of the app instead of a flat grey. - Mac: tidied the first sidebar button height and a Settings toggle that was out of line. - Apple TV: pressing Play on an artist now plays all of their albums, not just the first one. - CarPlay: an artist now has Play and Shuffle for all of their albums at once, not just within a single album. - CarPlay: starting a list with the Play or Shuffle button now opens the Now Playing screen right away instead of leaving you on the list. Also since build 101: no more brief distorted sound when quitting while music is playing; on the AudioStreaming engine the scrubber no longer flashes to 0:00 when you seek an unbuffered track; and Year in Review now shows real artist and song names instead of internal codes. ## Apps similar to NaviBeat | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [SUB/WAVE](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subwave/id6778786696) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Music | | [Sonora - Navidrome Client](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sonora-navidrome-client/id6760624152) | 4.0 (4) | Free | Music | | [Nautiline: OpenSubsonic Client](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nautiline-opensubsonic-client/id6755918140) | 4.6 (70) | Free | Music | | [Sound Room: Subsonic Client](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sound-room-subsonic-client/id6762375751) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Music | | [Narjo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/narjo/id6748359006) | 4.3 (29) | Free | Music | | [Finer Player](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/finer-player/id6738301953) | 4.8 (24) | Free | Music | ## More apps by Nenad Jokic - [Feltime](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/feltime/id6775822330) All apps by Nenad Jokic: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895353961 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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