play:Sub Music Streamer

play:Sub Music Streamer

Delightful Subsonic Client

426 ratings
274 reviews
$4.99
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 26, 2015
  • September 14, 2026

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Stream your self-hosted music library to various devices with customizable audio settings. Enjoy lossless playback, gapless transitions, and a powerful equalizer. Browse your collection by folders, artists, or albums, and cache music for offline listening.

Stream Subsonic-hosted music
Lossless and gapless playback
10-band customizable equalizer
Crossfade and replay gain
Browse by folder, artist, album
Offline caching of music
Supports multiple servers
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What's New in play

2026.9.22

September 14, 2026

AUTO DJ, AUDIO VISUALIZER, DOWNLOADS VS CACHE AUTO DJ Never let the music stop: when the play queue runs out, play:Sub keeps it going. Pick a mode - favourite artists, random albums, cached songs, newest additions, artist radio, decade radio and many more - or let Auto DJ draw a fresh strategy for every round. Choose it in Settings, or straight from the play queue menu. "Up Next" on the player screen tells you what is coming. AUDIO VISUALIZER A spectrum analyzer has moved into the player. Swipe past the last player page to find it, with a frequency axis in octaves, peak markers. Not your thing? Turn it off in Settings > User Interface Tweaks > Audio Visualizer. DOWNLOADS AND CACHE ARE NOW TWO DIFFERENT THINGS Downloads are yours to keep: "Keep Offline" downloads stay put until you remove them, and are never removed to make room for something else. The automatic cache still fills and trims itself in the background. ● New: Choose Download or Cache directly from the context menu. ● New: Reorganised "Storage and Caching" settings, with separate Clear Cache, Remove Downloads and Clear All actions. ● New: "Preload Upcoming Tracks" is now configurable, from 1 to 30 tracks. AND THE REST ● New: play:Sub now requires iOS 16. ● New: Context menu for Decades. ● New: The user interface follows along with the freely resizable windows of the newest iOS, iPadOS and macOS. ● Fixed: Random songs and browse lists now respect the active media filter. ● Fixed: Browse lists could get stuck showing nothing after changing the media filter. ● Fixed: The radio station directory is back, and station metadata is parsed correctly again. ● Various other bugfixes and improvements. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

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$1.99

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This app dropped -5 positions in Music chart.

Last updated on September 17, 2026.

User reviews

Amazing Functionality!!

Really loving my transition from the native IOS music app to play:sub - so many settings available to tweak to make my listening experience amazing!!

Excellent App — Some potential feature requests

I’m not one to write reviews, but this app deserves it. This app is great.

It would be neat to have the ability to click the album or artist from the cover art of the currently playing song and navigate to the artist or album, respectively. Another really cool thing would be to have the lyrics for the song scroll across the screen at the appropriate times if you have the .lrc file. While in CarPlay mode it’d be convenient if when an album finishes more music from the artist plays or music you frequently played began to play, rather than the app going silent.
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Very janky UX

I really wanted to like this app, it plays music from the server well, but the UX is really not good. As far as I can tell there’s no way to permanently download music, navigating the app is very counterintuitive.

The BEST Subsonic Client

So far, this is the only client I have found (and I have tried MANY) that consistently works exactly how I expect it to. No gaps between tracks, no issues when scrolling around intra-track, and no extra fluff functionality. Everything just works. Do yourself a favor and skip the other apps and just get this one if you’re looking for a Subsonic/Navidrome compatible app!
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Great app that has replaced spotify

This app has been great to stream my audio collection from a NextCloud instance in my home, completely replacing spotify.

User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Songs not playing properly

Bug

Library desyncing issues

Bug

Freezing during database sync

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when switching networks

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Repeat single track option

Feature

Automatic theme switching

Feature

Batch download/caching

Feature

Apple Watch support

Feature

Improved CarPlay experience

Feature

FAQ

What is this app?

This app is a client for streaming music hosted on a Subsonic server. It allows you to access and play your personal music library on your iOS device, CarPlay, Chromecast, or other compatible players. You can enjoy your music anywhere, anytime, with customizable audio quality.

What are the key audio features?

The app supports playback of most audio formats, including FLAC and MP3, with lossless and gapless playback. It features a 10-band customizable equalizer with presets, crossfading between tracks, and replay gain for an optimized listening experience. High-resolution audio up to 24bit/192kHz is also supported.

How does offline listening work?

The app automatically caches played songs and allows you to manually cache individual songs, folders, artists, or entire albums. This ensures you can listen to your music even when your internet connectivity is poor or unavailable.

What servers are compatible?

The app is compatible with Subsonic servers version 4.8 and above, as well as other compatible servers like AirSonic, Ampache, Madsonic, Funkwhale, Libresonic, and Navidrome. It supports multiple servers and allows for easy switching between them.

Is this app free?

The app is free to download and use with in-app purchases. While the core streaming functionality is available, certain features or enhancements might require an in-app purchase.