# Soundwaves — Neat Subsonic client

> Subsonic music server client for iOS with audio and video streaming. (iPhone/iPad app by Simone Tellini.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundwaves/id736139596 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simone Tellini](https://appshunter.io/developer/372931565)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 48 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-11-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundwaves/id736139596/reviews.md

## What is Soundwaves?

Soundwaves is a client for the Subsonic music server.

Soundwaves focuses on simplicity, making it the ideal client to connect your iPad or iPhone to your home theater setup.

Optionally setting a suitable max bit rate, enables Soundwaves to work well even over a bandwidth limited connection (e.g. a mobile connection). It will also play nicely with your car radio, connected via USB, Bluetooth or CarPlay.

In addition to audio formats natively supported by iOS (e.g. mp3, AAC), Soundwaves can also play FLAC, Opus and Ogg Vorbis content.

Soundwaves can also play movies from your Subsonic server, as long as they are in a supported format (.mov, .mp4, .mpv, .3gp) or a proper transcoding has been configured on the server.

Soundwaves works with other media servers which implement the same Subsonic API's, such as Madsonic, Airsonic, Supysonic, LMS or Ampache.

Note about privacy: tracking only happens when using the free, ad-supported version. Removing ads via the in-app purchase also stops tracking and data collection.

## Key features

- Subsonic music server client
- Audio and video streaming
- Bandwidth-limited connection support
- CarPlay compatibility
- FLAC, Opus, Ogg Vorbis playback
- Plays movies from server

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ads-free Edition | $3.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 48)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundwaves/id736139596/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Works with Nextcloud!

*2024-08-10, version 2.24*

Works with Nextcloud music App

### 5/5 — Nice fine music player

*2023-08-16, version 2.23*

Works fine with Nextcloud. Simple, but it plays Music and works.
Note that you need a special app password directly from the Nextcloud Music app settings.

### 2/5 — There are better apps for free

*2021-10-23, version 2.17.2*

I appreciate the effort of getting this on the app store but it’s too basic and doesn’t play any of my flacs.

### 5/5 — Flawless AirSonic Client

*2021-09-02, version 2.16*

This app is incredible and simple … perfectly integrates with subsonic/airsonic instances, searching is reliable and fast, playlists work flawlessly, and the system caching works very well while on spotty LTE / mobile connections.  Very good!

### 5/5 — Excellent App for Subsonic Nextcloud Music App

*2021-08-10, version 2.16*

Great app for subsonic music app servers. Works great and well supported by the developer.

### 5/5 — Works great

*2021-08-10, version 2.16*

The authentication issue was very quickly resolved. Now the app works again in full splendor with the Nextcloud Music app. Thanks!

### 5/5 — Mit dem neuen Feature noch toller

*2021-06-04, version 2.14*

Ich kann die App jedem empfehlen, der seine eigene Musikdatenbak über beispielsweise Subsonic oder ähnlich online abspielt. Einfach gut.

### 1/5 — No longer works

*2021-02-06, version 2.12*

Stopped working with latest update. Can not cache songs. Choppy playback. Random crashes.

### 4/5 — Works good with Nextcloud

*2020-12-11, version 2.10*

This is a nice little app! It works well using the music plugin in nextcloud. 
It would be nice to be able to have bigger covers. If you click on „lyrics“ the cover gets a bit greater, but it could be a lot more to my taste. Also it would be nice to be able to configure the look of the GUI. But given the fact, that it doesn‘t cost you more than to acceppt some ads, it‘s great. But i chose the option to remove the ads. Thanks for this!

### 1/5 — No features

*2020-02-10, version 2.6*

You cant do anything in this app

## Frequently asked questions about Soundwaves

### What does Soundwaves do?

Soundwaves is a client application designed to connect to a Subsonic music server. It allows users to stream audio and video content from their server directly to their iPhone or iPad. The app focuses on simplicity and can be used for home theater setups or on the go.

### What are the key features of Soundwaves?

Key features include seamless connection to Subsonic servers, support for various audio formats like FLAC and Opus, and playback of movies if they are in a supported format or transcoded by the server. It also offers bandwidth management for limited connections and compatibility with CarPlay.

### How much does Soundwaves cost?

The application is available for free and includes an ad-supported version. Users can remove ads and stop data tracking by making an in-app purchase. This in-app purchase provides a premium, ad-free experience.

### What devices is Soundwaves compatible with?

Soundwaves is designed for iOS devices, specifically the iPad and iPhone. It can also integrate with car audio systems via USB, Bluetooth, or CarPlay, allowing for media playback in vehicles.

### Can Soundwaves play music from other media servers?

Yes, Soundwaves is designed to work with other media servers that implement the same Subsonic API. This includes popular alternatives such as Madsonic, Airsonic, Supysonic, LMS, or Ampache, offering flexibility in server choice.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.25 — 2026-01-07

Now requires iOS 15.6+

### 2.24 — 2024-07-08

Sometimes cover images weren't displayed properly in CarPlay lists: it's been fixed.

### 2.23 — 2023-05-18

Minor improvements to the radio player

### 2.21 — 2023-03-17

This version tries to play back M4A files which have not been optimized for streaming, by downloading them entirely. If you encode your own tracks, though, you really should make sure that they are optimized for streaming (ie. keep the index data at the beginning of the file).

### 2.20 — 2023-01-03

Seeking from the lock screen is now possible

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