Audirvāna Remote vs Amarra Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audirvāna Remote
Control your music playback on your computer from your mobile device. Access your entire music library, create playlists, and adjust audio settings remotely for a seamless high-fidelity listening experience at home.
- Browse music libraries
- Create and manage playlists
- Select audio output device
- Adjust volume
- Access settings
- Control HD streaming services
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Audirvāna Remote App allows you to control the Audirvāna software running on your computer from your mobile device and enjoy your music more freely at home. Your albums, playlists, artists and HD streaming services are all accessible from the Audirvāna Remote, and the software running on your computer still guarantees optimal audio playback. - Browse all music libraries accessible from the application. - Create, rename and reorganize your playlists - Choose the output audio device and precisely adjust the volume - Check and adjust all your settings To use Audirvāna Remote: - Open Audirvāna on your Mac or PC and install Audirvāna Remote on your iPhone or iPad - Connect your computer and your phone or tablet to the same wifi network. - Select your computer from the Remote app, and enter the code displayed on the screen. - Enjoy the Audirvāna experience without moving from your couch. Audirvāna is a software for macOS or Windows 10/11 that accepts all audio formats and makes music a priority on your computer to make it a true high-fidelity audio source.
Amarra Play
Experience superior audio quality on your iOS device. Enjoy local music files and stream from Qobuz and TIDAL. Unlock advanced features like MQA decoding and customizable EQ with an in-app purchase or Amarra Luxe license.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audirvāna Remote at 85% against Amarra Play's 22%. Audirvāna Remote also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Amarra Play's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Amarra Play sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Audirvāna Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audirvāna Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audirvāna Remote has 865 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Audirvāna Remote's written reviews are positive against 22% of Amarra Play's.
Audirvāna Remote ships an update every 5 weeks, Amarra Play every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audirvāna Remote | Amarra Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (865 ratings) — better | 2.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews — better | 21.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 865 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audirvana | Sonic Studio |
Customer experience
Audirvāna Remote
Amarra Play
User reviews
Audirvāna Remote
From 865 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lightning-fast and responsive
- 👍 Great user interface and visuals
- 🎶 Excellent sound quality
- 📚 Seamless integration with music libraries and streaming services
- 🔍 Intuitive and easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connection issues and crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to browse large music libraries
- 🔧 Setup can be tricky for some users
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
Amarra Play
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎧 Great sound quality
- 🎶 Plays various file types (FLAC, DSD, MQA)
- 🎚️ Useful EQ presets
- 💻 Remote control capability (when working)
- 🔊 Good with external DACs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐌 Slow performance and loading
- ❌ Unreliable remote connection
- ❓ Poor UI/UX and navigation
- 🚫 Lack of updates/abandoned app
Bugs and requests
Audirvāna Remote
Reported bugs
3 issues- Remote app sometimes fails to connect to the desktop app
- Album art not displaying correctly in certain cases
- Playlist playback issues and desynchronization
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more music streaming services
- Improve playlist management and creation
- Provide more customization options
- Implement a volume control feature in the remote app
Amarra Play
Reported bugs
32 issues- 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
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- 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
Requested features
13 requests- Add more equalizer settings from MacBook version
- Timeline for updates
- Ability to add more EQ presets
- Improved album art handling
- Fix gapless playback
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- 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
In-app purchases
Audirvāna Remote
No in-app purchases
Amarra Play
- EQ support$2.99
- Adds support for MQA decoding$3.99
- TIDAL Streaming$4.99
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- Qobuz streaming support$4.99
- Adds Qobuz, TIDAL, MQA and EQ$12.99
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