Esoteric Sound Stream vs dCS Mosaic ACTUS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esoteric Sound Stream
Control your network audio player with this app. Easily select music, build custom playlists, and browse your library with intuitive navigation. Advanced search and tag utilization enhance the user experience.
- Select musical tracks
- Create custom playlists
- Intuitive interface
- Advanced search and retrieval
- Cache album artwork
- Sort library by artist, year, composer, category
Read full descriptionHide full description
Esoteric Sound Stream is an Apple iOS application for the iPad/iPhone designed to work with Esoteric Network Audio Players. The basics of its operation include selecting musical tracks using the iPad/iPhone, creating customized personal playlists, and playing the selections or playlists. All screens for key operation, playlists, library, etc. are arranged for easy viewing, enabling even users unfamiliar with the app to operate it intuitively and trouble-free. Its high degree of refinement even meets the rigorous demands of advanced and experienced users. Key to this achievement is the app’s excellent search and retrieval performance, which takes full advantage of tag information. Since images are also cached in the app, album artwork can be instantly scrolled through and libraries can be freely sorted into such classifications as artist, year of recording, composer or category. This use of tag information even allows musical numbers of the same name which differ in format to be easily identified on the screen.
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
This app offers a unified interface for dCS Varèse owners to play and control music from various sources. It consolidates your music library and provides comprehensive system settings for a seamless listening experience.
- Unified playback interface
- Control for dCS Varèse systems
- Integrates multiple music sources
- Intuitive user experience
- Complete system settings control
Read full descriptionHide full description
dCS Mosaic ACTUS provides a unified playback and control interface for all dCS Varèse owners, bringing together music from multiple platforms and sources in a single, intuitive interface, while providing complete control over your listening experience and system settings.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dCS Mosaic ACTUS at 4.0 against Esoteric Sound Stream's 3.0. dCS Mosaic ACTUS also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Esoteric Sound Stream's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
dCS Mosaic ACTUS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Esoteric Sound Stream ships an update every 8 months, dCS Mosaic ACTUS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esoteric Sound Stream | dCS Mosaic ACTUS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TEAC CORP. | dCS Ltd |
Customer experience
Esoteric Sound Stream
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
In-app purchases
Esoteric Sound Stream
No in-app purchases
dCS Mosaic ACTUS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Esoteric Sound Stream free?
Is dCS Mosaic ACTUS free?
Which has better reviews, Esoteric Sound Stream or dCS Mosaic ACTUS?
Do Esoteric Sound Stream or dCS Mosaic ACTUS have ads?
Which is updated more often, Esoteric Sound Stream or dCS Mosaic ACTUS?
Other comparisons















