August Alink vs OSD Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
August Alink
Control your August WiFi speaker system and stream music from various services. Create a personalized wireless stereo system, tailoring the audio experience throughout your home by selecting music services and adjusting EQ levels for each speaker.
- Control August WiFi speakers
- Stream from iTunes and streaming apps
- Create wireless stereo systems
- Individual speaker music selection
- Adjust EQ levels
- Create stereo sound
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The August WiFi Player controls your music from your Apple device to all August WiFi Speakers. The August Wifi Player enables you to control your August WiFi speaker system and play music from iTunes or streaming audio apps such as Spotify, TuneIn, Napster... The August WiFi Player creates the perfect wireless stereo system by connecting your mobile music to multiple August WiFi speakers. Allowing you to individually select which music service is played on each individual speaker, you can tailor the ambience throughout the house straight from your phone. Create and control stereo sound by choosing which channel plays from each speaker and adjust EQ levels to suit your style and situation. Crafting you soundstage is simple. Wi-Hi-Fi your world.
OSD Player
Stream music wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad to OSD Wi-Fi enabled devices. Access cloud music services and online radio without direct phone connection. Control playback seamlessly over your WiFi network.
- Wireless music streaming
- Control from iPhone/iPad
- Cloud music service integration
- Online radio playback
- WiFi network playback
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OSD Player controls your music from your iPhone and iPad to all OSD Wi-Fi enabled products. Enjoy listening to your music from cloud music service providers and online radio without connecting your phone or tablet to speakers. Just connect NERO LINK or other OSD Wi-Fi enabled product and use the OSD player app to play music wirelessly over your WiFi Network. See all the OSD Wi-Fi enabled products at www.osdaudio.com. Stay Tuned We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features. Sign up your email address to get updates at www.osdaudio.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: August Alink at 3.7 against OSD Player's 2.9. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
August Alink holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of August Alink's written reviews are positive against 36% of OSD Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | August Alink | OSD Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | 2.9 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | August International Ltd | OSD Optimal Speaker Design |
Customer experience
August Alink
OSD Player
In-app purchases
August Alink
No in-app purchases
OSD Player
No in-app purchases
