Comparison

HEOS 3D vs JPLAY

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HEOS 3D

Explore home audio systems in augmented reality. Visualize how speakers and AVRs fit into your space, understand their functionality, and learn about multiroom audio setups before you buy.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality product visualization
  • Interactive HEOS technology exploration
  • Multiroom audio setup simulation
  • Surround sound system configuration
  • Product feature explanations
  • X-ray function for speaker internals
Features
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Use HEOS 3D’s augmented reality to explore in-depth how HEOS technology can bring new experiences to your home cinema, and fill your home with music. Thanks to its augmented reality technology, HEOS 3D can not only get you under the skin of HEOS products, but also find out how they work together to create not just surround-sound systems, also multiroom audio, allowing you to enjoy music wherever you want – and all without wires. HEOS 3D gives you a highly intuitive way of exploring our products, whether at home or in the shop, with pop-up explanations overlaid on your ‘real world’ view via your device’s camera. Move around the products to find out more, or zoom in on things you want to study more closely. You can also visualise how the products will fit into your home, and indeed see how they mix and match together – all in real-time and before your eyes. Watch as the app sets up a complete surround system in your room, or see how easy it is to add extra wireless speakers and access your own music, streaming services or even Internet radio stations from around the world. The app will show you how easy it is to connect a HEOS product, from your first speaker to the HEOS AVR at the heart of your home cinema system, and then explore features from music streaming to setting up surround sound, and the way everything is controlled using the simple HEOS control app. Explore the display and features of the new HEOS AVR, and even get inside the HEOS 1/3/5/7 speakers with a unique x-ray function, to see how they make music sound so good. At home you can scan the HEOS AVR card, and learn all about our smart surround solutions, or scan the HEOS flyer to explore multiroom streaming, while in-store you can scan codes on the products themselves for instant information before you buy. How does it work? It’s simple: download this free HEOS 3D app, then scan a code on the AVR card, the free flyer or even on the products in-store (see above), and start exploring HEOS using augmented reality. Both the card and the flyer are available from your local Denon retailer, or you can download and print them from the website link below. Then just scan – and let your HEOS adventure begin!

About

JPLAY

This app is a high-fidelity music player designed for audiophiles. It seamlessly integrates streaming services like Qobuz and Tidal with local music files, offering a unified interface for all your audio content. Experience superior sound quality and discover new music through its intuitive design and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Plays Qobuz, Tidal, and local music files
  • Works with most streamers and network DACs
  • HQPlayer Control API integration
  • Dramatically better sound quality
  • Radio feature for music discovery
  • Extended playlist management
  • Artist bios and album reviews
Features
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JPLAY is an award winning music playback app for audiophiles. It works instantly with nearly every streamer or network DAC on the market. It combines Qobuz, Tidal and local content in a single interface allowing user to access each library separately. Main features: • Beautiful, clean and easy to use app allowing you to play music on nearly all streamers/network DACs - no core needed! (UPnP AV/DLNA) • Plays from Qobuz, Tidal and files on local libraries • HQPlayer Control API – Seamlessly integrate and remotely control HQPlayer directly from JPLAY • Dramatically better sound quality thanks to minimizing network traffic • Radio feature discovers new music for you • Single library, individual library and folder views • Extended playlists management • Advanced search, sort, focus • Artists bios, album reviews etc • Highlighted audiophile formats • My Activity, My history keep your playback stats • Native iOS controls from locked screen • Sharing your favorite music on social media • And much, much more! JPLAY requires an active subscription to access its content and features. Sign up for a JPLAY subscription in the app. New users can enjoy a 14-day free trial period that will be automatically converted into a yearly subscription. Subscription is automatically renewed and charged on a yearly basis. You can cancel it at any time up until the day before renewal and you can at any time turn off the auto renewal.

Screenshots

HEOS 3D4 screens
JPLAY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JPLAY at 59% against HEOS 3D's 0%. JPLAY also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). HEOS 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. HEOS 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JPLAY holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JPLAY has 52 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HEOS 3D's written reviews are positive against 59% of JPLAY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEOS 3D ships an update every 2 months, JPLAY every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HEOS 3D versus JPLAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEOS 3DJPLAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)4.3 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews58.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings752 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD&M HoldingsMarcin Ostapowicz

Customer experience

HEOS 3D

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

JPLAY

All ratings52 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative34.7%

Bugs and requests

HEOS 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

JPLAY

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Tracks fail to render or play from Tidal
  • App crashes on startup with older iOS versions
  • Playback stuttering and lag issues
  • Renderer in transition errors
  • Device discovery failures
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  • Missing cover art for local files
  • Playback gets stuck at end of songs
  • Random track order despite settings
  • Skips tracks mid-playback
  • Connection drops with certain streamers
  • Metadata not syncing properly
  • Album art not loading from Synology/Plex servers
  • Qobuz favorites import not working
  • Tidal playlist suggestions missing

Requested features

16 requests
  • Monthly subscription option
  • Cross-device synchronization for playlists and favorites
  • EQ and tone adjustment controls
  • DSD file playback support
  • Multi-room audio capability
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  • Apple Watch control support
  • AirPlay support
  • Android version
  • Gapless playback improvement
  • Family sharing support
  • Apple Music integration
  • Internet radio support
  • Volume control in player screen
  • Automatic iCloud backup between devices
  • WebDAV support
  • Better error messages for troubleshooting

In-app purchases

None

HEOS 3D

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

JPLAY

Subscriptions1
  • JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$149.00
  • JPLAY Lifetime$199.00

Questions

Is HEOS 3D free?
HEOS 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JPLAY free?
JPLAY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HEOS 3D or JPLAY?
JPLAY is rated higher. HEOS 3D averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while JPLAY averages 4.3 from 52 ratings.
Do HEOS 3D or JPLAY have ads?
Neither HEOS 3D nor JPLAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEOS 3D or JPLAY?
HEOS 3D ships an update every 2 months, and JPLAY every 3 weeks. Most recently, HEOS 3D was updated on October 5, 2026 and JPLAY on October 16, 2026.

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