MusicStreamer Lite vs Decoupled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MusicStreamer Lite
Access and play your entire music library from your computer or network drive directly on your mobile device without syncing. Enjoy beautiful album artwork, offline playback, and seamless streaming to various devices.
- Stream local music library without syncing
- Beautiful album artwork display
- Offline playback for tracks, albums, and playlists
- Create and edit playlists
- Import and export playlists
- Filter music by genre, artist, or album
- Stream to Airplay and Chromecast devices
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Rediscover your Music Library with MusicStreamer. "One of the best music streaming apps available for the iOS operating system." - appPicker.com "A smart, new app that makes local music streaming easier than ever." - AppAdvice.com “A fantastic answer to a common problem” - 148Apps Do you have a music collection with thousands of files on your PC, Mac, Network Drive or Time Capsule? Now you can play that music directly on your iPad / iPhone without syncing. MusicStreamer will scan your music, display beautiful album artwork and is a joy to use. Our setup wizard will have you connected to your music in no time. Create multiple music collections such as your main collection at home and a WiFi drive in the car. Easily switch between them. Easily create and edit new playlists. Import Playlists. MusicStreamer can import m3u and m3u8 playlist files. Export MusicStreamer playlists to iTunes. Filter your music by genre or search for your favorite song, artist or album. Download tracks, albums or playlists to play when offline. Stream your music to Airplay enabled speakers or Chromecast devices, including Chromecast groups such as your whole house. MusicStreamer plays lossless FLAC, OPUS and WAV files as well as MP3, M4A, AAC and AIF. Supports gapless playback. Scrobble to last.fm. We would love to hear your feedback at support@stratospherix.com and this will drive new features in future updates. To find out more visit our website www.stratospherix.com/products/musicstreamer/ For support email support@stratospherix.com
Decoupled
This app is for serious music lovers who own their music collection. It supports a wide range of high-fidelity audio formats and offers advanced playback features like gapless playback and an equalizer. Sync your music library easily via USB, FTP, or WebDAV.
- Plays FLAC, Opus, Ogg, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV
- Gapless playback
- 10-band equalizer
- USB, iTunes File Sharing sync
- FTP, WebDAV, Web browser sync
- Hardware codec utilization
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- Do you like music streaming services? - Do you enjoy companies telling you what you should listen to each week? - Did you stop buying music years ago? If you answer with "yes" to any of these questions, Decoupled wasn't made for you. Sorry. However, if you... - Still buy and own records - Have a developed taste and/or a vast music collection - Listen to music in formats like FLAC, Opus, or Vorbis (Ogg) then you should definitely give it a shot! Some of its features: - Playback of a wide range of formats: FLAC, Vorbis (Ogg), Opus, Apple Lossless, MP3, AAC, WAV. - Gapless playback - 10-band equalizer - Music sync through USB, via iTunes File Sharing - Music sync without iTunes via FTP, WebDAV, or a simple Web browser! - Hardware codec utilization for longer battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Decoupled at 88% against MusicStreamer Lite's 48%. Decoupled also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). MusicStreamer Lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Decoupled holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decoupled has 123 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of MusicStreamer Lite's written reviews are positive against 88% of Decoupled's.
MusicStreamer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Decoupled every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | MusicStreamer Lite | Decoupled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) | 4.4 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stratospherix Ltd | Tamas Zahola |
Customer experience
MusicStreamer Lite
Decoupled
Bugs and requests
MusicStreamer Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Decoupled
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when transferring files via web interface
- App crashes permanently with .nfo files in album folders
- Pause button doesn't update, audio continues playing
- Album art not displaying for M4A files
- WAV files not appearing in library after adding
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- New uploaded files not showing in app
- Compilation albums incorrectly split into multiple entries
- Albums split by bitrate differences
- Songs with umlauts in metadata not displaying
- Cover flow view limited to ~100 albums
- Scrolling issues in album list view after swiping
- EQ toggle causing audio to disappear
- Genre metadata not reading correctly
- ALAC files not playing despite listed support
- Inconsistent metadata handling causing library organization issues
- File library not working properly, requiring manual file browsing
Requested features
27 requests- Shuffle and shuffle all songs functionality
- Playlist creation and management
- Repeat/loop single song or album
- Play all songs feature with sorting options
- CarPlay integration
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- iPad-optimized interface
- In-app metadata editor
- Folder-based playback
- Album artist sorting option
- Display sampling rate (kHz) in metadata
- Lyrics metadata display
- Rating system or heart/favorite button
- Last.fm scrobbling support
- M3U/M3A playlist support
- DSD file support
- M4B audiobook support with chapters
- Cloud storage provider integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Persistent playback control bar while browsing
- Custom EQ presets
- AB loop functionality
- File reference system instead of copying files
- Embedded artwork support for M4A files
- Automatic folder import from cloud services
- External USB drive playback support
- Song list view with all tracks
- Queue management and reordering
- Track reordering within albums
In-app purchases
MusicStreamer Lite
No in-app purchases
Decoupled
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MusicStreamer Lite free?
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