Comparison

Volumio vs Roon ARC

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

Head to head
About

Volumio

This app unifies your entire music collection and streaming services into a single, intuitive interface. Easily control playback across multiple rooms, personalize your listening experience, and manage your music ecosystem with simple setup.

Highlights
  • Unified music access
  • Favorite track access
  • Cross-streaming service integration
  • Multi-room audio control
  • Personalized listening settings
  • Easy hardware setup
Features
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ALL YOUR MUSIC. ONE APP. With the Volumio App you’ll access your entire music ecosystem and settings in one place — so you can master your listening experience with ease. ONE TAP TO ACCESS YOUR FAVORITES The home screen gives you immediate access to your favourite tracks, newly added music and controls. Jump back to what you were listening to, explore new music and fill your home with sound. STREAMING MADE SIMPLE Browse, search and play from your local collection and from your favourite streaming services — all within one app. No need to switch between multiple apps. CONTROL EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOME Play different music in each room, or the same everywhere. With the Volumio App you can control all your Volumio devices from any room in your home. PERSONALISED LISTENING Save artists, albums, playlists and stations to your Volumio Favorites. Optimise your system for your space. Adjust settings to match your taste and listening environment. EASY SETUP & GROWTH Volumio software detects your hardware and gets you listening quickly. Whether you're using a Raspberry Pi, PC, streamer or other device — set up in minutes and grow into a full multi-room system. EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF VOLUMIO Upgrade to Volumio Premium to unlock advanced features: multi-room sync, native streaming integrations (TIDAL, Qobuz), AI-powered search and remote access.

About

Roon ARC

Access your entire Roon music library, including personal files and streaming services, from anywhere. Enjoy high-quality audio playback, offline listening, and in-depth music discovery features optimized for mobile and car use.

Highlights
  • Access Roon library anywhere
  • Offline music downloads
  • High-quality audio playback
  • Advanced EQ and audio shaping
  • In-depth music discovery
  • Car integration
Features
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*** Roon ARC requires a valid Roon subscription *** ARC puts the best possible on-the-go music experience in your pocket and lets you enjoy your Roon library and all of Roon's immersive features wherever you are in the world. ARC is a custom-built streaming service powered by your Roon system at home. Explore your complete collection of artists, albums, playlists, and personal music files, plus TIDAL, Qobuz, and KKBOX streams. Discover added content from Roon's music experts and smart features, such as staff-curated playlists, Daily Mixes, New Releases for You, personalized recommendations, and Roon Radio. You can add albums to your collection, build playlists, set favorites, create tags, and more, just as you can in Roon. Offline listening lets you download your personal music files to keep the music playing wherever your adventures take you – even if you're off the grid entirely. ARC offers remote access to Roon's captivating library of in-depth artist bios and album articles, revealing the stories that take us deep into the heart of our favorite music. And there's more… Ready to hit the road? Your Roon library is too! Roon's browsing and discovery features fully integrate into your car's controls for safe and convenient playback. With ARC within easy reach of the wheel, every road you take is a journey in sound. ARC makes the driver's seat feel like your listening chair at home. ARC is designed to look and feel just like Roon. You get the same intuitive, aesthetically rich Roon interface you know and love, fully optimized for your phone. No more switching between streaming apps; ARC compiles all your music in one place for easy access and maximum enjoyment. And now, Roon's audio shaping suite and pristine sound quality have arrived in ARC - with bold styling never before seen in a mobile app! MUSE delivers the precision audio control of Roon when you're on the go or running a streamlined mobile setup with ARC. It places radically unique EQ handling, optimized balance control, precision volume leveling, FLAC, DSD & MQA support, crossfeed, headroom management, and sample rate conversion in the palm of your hand. You can customize sonic qualities to your specific tastes with MUSE, then save or apply them with a few clicks. To top it all off, MUSE even remembers your presets and reapplies them when you reconnect to a known device. The MUSE Signal Path display provides complete audio signal transparency as the music flows through your device - from source media all the way to your speakers. ARC offers artful design, sound quality, and a music listening experience unmatched by any other music app. Best of all, it's included free with your Roon subscription.

Screenshots

Volumio4 screens
Roon ARC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Volumio at 4.7 against Roon ARC's 3.3. Volumio also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Roon ARC's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Volumio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 199 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Volumio's written reviews are positive against 36% of Roon ARC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volumio ships an update every 9 days, Roon ARC monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Volumio versus Roon ARC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolumioRoon ARC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (139 ratings) — better3.3 (199 ratings)
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews35.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139199 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB124 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVolumio SrlRoon Labs

Customer experience

Volumio

All ratings123 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative56.5%

Roon ARC

All ratings199 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative36.7%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral11.2%
Negative53.1%

User reviews

Volumio

From 139 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient remote control
  • 🚀 Fast connection to Volumio instances
  • 💡 Integrated with Qobuz and other services
  • 👍 Elegant and user-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and crashes
  • 🐛 Buggy behavior, especially when switching apps
  • 🐛 Unreliable device discovery and connection
  • 🐛 Slow performance and lagging issues

Roon ARC

From 199 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Roon
  • 🌍 Access music library anywhere
  • 🔊 High-quality audio playback
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
  • 💡 Useful feature additions like EQ presets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🤖 Unreliable performance, especially on mobile networks
  • 📱 Lack of iPad-optimized interface
  • 🔌 Requires complex network setup for remote access

Bugs and requests

Volumio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes or goes into a white screen
  • Loses connection to Volumio devices
  • Fails to find or connect to Volumio devices
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Alphabetical jump menu for large music collections
  • Automatic music library updates
  • Ability to create playlists and manage music
  • Equalizer and advanced audio controls

Roon ARC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Corrupted media files
  • Disappearing playlists
  • Inability to select external storage for downloads
  • Inconsistent connectivity to Roon server

Requested features

5 requests
  • Native iPad app
  • Siri integration for voice control
  • Improved browsing and search capabilities
  • Automatic offline downloads
  • MQA decoding support

In-app purchases

None

Volumio

No in-app purchases

None

Roon ARC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volumio free?
Volumio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roon ARC free?
Roon ARC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Volumio or Roon ARC?
Volumio is rated higher. Volumio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Roon ARC averages 3.3 from 199 ratings.
Do Volumio or Roon ARC have ads?
Neither Volumio nor Roon ARC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volumio or Roon ARC?
Volumio ships an update every 9 days, and Roon ARC monthly. Most recently, Volumio was updated on October 29, 2026 and Roon ARC on October 30, 2026.

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