Comparison

Volumio vs JPLAY

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

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

Volumio4 screens
JPLAY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volumio at none against JPLAY's 3. Volumio also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). JPLAY's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 34%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Volumio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Volumio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 55 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Volumio's written reviews are positive against 59% of JPLAY'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, JPLAY every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Volumio versus JPLAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolumioJPLAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (136 ratings) — better4.2 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews58.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better55
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVolumio SrlMarcin Ostapowicz

Customer experience

Volumio

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

JPLAY

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

User reviews

Volumio

From 136 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

JPLAY

From 55 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Superior sound quality compared to competitors
  • 👍 Intuitive and clean user interface
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive app performance
  • 🔌 Seamless UPnP/DLNA integration
  • 📱 Works without requiring a server

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription pricing ($50/year, $199 lifetime)
  • ❌ No monthly subscription option available
  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity and playback issues
  • 📱 iOS-only application
  • 🔄 No cross-device synchronization

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

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

Volumio

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 Volumio free?
Volumio 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, Volumio or JPLAY?
Volumio is rated higher. Volumio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while JPLAY averages 4.2 from 55 ratings.
Do Volumio or JPLAY have ads?
Neither Volumio nor JPLAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volumio or JPLAY?
Volumio ships an update every 9 days, and JPLAY every 3 weeks. Most recently, Volumio was updated on October 26, 2026 and JPLAY on October 25, 2026.

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