Volumio vs JPLAY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unified music access
- Favorite track access
- Cross-streaming service integration
- Multi-room audio control
- Personalized listening settings
- Easy hardware setup
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Volumio asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Volumio | JPLAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (136 ratings) — better | 4.2 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 58.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volumio Srl | Marcin Ostapowicz |
Customer experience
Volumio
JPLAY
User reviews
Volumio
From 136 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Volumio
No in-app purchases
JPLAY
- JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime$149.00
- JPLAY Lifetime$199.00






