PulseAudio Streaming vs AirChord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PulseAudio Streaming
Stream music from your mobile device to your home network with high-fidelity sound. Create custom audio zones, control playback, and link music service accounts for an enhanced listening experience.
- HiFi sound quality
- Local network music playback
- Customizable audio zones
- Control music from mobile device
- Link music service accounts
- Expand distributed audio systems
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The PulseAudio Streaming app works with the PASTREAM to play, control, and explore music from your mobile device all in a single app! Enjoy high quality music in HiFi sound from anywhere on your home or local network. Create and customize different zone with ease allowing the same song to be played throughout the system, or with each zone playing something different. Use multiple PASTREAM units to allow everyone to have their own music and control. Expand your current distributed audio system without interfering with other components within the system. Wirelessly stream songs stored on your mobile device or link your existing music service account from the most popular music services for an even more enhanced experience!
AirChord
Stream audio wirelessly to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers. This app also introduces internet streaming, allowing you to save and replay audio sessions on demand, creating a personal audio station.
- Wireless audio streaming
- AirPlay and Bluetooth speaker support
- Internet streaming
- Save and replay audio sessions
- Personal audio station
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Everything's new in AirChord 3. The app has been rebuilt to be faster, smoother, and more powerful. Stream to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers like before, plus a brand new feature: Internet streaming. Now you can save your turntable sessions and replay them on-demand. It's your personal vinyl radio station.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AirChord at 82% against PulseAudio Streaming's 0%. AirChord also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 18 months). PulseAudio Streaming's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. AirChord sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PulseAudio Streaming asks for nothing beyond the download.
AirChord holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AirChord has 99 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PulseAudio Streaming's written reviews are positive against 82% of AirChord's.
PulseAudio Streaming ships an update every 18 months, AirChord every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PulseAudio Streaming | AirChord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (99 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanco.Inc | Kevin Kelly |
Customer experience
PulseAudio Streaming
AirChord
Bugs and requests
PulseAudio Streaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AirChord
Reported bugs
24 issues- Sound drops since last update
- App crashes frequently
- Audio connection sometimes fails
- Does not work with Sonos USB-C adapter
- No input selection available
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- Only picks up microphone audio
- Limited to Airplay 1
- Can only select one HomePod
- Voiceover audio is passed through to output
- Does not work on multiple Airplay speakers
- Lowest volume setting is still loud
- Only streams a single channel of audio
- 3 to 4 seconds delay between sound and image
- Requires additional adapters
- Stereo not supported unless using tricks
- Missing Airplay 2 support
- Not good for watching TV or playing video games
- Setup can be tricky
- Requires external ADC
- No input select
- Doesn't switch from mic to 1/8” Jack automatically
- Seems this no longer works with a turntable that has USB B
- Stuttering sound since last update
- Sound drops
Requested features
10 requests- Expand album art to full screen
- Album art visualiser
- Improve Siri integration for output selection
- Support for multi-speaker Airplay 2
- Add Airplay 2 support for stereo pairs
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- Add input meter
- Large portrait volume control with output levels
- Support stereo pairs for HomePods
- Full Airplay 2 support
- Update for stereo pairs
In-app purchases
PulseAudio Streaming
No in-app purchases
AirChord
- $0.99 tip$0.99
- $9.99 tip$9.99
Questions
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