PulseAudio Streaming vs UniFi Connect
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!
UniFi Connect
Manage and automate your organization's IT infrastructure, from lighting to EV chargers. Discover, configure, and monitor devices remotely, applying custom settings to groups with ease.
- Remote device discovery, adoption, configuration, and monitoring
- Automate IT solutions like lighting and EV chargers
- Apply custom settings to multiple devices simultaneously
- Enterprise-grade network management
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Build an enterprise-grade network that allows you to connect and automate your organization’s IT solutions - from conference room lighting to multimedia displays, EV chargers, and more! With UniFi Connect, you can: - Discover, adopt, configure, and monitor devices from anywhere. - Apply custom settings to multiple devices and groups with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UniFi Connect at 67% against PulseAudio Streaming's 0%. UniFi Connect also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). PulseAudio Streaming's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
UniFi Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PulseAudio Streaming's written reviews are positive against 67% of UniFi Connect's.
PulseAudio Streaming ships an update every 18 months, UniFi Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PulseAudio Streaming | UniFi Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanco.Inc | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
PulseAudio Streaming
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In-app purchases
PulseAudio Streaming
No in-app purchases
UniFi Connect
No in-app purchases
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