PulseAudio Streaming vs Alta Networks
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!
Alta Networks
Manage and monitor your wireless networks from anywhere using your mobile device. Easily deploy secure networks, view device telemetry, and control content restrictions. Schedule network downtime with a built-in scheduler.
- Deploy secure wireless networks
- Monitor real-time telemetry
- Manage content restrictions
- Schedule network downtime
- Cross-site network management
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Deploy, monitor and manage your network across multiple sites from the convenience of your mobile device. -Easily create, manage and deploy secure wireless networks -View real-time and historical telemetry with a visual timeline of each connected device. -Manage content restrictions for WiFi devices -Set and manage network downtime via a built-in scheduler The management interface is easily accessible via mobile app or web browser. Sign up for an Alta Labs account using just your name, email, and password or use Google Authentication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alta Networks at 82% against PulseAudio Streaming's 0%. Alta Networks also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 18 months). PulseAudio Streaming's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Alta Networks holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PulseAudio Streaming's written reviews are positive against 82% of Alta Networks's.
PulseAudio Streaming ships an update every 18 months, Alta Networks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PulseAudio Streaming | Alta Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanco.Inc | Soundvision Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
PulseAudio Streaming
Alta Networks
In-app purchases
PulseAudio Streaming
No in-app purchases
Alta Networks
No in-app purchases
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