AV link vs Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AV link
Control your car's audio system with this app. Tune radio stations, play music from USB or Bluetooth, and adjust audio levels. It displays song information for USB and Bluetooth playback.
- Radio station scanning and storage
- USB music playback with ID3 info
- Bluetooth music control with ID3 info
- External audio input via AUX
- Play/pause/previous/next controls
- Treble and bass level adjustment
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Radio mode on APP can scan/store/channel up & down to tune necessary station frequency. USB mode can play music stored in USB and display ID3 information. AUX mode allows external audio input to head unit. APP can control play BT music through Bluetooth and display ID3 information. APP has play/pause/previous/next control and treble/bass level control. Features: . adjust USB music audio level control and treble/bass level control. .display USB music/BT music ID3 information. .adjust BT music audio level control and treble/bass level control.
Jam
This app is a music player designed for users who own their music collection and want to experience it in its original quality. It supports various lossless and hi-res audio formats, offers intuitive joystick control, and allows for personalized customization of its interface and sound.
- Plays lossless and hi-res audio formats
- Supports local music library
- Integrates with Apple Music catalog
- Podcast playback and offline downloads
- Intuitive joystick navigation
- Customizable color schemes and equalizer
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Jam-Pod is a music player for people who still keep their own music collection — and want it to sound exactly the way it was meant to. YOUR MUSIC, AT ITS BEST Import the songs you already own — FLAC, WAV, AIFF, and more — and Jam-Pod plays them in full, original quality. No compression, no shortcuts, no squeezing through Apple's library first. If a track is lossless or hi-res, that's exactly how you'll hear it. Turn your own collection into playlists that make sense to you, or let Jam-Pod quietly build a few for you — the songs you've played most, the ones you added recently, the ones you keep coming back to. FOUR WAYS TO LISTEN, ONE SIMPLE SCREEN • Your own local library, hi-res and lossless, exactly as you imported it • The Apple Music library already on your phone • The full Apple Music catalog, to search and stream anytime (subscription required) • Podcasts — search, follow your favorite shows, and download episodes to listen offline ONE JOYSTICK. NOTHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT. No sprawling menus, no touchscreen full of icons. Just a small joystick: scroll, click, play — each move confirmed with a gentle tap so you barely need to look. The screen stays black and white on purpose, so nothing competes for your attention. MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOURS Pick a color scheme in black and white, switch the screen between light and dark, and fine-tune your sound with a simple built-in equalizer. NO ADS. NO FEED. JUST YOUR MUSIC. Jam-Pod isn't trying to recommend anything or keep you scrolling. It's just there to play the music you chose, the way it was meant to sound.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jam at every 3 days against AV link's every 6 days. AV link's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AV link against 5.0 for Jam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
AV link ships an update every 6 days, Jam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AV link | Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SIU KEUNG CHAN | Gianpaolo Campoli |
In-app purchases
AV link
No in-app purchases
Jam
No in-app purchases








