Comparison

Fintunes vs MusicAssistantMate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fintunes

Stream your music library from Jellyfin with a beautiful interface. Enjoy high-quality audio playback, search your entire collection, or play curated playlists. Offline playback is also available for downloaded tracks.

Highlights
  • Jellyfin media system integration
  • High-quality audio streaming
  • Search entire music library
  • Playlist playback
  • Offline music downloads
Features
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Fintunes is a streaming audio player for the Jellyfin media system. It features a gorgeous interface that allows you to play your favourite music with ease. You can search your entire library for any track, or just take it easy with a playlist that you've created earlier in Jellyfin. All tracks are streamed directly at the highest quality from your Jellyfin library. Streaming not always an option? Any track in your Jellyfin library can be downloaded and played offline.

About

MusicAssistantMate

Features
Currently charting
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Your music. Your speakers. Your iPhone. MusicAssistantMate brings your Music Assistant server into a native app. Explore albums, artists, playlists and tracks from your connected music services, then choose where your music plays. DISCOVER YOUR MUSIC Browse your services and library. Search for tracks, artists, albums and playlists, filter by media type and see results grouped by service and service account. Artist pages show the matching tracks and albums. CONTROL YOUR SPEAKERS TOGETHER Select one or more compatible speakers and adjust their volume. Start or pause playback, skip tracks and open the speaker picker directly from the player. Your selection takes effect after confirmation from the server. KEEP PLAYBACK IN VIEW A compact mini player stays with you throughout the app. Open the full player for artwork, progress, volume and your queue. Live Activities show playback on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. They start automatically when playback is detected and can be disabled in settings. Outdated status is marked clearly. A widget provides quick access to your selected room; its buttons open the app. QUEUES, PLAYLISTS AND SCENES Play a track next, add it to the queue, use shuffle and repeat or transfer playback to another room. Create and edit playlists where supported by your music service. Scenes combine music, rooms and volume, with optional iCloud sync between iPhone, Mac and Apple TV. LISTEN ON YOUR IPHONE Use your iPhone as a player when your server supports Sendspin. The system audio picker also lets you listen with AirPods or over AirPlay. With Music Assistant remote access configured, you can reach your server away from home. APPLE WATCH INCLUDED See the current track and artist on your wrist, choose an available room and control playback, track skipping and volume. The Watch requires the paired iPhone app, a reachable server and an available companion connection. It does not play audio itself. WAKE UP TO MUSIC Set up recurring music alarms through Home Assistant. This requires a supported Music Assistant integration, a Home Assistant administrator account and additional setup. Home Assistant runs the alarms on your available speakers. FLEXIBLE WAYS TO CONNECT Connect to your Music Assistant server on your home network or through configured remote access. Sign in with your Music Assistant account, a personal access token or Home Assistant. Save multiple accounts and switch between them. If you use Home Assistant Cloud, Nabu Casa is available as an additional, optional sign-in method. It connects a Music Assistant app accessible through Home Assistant Ingress using its enabled remote access. REQUIREMENTS Requires a configured, reachable Music Assistant server with access to music services and players. Music content and any required service subscriptions are not included. Available features depend on your server, music services and speakers. Requires iOS 17 or later; the companion app requires watchOS 10 or later. MusicAssistantMate is also available for Mac and Apple TV. Explore the built-in demo without a server or account.

Screenshots

Fintunes4 screens
MusicAssistantMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fintunes at Free against MusicAssistantMate's $11.99. Fintunes also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). MusicAssistantMate's advantage is chart position (#158 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fintunes is free to download; MusicAssistantMate costs $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Fintunes versus MusicAssistantMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFintunesMusicAssistantMate
PriceFree — better$11.99
Rating3.9 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#158 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB23 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStudio Falkland BVFabian Vocke

Bugs and requests

Fintunes

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Downloaded files randomly not working
  • Unfocuses itself on entering server details
  • Downloaded music no longer plays in the app after some time
  • Stuck in a loading screen when logging in
  • Downloaded (cached) tracks don’t play
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  • Crashes all the time
  • Pause/resume is flawed, cannot resume after being paused by another audio stream
  • Initial connecting errors with https:// or missing port number
  • Chinese albums do not support sorting
  • How to listen to offline tracks? How to select Jellyfin media library?
  • Download section issues, only shows cloud arrow icon
  • Refuses to play music
  • Playback skips and songs repeat
  • Headphone volume too loud (iOS system problem)
  • App startup is a bit slow

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add volume setting to reduce beyond Apple audio APIs
  • Downloaded songs tab should act as a playlist/player
  • Shuffle play all music
  • Lyrics (karaoke Apple Music style)
  • Improve download section and play from there
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  • Artists view with posters and metadata
  • Siri suggestions when connecting AirPods
  • Dark mode toggle
  • More blur colorful player screen
  • View 'All Songs' and 'Genres'
  • Create playlists in the app
  • iPad version
  • CarPlay support
  • Google Cast support
  • Switching library
  • Rating
  • Grid view
  • Support for Jellyfin playlists
  • Show all titles option
  • Rename to 'Jellyfin Music'

MusicAssistantMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fintunes

No in-app purchases

None

MusicAssistantMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fintunes free?
Fintunes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MusicAssistantMate free?
MusicAssistantMate costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fintunes or MusicAssistantMate have ads?
Neither Fintunes nor MusicAssistantMate shows ads.

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