Finamp vs Dromify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finamp
This application serves as a mobile interface for Jellyfin, enabling users to stream and manage their music library. A key function is the ability to download tracks for offline playback, ensuring uninterrupted listening experiences.
- Jellyfin music streaming
- Offline song downloads
- Mobile music player
- Music library management
- Translation support
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Finamp is a free Jellyfin music player. It allows you to stream and download the music you own. It has a modern but thought-through design, a ton of features, is customizable, and respects your privacy! You need access to a Jellyfin server (https://jellyfin.org) or you won't be able to use Finamp at all! Finamp comes with a bunch of features, including these: - Gapless playback - Shallow library browsing, to quickly get into your music - Volume normalization (aka "ReplayGain") for tracks and albums - Lyrics, time-synced lyrics, and even word-by-word cue highlighting - Flexible transcoding options -Including automatic downmixing & lossless transcoding to FLAC, for maximum compatibility - Dedicated offline mode with automatic connectivity detection - A powerful download system that does it all - Download individual tracks, albums, entire artists & genres, or your whole library - Download all your favorites in one go - Download the newest additions to your library - Transcode all downloads to take up less space on your device - Customizable download locations - And keeps all of these downloads up-to-date automatically as things change on the server - Advanced playback options: - Use the "Next Up" sub-queue to append multiple tracks to play next (and keep appending!) - Choose between shuffling or playing in order - Choose if you want to play now, next, or after everything else - ...for everything! - Apple CarPlay support - Desktop & Tablet Support with a split-screen layout - A Customizable Home Tab - List views & grid views with adjustable density - Adaptive app color theme based on your system colors - Easily switch to a previous queue from hours or days ago - A radio feature that always keeps the music playing with something related - And you get to choose between 5 different modes to cater to *your* listening habits - AudioMuse integration (https://github.com/NeptuneHub/AudioMuse-AI) for an enhanced radio mode powered by sonic analysis - You'll have to set up AudioMuse and install the AudioMuse Jellyfin plugin to use this in Finamp - Solid customization options, including tabs that can be hidden and reordered - Support for several languages - Jellyfin 11.8+ & 12+ compatibility - and a lot more! Have a feature request or want to report a bug? Head over to our GitHub and open an issue there: https://github.com/finamp-app/finamp/issues Finamp is a third-party client for Jellyfin, we have no official ties to the Jellyfin project, but want to see the Jellyfin community thrive. Install Finamp today to enjoy your music, on your terms. Thank you for using Finamp!
Dromify
This native music player connects to your self-hosted Navidrome or Subsonic server, allowing you to stream and manage your entire music library across all your Apple devices. Enjoy a beautiful browsing experience, robust playback features, and Siri integration without ads or subscriptions.
- Connects to Navidrome/Subsonic servers
- Browse albums, artists, genres, playlists
- Create and edit playlists
- Supports lossless FLAC playback
- CarPlay and Siri integration
- Available on all Apple devices
- Customizable themes
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Dromify is a fast, native music player for your own music collection. Connect it to your Navidrome server (or any Subsonic-compatible server) and play your whole library on every Apple device you own. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Just your music. YOUR LIBRARY, BEAUTIFULLY BROWSABLE • Albums, artists, genres, playlists and favourites • Fast search across your whole collection • Create and edit playlists that sync back to your server • Sort and filter your library, with pull-to-refresh to pick up anything new PLAYBACK THAT JUST WORKS • Streams the formats your server supports, including lossless FLAC, with a format and bitrate badge on Now Playing • Separate streaming quality for Wi-Fi and mobile data • Optional stream cache to ride out patchy connections • Queue management: Play Next, Add to Queue, reorder, shuffle and repeat • Lock Screen, Control Centre and AirPlay support CARPLAY Browse Recent, Playlists, Library, Favourites and Search from your dashboard, with full Now Playing controls, Up Next and one-tap Siri. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Say "Play [album or artist] on Dromify", or use your voice to play and pause, skip, go back, shuffle, change repeat, play random songs or favourite the song that's playing. EVERY APPLE DEVICE • iPhone and iPad • Mac: a proper Mac app, with a sidebar, song tables, keyboard shortcuts and a resizable Now Playing window • Apple TV: your library on the big screen, controlled with the Siri Remote • Apple Vision Pro • Apple Watch (with Dromify Pro) MAKE IT YOURS Choose from seven colour themes (Electric, Evergreen, Purple Rain, Jazz, Soul, Midnight and Neon), in light or dark mode. PRIVATE AND SECURE Dromify talks only to your server. Passwords are stored in the Keychain and never leave your device. HTTPS is preferred, and if you do use plain HTTP, Dromify tells you clearly. DROMIFY PRO A single one-off purchase unlocks everything, on all your Apple devices, for good. Family Sharing is supported. • Offline downloads: keep tracks, albums and playlists on your device, including for CarPlay • Standalone Apple Watch: download music to your watch and leave your phone at home • Multiple servers: save several servers and switch between them • iCloud server sync: servers you add on one device show up on your others (passwords stay on each device) • Gapless playback: seamless transitions for live albums and DJ mixes • Sleep timer: playback stops after a time you set • Seasonal filters: keep genres like Christmas music hidden until their season comes round WHAT YOU NEED Dromify is a player. It doesn't come with any music. You'll need access to a Navidrome server or another Subsonic API–compatible music server. Navidrome is free and open source, and runs on a NAS, a Raspberry Pi or almost anything else. Dromify isn't affiliated with or endorsed by the Navidrome or Subsonic projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Finamp at 76% against Dromify's 0%. Finamp also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Dromify's advantage is device support (6 vs 3). On price and ads 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. Dromify sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Finamp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Finamp holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finamp has 225 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Finamp's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dromify's.
| Parameter | Finamp | Dromify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (225 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Harvey | Tallahootie Ltd |
Customer experience
Finamp
Dromify
In-app purchases
Finamp
No in-app purchases
Dromify
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Dromify Pro$6.99









