Comparison

JPLAY vs Audiophilio

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

Head to head
About

JPLAY

This app is a high-fidelity music player designed for audiophiles. It seamlessly integrates streaming services like Qobuz and Tidal with local music files, offering a unified interface for all your audio content. Experience superior sound quality and discover new music through its intuitive design and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Plays Qobuz, Tidal, and local music files
  • Works with most streamers and network DACs
  • HQPlayer Control API integration
  • Dramatically better sound quality
  • Radio feature for music discovery
  • Extended playlist management
  • Artist bios and album reviews
Features
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JPLAY is an award winning music playback app for audiophiles. It works instantly with nearly every streamer or network DAC on the market. It combines Qobuz, Tidal and local content in a single interface allowing user to access each library separately. Main features: • Beautiful, clean and easy to use app allowing you to play music on nearly all streamers/network DACs - no core needed! (UPnP AV/DLNA) • Plays from Qobuz, Tidal and files on local libraries • HQPlayer Control API – Seamlessly integrate and remotely control HQPlayer directly from JPLAY • Dramatically better sound quality thanks to minimizing network traffic • Radio feature discovers new music for you • Single library, individual library and folder views • Extended playlists management • Advanced search, sort, focus • Artists bios, album reviews etc • Highlighted audiophile formats • My Activity, My history keep your playback stats • Native iOS controls from locked screen • Sharing your favorite music on social media • And much, much more! JPLAY requires an active subscription to access its content and features. Sign up for a JPLAY subscription in the app. New users can enjoy a 14-day free trial period that will be automatically converted into a yearly subscription. Subscription is automatically renewed and charged on a yearly basis. You can cancel it at any time up until the day before renewal and you can at any time turn off the auto renewal.

About

Audiophilio

This professional audio toolkit offers comprehensive measurement, room design, and system planning features for serious listeners. It allows users to analyze audio systems, diagnose issues, and plan room acoustics with advanced tools and AI-powered insights.

Highlights
  • SPL Meter
  • Real-Time Analyzer
  • LUFS Meter
  • Waterfall Plot
  • Spectrogram
  • Frequency Response & PEQ
  • RT60 Measurement
  • Room Designer
Features
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Audiophilio is the measurement toolkit for people who take their sound seriously. Turn your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a pocket acoustics lab — measure a room, analyze a signal, design a system, and tune your setup by ear and by the numbers. MEASURE • SPL Meter — real-time sound levels with Z/A/B/C and ITU-468 weighting, fast/slow/impulse response, live history, and min/avg/peak capture • RTA — real-time 1/3-octave spectrum analyzer • LUFS loudness metering, distortion (THD), impedance, channel balance, and polarity checks VISUALIZE • Spectrogram and Waterfall for spectral detail over time • Frequency Response, RT60 reverb time, and Energy-Time Curve for room analysis • Oscilloscope and delay finder DESIGN • System Builder — document your whole signal chain source-to-speaker as a live signal-flow diagram • Room Designer — lay out your listening room in 3D, place speakers and seating to scale, and read an acoustic score before you move a thing LEARN & CALCULATE • Ear Trainer, signal & noise generators, dB converter, Ohm’s Law, room modes, Thiele-Small, and more SHARE • Publish your rigs and rooms and discover setups from the community Built for the whole lineup — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and now fully bespoke for the foldable iPhone Duo, with a layout that adapts from the cover screen to the inner display. Audiophilio is free to use, with advanced tools unlocked by a one-time Premium purchase — no subscription.

Screenshots

JPLAY4 screens
Audiophilio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Audiophilio at 5.0 against JPLAY's 4.2. Audiophilio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and monetization model (free vs subscription). JPLAY's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Audiophilio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audiophilio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JPLAY has 55 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of JPLAY's written reviews are positive against 100% of Audiophilio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JPLAY ships an update every 3 weeks, Audiophilio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
JPLAY versus Audiophilio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJPLAYAudiophilio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (55 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarcin OstapowiczRyan Katsanes

Customer experience

JPLAY

All ratings55 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative34.6%

Audiophilio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

JPLAY

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Tracks fail to render or play from Tidal
  • App crashes on startup with older iOS versions
  • Playback stuttering and lag issues
  • Renderer in transition errors
  • Device discovery failures
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  • Missing cover art for local files
  • Playback gets stuck at end of songs
  • Random track order despite settings
  • Skips tracks mid-playback
  • Connection drops with certain streamers
  • Metadata not syncing properly
  • Album art not loading from Synology/Plex servers
  • Qobuz favorites import not working
  • Tidal playlist suggestions missing

Requested features

16 requests
  • Monthly subscription option
  • Cross-device synchronization for playlists and favorites
  • EQ and tone adjustment controls
  • DSD file playback support
  • Multi-room audio capability
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  • Apple Watch control support
  • AirPlay support
  • Android version
  • Gapless playback improvement
  • Family sharing support
  • Apple Music integration
  • Internet radio support
  • Volume control in player screen
  • Automatic iCloud backup between devices
  • WebDAV support
  • Better error messages for troubleshooting

Audiophilio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JPLAY

Subscriptions1
  • JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$149.00
  • JPLAY Lifetime$199.00
1 purchases

Audiophilio

One-time1
  • Audiophilio Premium$44.99

Questions

Is JPLAY free?
JPLAY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audiophilio free?
Audiophilio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JPLAY or Audiophilio?
Audiophilio is rated higher. JPLAY averages 4.2 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Audiophilio averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do JPLAY or Audiophilio have ads?
Neither JPLAY nor Audiophilio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JPLAY or Audiophilio?
JPLAY ships an update every 3 weeks, and Audiophilio every 4 days. Most recently, JPLAY was updated on November 7, 2026 and Audiophilio on October 31, 2026.

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