JPLAY vs HRA Streaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
HRA Streaming
Experience music in its original studio quality with lossless FLAC streaming up to 24 Bit / 384 kHz. Explore over 200,000 curated albums across various genres, with features like digital booklets and gapless playback.
- Lossless FLAC streaming up to 24 Bit / 384 kHz
- Over 200,000 curated high-resolution albums
- Digital booklets and exclusive album content
- Gapless playback for uninterrupted listening
- Artist discographies and composer views
- Personalized playlist creation and management
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HRA Streaming brings the entire HighResAudio catalogue to your iPhone and iPad — in true studio quality, hand-picked for listeners who care about how their music actually sounds. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Hi-Res audio in original quality, up to 24-bit / 192 kHz, delivered without lossy compression. - A catalogue curated by the HighResAudio editorial team, with a strong focus on classical, jazz, and audiophile recordings. - Editorial playlists, themed selections, and new releases updated every week. - Detailed album booklets, liner notes, and background information — the kind of context that's usually missing on mainstream services. YOUR SOUND, YOUR SYSTEM - Seamless playback to UPnP/DLNA-compatible streamers, network speakers, and hi-fi components. - Full AirPlay support for AirPlay receivers and AVRs. - Background playback, lock-screen controls, and CarPlay-friendly playback for your daily listening. ACCOUNT AND SUBSCRIPTION HRA Streaming is for existing HighResAudio customers. To use the streaming features, you'll need an active HighResAudio streaming subscription, which can be obtained on the HighResAudio website. Once you're signed in, the app gives you full access to your subscription and the recordings in your personal vault. PRIVACY AND CONTROL - Account deletion is available directly inside the app. - No third-party tracking, no advertising. Your listening stays between you and HighResAudio. - Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Imprint are accessible at any time from the Settings screen. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy curating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: JPLAY at 59% against HRA Streaming's 0%. JPLAY also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). HRA Streaming's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. HRA Streaming asks for nothing beyond the download.
JPLAY ships an update every 3 weeks, HRA Streaming every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JPLAY | HRA Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (52 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marcin Ostapowicz | Lothar Kerestedjian |
Customer experience
JPLAY
HRA Streaming
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
HRA Streaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JPLAY
- JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime$149.00
- JPLAY Lifetime$199.00
HRA Streaming
No in-app purchases









