n vs mconnect Player Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
n
Control your Naim music server and player from your device. Browse your entire music collection, build playlists, edit metadata, and explore your library with ease. Enjoy a liberated listening experience with comprehensive control.
- Build and edit playlists
- Explore library by metadata
- Edit metadata
- Browse internet radio
- Fast browsing with cached data
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Put your entire music collection at your fingertips with the n-Serve remote control app. For use with Naim’s hard disk player/servers, HDX and UnitiServe, and NaimNet music servers NS01, NS02 and NS03, n-Serve liberates your listening experience, allowing you to browse and listen in comfort. GET THE MOST FROM YOUR MUSIC The n-Serve app has been designed from the ground up by Naim’s team of software engineers to be convenient and easy to use whilst offering comprehensive control of Naim server products. Explore and fully appreciate your music with the following controls: •Build and edit playlists •Explore library by following extended metadata links (e.g. tapping on a performer for a given album shows all the music that performer was involved with) •Edit metadata •Browse internet radio stations and save presets •Super fast browsing experience thanks to locally cached music library data Additional Requirements: A Naim HDX, UnitiServe, NS01, NS02 or NS03 running Version 1.5 software or above connected to your home network.
mconnect Player Lite
Stream your videos, photos, and music to various devices like smart TVs and speakers. Enjoy gapless playback and support for high-quality audio formats. This version offers core media streaming functionalities.
- Stream video, photo, and music
- Support for UPnP and Google Cast
- Gapless playback
- DSD and FLAC audio playback
- Stream from cloud services
- Send media to AirPlay devices
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mconnect Player is a media player app to support UPnP/DLNA and Google Cast(Chromecast). - Send Video/Photo/Music to UPnP and Google Cast (Chromecast) devices. - Gapless Playback by App and to UPnP renderers. - DSD and FLAC music playback by App. - Play TIDAL, Qobuz and Bugs music & video to UPnP and Google Cast devices. - Send media files to Apple AirPlay compatible devices from PC, NAS and Internet. === mconnect Player Lite is a compact version of mconnect Player. This version does not have full functions of mconnect Player, such as Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer. === You can play media files from any Servers to any Playback Devices with mconnect Player. [Media Servers] - Your iPhone and iPad. - UPnP compatible servers: PC and NAS. - Internet Music integrated into App: TIDAL, Qobuz and Bugs. - Cloud Server integrated into App: OneDrive and Dropbox. [Playback Devices] - Your iPhone and iPad. - UPnP compatible renderers: Smart TV, UPnP supported Audio, UPnP receivers. - Google Cast: Chromecast, Google Cast compatible Audio. - AirPlay compatible devices: Apple TV, Airport Express, AirPlay Audio. Note: If you send a media file to a remote playback device, the playable media format depends on the media decoder in the remote playback device. iPhone, iPad, AirPlay, Apple TV, and AirPort Express are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Google Cast and Chromecast are registered trademarks of Google Inc. DLNA is a trademark of Digital Living Network Alliance. UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Forum in the United States and other countries. TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Qobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. Bugs is a trademark of NHN Bugs Corp.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: n at none against mconnect Player Lite's shown. n also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). mconnect Player Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 48%). On price, rating, 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
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 — 3.4 for n against 3.5 for mconnect Player Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player Lite has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of n's written reviews are positive against 62% of mconnect Player Lite's.
n ships an update every 3 months, mconnect Player Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | n | mconnect Player Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naim Audio Ltd | Convers Digital Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
n
mconnect Player Lite
Bugs and requests
n
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
mconnect Player Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tracks not playing in correct order
- Unable to connect to some NAS devices
- Album art not displaying properly
- Streaming issues after long periods of use
Requested features
5 requests- Add gapless playback
- Implement playlist/queue management features
- Add support for landscape mode on iPad
- Integrate Spotify support
- Improve Chromecast video casting
In-app purchases
n
No in-app purchases
mconnect Player Lite
No in-app purchases
