Comparison

Simple DAAP Client vs SyncSong

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

Head to head
About

Simple DAAP Client

Stream music from a DAAP server on your network. Automatically detects servers using Bonjour, allowing you to listen to your music library without complex setup. Compatible with various DAAP servers like mt-daapd.

Highlights
  • DAAP client functionality
  • Stream music from DAAP servers
  • Automatic server detection (Bonjour)
  • Compatible with mt-daapd
  • Simple, no-configuration setup
Features
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This application is a simple DAAP client. It is possible to listen to the delivered music from the daapd server(like mt-daapd, not containing iTunes ). The server can be detected without any configuration (that is Bonjour). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FriyARCDxOQ

About

SyncSong

Features
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SyncSong plays the same music, at the same moment, on several phones at once. One phone is the host: it holds the music and controls playback. Every other phone joins as a client, receives the songs it does not already have, and follows the host's playhead in real time. Press play once and the whole room hears it together. NO NETWORK REQUIRED Phones find each other over Bluetooth LE, so SyncSong works on a walk, in a park, in a car — anywhere, with no shared Wi-Fi and no internet connection at all. On a network you know, switch to Wi-Fi instead for much faster song transfers. The choice is a single tap on the home screen and it is remembered. NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR There is no account, no subscription and no cloud service. Your music never leaves the phones taking part. Hosts are discovered automatically on the same network; if discovery is blocked, a host's address can be typed in by hand. STAYS IN STEP The client measures the round trip to the host rather than trusting the two clocks to agree, so playback stays aligned even when the phones' clocks differ. Drift is corrected continuously, and a per-host offset control lets you nudge the timing by hand if one phone's speaker or headphones run behind. BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC Add songs from your music library, from Files and Downloads, or from a direct link to an audio file. The host's library is shared with everyone who joins. WHAT IT IS NOT SyncSong is not a streaming service and has no catalogue of its own. It plays audio files you already have. It cannot play music from a streaming subscription, and it cannot export DRM-protected tracks from your library. Up to four phones can follow one host at a time.

Screenshots

Simple DAAP Client3 screens
SyncSong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SyncSong at 15.0 against Simple DAAP Client's 26.2. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simple DAAP Client versus SyncSong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple DAAP ClientSyncSong
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermagnet-magic.comEmil Taghiyev

Bugs and requests

Simple DAAP Client

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Crashes when selecting a song
  • Crashes when connecting to server
  • Crashes when playing music
  • Crashes with large number of songs
  • Crashes with FLAC files
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  • Crashes with forked-daapd
  • Crashes on app startup
  • App closes immediately after starting server
  • Connection error when selecting song
  • Error message behind grey screen
  • Playback stalls frequently
  • Track order scrambled

Requested features

17 requests
  • Password support
  • Backgrounding/multitasking
  • Search functionality
  • Improved UI/UX
  • Audio controls (play/pause/next)
Show 12 more
  • Album art display
  • Playlist support
  • Track order sorting
  • Support for forked-daapd
  • Support for Rhythmbox
  • Support for iTunes 7+
  • Airplay support
  • Ability to specify server IP address
  • Dark mode
  • VPN access support
  • Improved battery usage
  • Login with authorization

SyncSong

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simple DAAP Client

No in-app purchases

None

SyncSong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple DAAP Client free?
Simple DAAP Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SyncSong free?
SyncSong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple DAAP Client or SyncSong have ads?
Neither Simple DAAP Client nor SyncSong shows ads.

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