Simple DAAP Client vs Soundwaves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- DAAP client functionality
- Stream music from DAAP servers
- Automatic server detection (Bonjour)
- Compatible with mt-daapd
- Simple, no-configuration setup
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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
Soundwaves
Connect your iOS device to your Subsonic music server for a simple and seamless audio and video streaming experience. Enjoy your media library at home or on the go, even with limited bandwidth. Supports various audio and video formats, and compatible with other Subsonic API servers.
- Subsonic music server client
- Audio and video streaming
- Bandwidth-limited connection support
- CarPlay compatibility
- FLAC, Opus, Ogg Vorbis playback
- Plays movies from server
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Soundwaves is a client for the Subsonic music server. Soundwaves focuses on simplicity, making it the ideal client to connect your iPad or iPhone to your home theater setup. Optionally setting a suitable max bit rate, enables Soundwaves to work well even over a bandwidth limited connection (e.g. a mobile connection). It will also play nicely with your car radio, connected via USB, Bluetooth or CarPlay. In addition to audio formats natively supported by iOS (e.g. mp3, AAC), Soundwaves can also play FLAC, Opus and Ogg Vorbis content. Soundwaves can also play movies from your Subsonic server, as long as they are in a supported format (.mov, .mp4, .mpv, .3gp) or a proper transcoding has been configured on the server. Soundwaves works with other media servers which implement the same Subsonic API's, such as Madsonic, Airsonic, Supysonic, LMS or Ampache. Note about privacy: tracking only happens when using the free, ad-supported version. Removing ads via the in-app purchase also stops tracking and data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple DAAP Client at Free against Soundwaves's $3.99. Simple DAAP Client also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Soundwaves's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 2.7) and review sentiment (60% vs 45%). On ratings volume 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
Simple DAAP Client is free to download; Soundwaves costs $3.99 up front. Soundwaves sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple DAAP Client asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soundwaves holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Simple DAAP Client's written reviews are positive against 60% of Soundwaves's.
Simple DAAP Client ships an update every 6 months, Soundwaves every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple DAAP Client | Soundwaves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (7 ratings) | 4.1 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews | 60.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | magnet-magic.com | Simone Tellini |
Customer experience
Simple DAAP Client
Soundwaves
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)
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- 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
Soundwaves
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple DAAP Client
No in-app purchases
Soundwaves
- Ads-free Edition$3.99
