SqueezePad vs JPLAY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SqueezePad
Control your Logitech Squeezebox with a fast and intuitive interface on your iPad. An optional upgrade allows you to stream music directly to your device, turning it into a standalone player. Enjoy gapless playback and synchronized audio for a seamless listening experience.
- Instant player selection
- Cached menus and album art
- Preloaded playlist
- Drag and drop playlist reordering
- Screensaver mode with large cover art
- Music streaming to iPad
- Gapless playback and synchronization
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SqueezePad is the preeminent controller for your Logitech Squeezebox. This smooth operating, fast and intuitive controller for your Squeezebox will provide you with complete remote control from your iPad. An upgrade allows music streaming directly to your iPad as well. An unbeatable price tag to get full control of your Squeezebox! Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZxbumV0Wao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIzgUOuZtmE ◆◆◆ SqueezePad is … FAST! ◆◆◆ - instant player selection: a simple touch on the player in the top left shows an instant popup menu. Experience how fast player switching can really be. - cached menus and album art: when you browse the artist or albums menu, their content (with images) is saved. On every subsequent visit the lists are instantly available until the next rescan automatically invalidates the cache. - preloaded playlist: a big chunk of your playlist is preloaded and available on the right hand side of the screen. No waiting times when you want to take a peek at the future songs. - instant alphabetical index and smooth scrolling: the alphabetical index updates the album and artist list already when you just drag your finger over it. - shortcuts to most used functions: on the bottom bar you have buttons for artist, albums, internet radio and favorites menu. Also common playlist function have their own buttons. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad is … SMOOTH! ◆◆◆ - awesome looks: obvious when you look at the screenshots - smooth transitions and animations: As to be expected from a real iPad App, SqueezePad supports menu transitions and smooth scrolling. - volume + progress popups: when changing volume or progress of a song, you get popups telling you the actual values. So stop guessing your desired values today! - drag+drop for playlist entries: playlist entries can be reordered with drag and drop. A quick swipe shows a delete button. - screensaver mode: Tap the big cover-art and SqueezePad switches to a screensaver mode working in portrait and landscape orientation. Now you get even bigger cover art on your iPad. This makes SqueezePad a great information screen for your next party. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad has … PLAYBACK! * ◆◆◆ - stream music to your iPad: now your iPad becomes a small player on its own, and is able to stream your local music or internet radio stations. You’ll find this feature as an in app purchase in the players menu. - many supported formats: SqueezePad has native suport for mp3, FLAC, aac, alac, wav, aiff, pcm. With the help of your Squeezebox Server you can also stream OGG-files to your iPad (it will convert them automatically to either WAV or MP3). If your Squeezebox Server runs on a Windows machine, even WMA-files are supported! - gapless playback and synchronization: SqueezePad will preload the next song in the playlist, so that it will start without any delay. Also the full synchronization protocol of the Squeezeboxes are implemented. - many supported Apps: Last.FM, Deezer or WiMP are supported out of the box. Spotify works with the help of triodes plugin installed in Squeezebox-Server Rhapsody, Napster and Pandora are not working due to licensing issues issues * Please be aware that Logitech blocks direct streaming access to MySqueezebox.com. Squeezebox-Server required to use the playback feature. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad's got … EXTRAS! ◆◆◆ So many extras - please visit my web-site to get a full descriptions: - integrated browser for fast information retrieval - playlist modification mode - configure manual server for advanced networks/remote streaming - set up your alarms - automatically wake your server with Wake On LAN - much much more ... ◆◆◆ Requirements ◆◆◆ Compatible with SqueezeBox-Server from v7.4 to v7.9, to be downloaded from http://www.mysqueezebox.com/download. Also supports direct connection to MySqueezebox.com if you don't own a local server.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JPLAY at Free against SqueezePad's $4.99. JPLAY also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). SqueezePad's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 59%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
JPLAY is free to download; SqueezePad costs $4.99 up front. SqueezePad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SqueezePad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of SqueezePad's written reviews are positive against 59% of JPLAY's.
SqueezePad ships an update every 5 weeks, JPLAY every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SqueezePad | JPLAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better | 4.3 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 58.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Hansel Solutions UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Marcin Ostapowicz |
Customer experience
SqueezePad
JPLAY
User reviews
SqueezePad
From 24 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive performance
- 💡 Excellent integration with Squeezebox ecosystem
- 🔍 Useful information lookup features (e.g. Wikipedia)
- 🔧 Reliable and trouble-free operation
Room to improve
- 🔒 Landscape-mode only (no portrait support)
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption when used as a player
JPLAY
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Superior sound quality compared to competitors
- 👍 Intuitive and clean user interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive app performance
- 🔌 Seamless UPnP/DLNA integration
- 📱 Works without requiring a server
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription pricing ($50/year, $199 lifetime)
- ❌ No monthly subscription option available
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity and playback issues
- 📱 iOS-only application
- 🔄 No cross-device synchronization
Bugs and requests
SqueezePad
Reported bugs
2 issues- Connectivity issues with some users
- Playback problems with certain audio formats
Requested features
3 requests- Add portrait mode support
- Improve performance for very large music libraries
- Integrate more closely with Squeezebox server settings
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
In-app purchases
SqueezePad
- SqueezePad Playback$3.99
JPLAY
- JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime$149.00
- JPLAY Lifetime$199.00









