Comparison

Fidelia Remote vs Djent

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

Head to head
About

Fidelia Remote

Control your premium music player remotely from your iPhone or iPod touch. Browse your library, manage playback, and adjust volume wirelessly over your network.

Highlights
  • Browse music library and playlists
  • Adjust playback volume
  • Navigate between and within tracks
  • Artist and track title display
  • Track position slider
  • Sort library by Artist, Album, Songs, Playlists
Features
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Fidelia Remote is the free companion to Fidelia β€” the audiophile music player for Mac. Fidelia plays your music bit-perfect: no compression, no quality loss, no subscription, and full support for FLAC, DSD, and hi-res formats. Remote puts that player in your hand β€” browse your library and command playback from anywhere in the house, on iPhone or iPad. Rebuilt from the ground up β€” now with Audio Unit plugin control. What you can do: - Browse your full Fidelia library β€” artists, albums, playlists, and songs - Control playback β€” play, pause, skip, seek, and volume - See what's playing, with full album artwork - Switch shuffle and repeat modes - Toggle Fidelia's three Audio Unit effect slots on or off β€” set up your plugins on the Mac, then bypass or re-engage them from your phone, mid-session - Play Fidelia's internet radio β€” browse and start stations, with a live indicator while one's on air Auto-discovers Fidelia on your local network via Bonjour. No accounts, no setup, no configuration β€” open the app and your Mac appears. Fidelia Remote works with Fidelia 2.x on a Mac on the same Wi-Fi network. New to Fidelia? Find the audiophile player for Mac on the Mac App Store, then reach for your phone.

About

Djent

Features
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Djent is a premium, high-fidelity music player built exclusively for the audiophile crowd. It breathes new life into your local audio files. Whether you're listening to ultra-high-resolution FLACs or standard MP3s, Djent gives you absolute control over your offline library without the clutter of modern subscription apps. Key Features β€’ Custom Gapless Engine: Experience seamless, uninterrupted transitions between tracks, exactly how the artist intended. β€’ Native Lossless Support: Full playback for FLAC, ALAC, WAV, alongside standard formats like MP3 and M4A. β€’ Real-Time Signal Path Diagnostics: Absolute transparency. Tap the audio quality badge to see a live visualization of your signal path. Verify your file's bit-depth, ensure the EQ is bypassed, and confirm you are getting verifiable bit-perfect pass-through to your external USB DAC. β€’ Apple CarPlay Integration: Take your lossless library on the road. Safely navigate your albums, custom playlists, and gapless playback queue directly from your car's dashboard. β€’ Advanced Metadata Editor: Edit tags, track numbers, and album art directly on your device. Includes a powerful Batch Edit mode to auto-fetch and organize entire albums at once. β€’ Intelligent Synced Lyrics: Djent automatically extracts embedded metadata tags or local .lrc files. Tap any timestamped lyric line to instantly seek and sync playback to that exact spot. β€’ Auto-Import Library Management: Drop your files and go. Turn on Auto-Import to seamlessly scan, tag, and add new music from your iOS Files app directly into your library. β€’ Smart Discovery: A built-in "Fans Also Like" engine connects your offline library to the outside world, pulling similar artists and 30-second audio previews directly from the web. β€’ Last.fm Scrobbling: Built-in, native Last.fm integration automatically tracks your listening habits with precision. β€’ 10-Band Equalizer: Fine-tune your acoustic environment with precision hardware-level EQ adjustments, or bypass it entirely for pure, direct pass-through. β€’ Offline-First Architecture: No data tracking, no mandatory accounts, and zero dependency on a cellular network. Just your local library running on a lightweight, battery-optimized architecture.

Screenshots

Fidelia Remote4 screens
Djent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Djent at every 5 days against Fidelia Remote's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidelia Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, Djent every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Fidelia Remote versus Djent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidelia RemoteDjent
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews42.5% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudiofile Engineering, LLCAndrew Belfatto

In-app purchases

None

Fidelia Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Djent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidelia Remote free?
Fidelia Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Djent free?
Djent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fidelia Remote or Djent have ads?
Neither Fidelia Remote nor Djent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fidelia Remote or Djent?
Fidelia Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Djent every 5 days. Most recently, Fidelia Remote was updated on October 15, 2026 and Djent on September 28, 2026.

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