mconnect Player vs Roon Essentials Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mconnect Player
Stream your music, videos, and photos from various sources to compatible devices. Enjoy gapless playback and support for high-resolution audio formats. Seamlessly cast media to UPnP, Chromecast, and AirPlay devices.
- UPnP/DLNA media streaming
- Google Cast (Chromecast) support
- AirPlay streaming
- Gapless playback
- DSD and FLAC playback
- TIDAL, Qobuz, and Bugs integration
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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. 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.
Roon Essentials Remote
Control your Roon Essentials audio system to browse music, play tracks, and adjust settings. This app is specifically designed for Roon Essentials hardware like the ELAC Discovery and is not compatible with standard Roon.
- Browse music library
- Play favorite tracks
- Configure Roon Essentials system
- Control audio playback
- Designed for Roon Essentials hardware
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Browse your library, play your favorites, and configure your Roon Essentials system. Note that this application is only designed to work with Roon Essentials hardware such as the ELAC Discovery. This application is not compatible with Roon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Roon Essentials Remote at Free against mconnect Player's $5.99. Roon Essentials Remote also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). mconnect Player's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Roon Essentials Remote is free to download; mconnect Player costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mconnect Player holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player has 78 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of mconnect Player's written reviews are positive against 43% of Roon Essentials Remote's.
mconnect Player ships an update monthly, Roon Essentials Remote every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player | Roon Essentials Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (78 ratings) — better | 2.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Roon Labs |
Customer experience
mconnect Player
Roon Essentials Remote
Bugs and requests
mconnect Player
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes when searching or browsing Qobuz
- Gapless playback stops before end of album
- Scrub line doesn't work in player
- Song truncation in queue (cuts off last 8-18 seconds)
- Loud digital noise/white noise between songs
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- Renderer selection fails when Bluetooth devices connected
- DLNA servers not appearing after updates
- App freezes for 30 seconds on selections
- Stuttering and stalling during playback
- Device disconnects and won't reconnect without app restart
- Qobuz quality settings not persisting (reverts to MP3)
- Volume control overwritten by iOS media volume
- Song dropouts and frequent disconnections
- Crashes when pausing or after phone calls
- Hangs when loading songs from Qobuz
- Skipping songs doesn't work properly
- App forgets playlist on restart
- Only plays one song without manual prompt for next
- Hi-res AIFF/WAV file indexing issues
- FLAC files corrupted with noise
Requested features
15 requests- Add to queue functionality from now-playing screen
- Advanced playlist and queue management (reordering, randomize)
- Dark mode/theme options
- Search within playlists
- Persistent queue/playlist memory across app restarts
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- Manual track reordering in queue (drag-and-drop)
- Equalizer support
- Last.fm integration
- Download support for offline playback
- Split-screen iPad support
- Internet radio support
- Better Tidal interface and search functionality
- Improved renderer selection UI
- Simplified device connection process
- Horizontal scrolling for long track titles
Roon Essentials Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player
No in-app purchases
Roon Essentials Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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