# mconnect Player vs Roon Essentials Remote

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | mconnect Player | Roon Essentials Remote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[3.5 (78 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460/reviews)** | [2.6 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roon-essentials-remote/id1105955403/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **78** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | **46.2% of reviews** | 42.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 4 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#136** | — |
| Size | 86 MB | 278 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ConversDigital Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/503760463) | [Roon Labs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1014764082) |

## What reviewers say

### mconnect Player

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460)

**Currently charting:** #136 Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

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.

**Highlights:** UPnP/DLNA media streaming, Google Cast (Chromecast) support, AirPlay streaming, Gapless playback, DSD and FLAC playback, TIDAL, Qobuz, and Bugs integration

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🎵 Excellent high-resolution audio streaming (24-bit/96kHz+)
- 🔌 Reliable UPnP/DLNA control point functionality
- 🎯 Strong Qobuz and Tidal integration
- ⚡ Gapless playback support
- 🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Inconsistent device discovery and connectivity issues
- ⏸️ Queue/playlist management is limited and cumbersome
- 🔄 Auto-play to next track doesn't work reliably
- ⚠️ Poor developer support and unresponsive to emails

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Roon Essentials Remote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roon-essentials-remote/id1105955403)

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.

**Highlights:** Browse music library, Play favorite tracks, Configure Roon Essentials system, Control audio playback, Designed for Roon Essentials hardware

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is mconnect Player free?

mconnect Player costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Roon Essentials Remote free?

Roon Essentials Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, mconnect Player or Roon Essentials Remote?

mconnect Player is rated higher. mconnect Player averages 3.5 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Roon Essentials Remote averages 2.6 from 9 ratings.

### Do mconnect Player or Roon Essentials Remote have ads?

Neither mconnect Player nor Roon Essentials Remote shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, mconnect Player or Roon Essentials Remote?

mconnect Player ships an update monthly, and Roon Essentials Remote every 4 months. Most recently, mconnect Player was updated on October 12, 2026 and Roon Essentials Remote on September 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*