# mconnect Player vs DELA USB

The clearest difference is price: DELA USB at Free against mconnect Player's $5.99. DELA USB also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). mconnect Player's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 18%) and ratings volume (80 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

DELA USB is free to download; mconnect Player costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

DELA USB holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of mconnect Player's written reviews are positive against 18% of DELA USB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

mconnect Player ships an update every 3 weeks, DELA USB every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | mconnect Player | DELA USB |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.5 (80 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460/reviews) | **[4.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dela-usb-dac-player/id1438720535/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **80** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **46.6% of reviews** | 17.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#128** | — |
| Size | 86 MB | 65 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ConversDigital Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/503760463) | [DELA Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1438720534) |

## What reviewers say

### mconnect Player

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

**Currently charting:** #128 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


### DELA USB

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dela-usb-dac-player/id1438720535)

Control and play music from your music library, iPad, or streaming services. Supports playback through connected USB audio devices and internet radio. Optimized for iPad horizontal screen mode.

**Highlights:** Music library playback, USB audio device support, TIDAL/Qobuz streaming, Internet radio playback, Gapless playback (internal drive), iPad playback

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is mconnect Player free?

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

### Is DELA USB free?

DELA USB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, mconnect Player or DELA USB?

DELA USB is rated higher. mconnect Player averages 3.5 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while DELA USB averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do mconnect Player or DELA USB have ads?

Neither mconnect Player nor DELA USB shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, mconnect Player or DELA USB?

mconnect Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and DELA USB every 3 months. Most recently, mconnect Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and DELA USB on November 2, 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.*