Comparison

mconnect Player vs FrequencyCat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • UPnP/DLNA media streaming
  • Google Cast (Chromecast) support
  • AirPlay streaming
  • Gapless playback
  • DSD and FLAC playback
  • TIDAL, Qobuz, and Bugs integration
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

FrequencyCat

Transform your photos into unique sound art using advanced image-to-sound technology. Explore, enjoy, and share your creative audio-visual pieces. Embrace your inner artist and discover the unexpected.

Highlights
  • Morph images into sound art
  • Create spectrogram oddities
  • Share sound art creations
  • Unique audio-visual experience
Features
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Hide an image inside sound. FrequencyCat is a playful tool for exploring the connection between images, sound, and spectrograms. Choose an image, and FrequencyCat transforms it into a unique audio signal. Play the sound and view its spectrogram, and you’ll see the original image emerge again from the frequencies. With FrequencyCat, you can: - Turn images into sound - View audio spectrograms in real time - Play sounds and reveal the images hidden inside them - Explore how different images create different sounds - Discover the relationship between sound, frequency, and Fourier transforms in an intuitive way There’s no magic behind it. Just frequencies, phases, an inverse Fourier transform, and a little curiosity about sound. Whether you’re interested in acoustics, music, signal processing, or simply wondering what an image might sound like, FrequencyCat gives you a new way to explore. Pick an image. Hear what it sounds like.

Screenshots

mconnect Player4 screens
FrequencyCat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FrequencyCat at 100% against mconnect Player's 46%. FrequencyCat also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.5). mconnect Player's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (78 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FrequencyCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player has 78 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of FrequencyCat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mconnect Player ships an update monthly, FrequencyCat every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
mconnect Player versus FrequencyCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermconnect PlayerFrequencyCat
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (78 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConversDigital Co., Ltd.Xuesong Zhang

Customer experience

mconnect Player

All ratings78 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral14.1%
Negative32.1%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral21.7%
Negative32.3%

FrequencyCat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FrequencyCat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

mconnect Player

No in-app purchases

None

FrequencyCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mconnect Player free?
mconnect Player costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FrequencyCat free?
FrequencyCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mconnect Player or FrequencyCat?
FrequencyCat is rated higher. mconnect Player averages 3.5 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while FrequencyCat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do mconnect Player or FrequencyCat have ads?
Neither mconnect Player nor FrequencyCat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mconnect Player or FrequencyCat?
mconnect Player ships an update monthly, and FrequencyCat every 40 months. Most recently, mconnect Player was updated on September 28, 2026 and FrequencyCat on September 4, 2026.

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