# mconnect Player vs FrequencyCat

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.

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.

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.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | mconnect Player | FrequencyCat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.5 (78 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/frequencycat/id6448219399/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **78** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 40 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#126** | — |
| Size | 87 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ConversDigital Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/503760463) | [Xuesong Zhang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1684075008) |

## What reviewers say

### mconnect Player

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

**Currently charting:** #126 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


### FrequencyCat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/frequencycat/id6448219399)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


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