mconnect Player vs Realm Music
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.
Realm Music
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Your personal practice studio. Get better at the songs you love, and see exactly how far you've come. Pick from over 100 million songs. Realm maps out the sections of every song you add, so you can track your progress part by part. Learn the way you like: from YouTube, tabs, a teacher or by ear. Realm doesn't replace any of it. It sits right next to your practice and keeps you focused, organized and moving forward. MASTER EVERY SECTION Every part. The whole song. Each section moves through three stages: Learn, Build and Perform. Get the notes down, bring it up to the original tempo, then play it clean. You always see where each part stands, and how far the whole song has come. • Your own notes for every part • Track your tempo per section and push it up one click at a time • Link sections you play the same way, so their progress moves together • Pick up where you left off with a note from last time • Your session stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island STAY ORGANIZED Your notes, lessons and backing tracks, per song. Find tabs, sheets, lessons, backing tracks and lyrics on the web in a tap, and save the links right with the song. KNOW WHAT TO FOCUS ON NEXT Your Studio tells you what's next: the song that's almost there, the section that's ready for more tempo. Continue practicing where you left off, and see your week at a glance. FROM FIRST NOTES TO STAGE-READY • A progress line for every song, one point per session • Your average tempo next to your goal • A summary after every session of what moved • A gentle weekly goal with reminders that fit your rhythm BUILD YOUR REPERTOIRE Songs you've mastered move to your Repertoire: a growing wall of everything you can play. THE ESSENTIALS, AND MORE • Metronome: accent beats and tap tempo, built in • Find & Save: tabs, sheets, lessons, backing tracks, lyrics • Discover music: recommendations based on what you play • Timer: keep track of your practice time • Works offline: practice anywhere, no connection needed • Always in sync: your songs and progress on every device WORKS WITH ANY INSTRUMENT Guitar, bass, piano, drums and more, each with its own profile, songs and progress. Start without an account. Back up your progress whenever you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Realm Music at Free against mconnect Player's $5.99. mconnect Player's advantage is chart position (#44 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Realm Music 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 ships an update every 3 weeks, Realm Music every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player | Realm Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (78 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Robin Berlauwt |
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
Realm Music
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player
No in-app purchases
Realm Music
No in-app purchases









