mconnect Player Lite vs Mark Levinson Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mconnect Player Lite
Stream your videos, photos, and music to various devices like smart TVs and speakers. Enjoy gapless playback and support for high-quality audio formats. This version offers core media streaming functionalities.
- Stream video, photo, and music
- Support for UPnP and Google Cast
- Gapless playback
- DSD and FLAC audio playback
- Stream from cloud services
- Send media to AirPlay devices
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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. === mconnect Player Lite is a compact version of mconnect Player. This version does not have full functions of mconnect Player, such as Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer. === 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.
Mark Levinson Control
This app provides comprehensive control for a specific audio player, allowing users to manage source selection, volume, and detailed audio settings. Stream music from various sources, tune into internet radio, and access podcasts wirelessly from your iOS device.
- Source selection control
- Volume adjustment
- Audio parameter configuration
- Network settings
- Music streaming
- Internet radio access
- Podcast listening
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The Mark Levinson № 519 app is the universal remote control for the № 519 audio player. Control source selection, volume, configure all of the settings including network and detailed audio parameters. Access, stream, and listen to any song, from anywhere – streaming music services, shared music library, or anywhere else your music is stored. Tune in to Internet radio stations and podcasts aired from anywhere in the world. And do it all wirelessly, right from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mconnect Player Lite at 3.5 against Mark Levinson Control's 2.8. mconnect Player Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (42 vs 6). Mark Levinson Control's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mconnect Player Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player Lite has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of mconnect Player Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mark Levinson Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
mconnect Player Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Mark Levinson Control every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player Lite | Mark Levinson Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (42 ratings) — better | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Convers Digital Co., Ltd. | HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
mconnect Player Lite
Mark Levinson Control
Bugs and requests
mconnect Player Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tracks not playing in correct order
- Unable to connect to some NAS devices
- Album art not displaying properly
- Streaming issues after long periods of use
Requested features
5 requests- Add gapless playback
- Implement playlist/queue management features
- Add support for landscape mode on iPad
- Integrate Spotify support
- Improve Chromecast video casting
Mark Levinson Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player Lite
No in-app purchases
Mark Levinson Control
No in-app purchases
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