Comparison

mconnect Player Lite vs Flacbox

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Flacbox

This app plays almost any audio file with lossless quality, offering advanced equalizer and bass boosting. Stream or download music from cloud services and NAS, manage your library with a built-in file manager, and customize playback with extensive options.

Highlights
  • Lossless audio playback
  • Cloud and NAS streaming
  • Built-in equalizer with presets
  • Advanced file manager
  • Customizable playlists
  • Offline playback
Features
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Flacbox is a Hi-Res music player for people who love great sound. Play almost any audio file on your iPhone or iPad in full lossless quality. Stream music from your NAS or cloud, and adjust the sound with a built-in equalizer. Save space on your device by moving your music to a NAS or cloud. Stream it back, or save songs for offline listening. Your music library updates by itself and sorts songs by album, artist, genre, and composer. Make playlists, change the song order, and manage your files with the built-in file manager. Find any song fast with smart search. The equalizer has genre presets, manual controls, and a tool to make the sound louder. You can save your own presets and share them. SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS - Lossless and Hi-Res: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, DSF (DSD), PCM. - Lossy: MP3, AAC, OGG, OPUS, AC3, WMA. - Containers: M4A, M4V, MP4, MKV, MOV, MPEG. - Tracker and MOD music: MOD, XM, IT, S3M. - And more. AUDIO EFFECTS - Shape your sound in real time with reverb, delay, echo, chorus, flanger, phaser, and auto-wah. - Add character with distortion, and control dynamics with a compressor. - Crossfeed makes headphone listening more natural and less tiring. DSP CHAIN - Build your own signal chain from professional filters and tools. - Filters: low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch to shape or clean up the sound. - EQ: peaking, low-shelf, and high-shelf for precise tone control. - Level and drive: gain, soft-clip saturation, and a bit crusher for a lo-fi edge. - Creative processors: tremolo, delay, ring modulator, and stereo width. MUSIC VISUALIZER - Watch full-screen animated visuals that react live to your music. - Choose from a large library of presets, or let them cycle. CLOUD AND PRIVATE STORAGE - iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, MEGA, Yandex Disk, pCloud, HiDrive, OpenDrive, MediaFire, MyDrive, Put.io, InfiniCLOUD, WD MyCloud Home, Cloud Mail.ru, and Baidu Cloud. - Private cloud services like MEGA, Internxt, and Proton Drive are also supported. MEDIA SERVERS - Connect Plex, Subsonic, Navidrome, Jellyfin, and Emby to open your full music library. COMPUTER AND NAS CONNECTIONS - Connect with SMB, WebDAV, DLNA, FTP, SFTP, and NFS. - Connects directly to QNAP, WD My Cloud Home, Nextcloud, and Synology Drive. - Smart buffering helps music play without breaks on slow networks. - Add files from your computer with iTunes File Sharing or Wi-Fi transfer. OFFLINE LISTENING - Save songs, albums, or full artists to listen without internet. - Turn on the audio cache to save recent songs without doing it by hand. LYRICS AND COMMENTS - See timed lyrics and song notes inside each track. - Add the Lyrics widget to your Home Screen for quick access. AIRPLAY AND CHROMECAST - Send music to Apple TV, HomePod, smart speakers, and other devices with AirPlay, AirPlay 2, or Chromecast. APPLE CARPLAY - A simple CarPlay screen lets you choose music while you drive. WIDGETS - Home Screen widgets show your playback queue and let you start where you stopped. PLAYBACK CONTROLS - Adjust playback speed without changing the pitch. - Save and restore your play queue and last position. - Sleep timer and skip time controls. - Shuffle and repeat modes, including stop after the current track. - Plays in the background while you use other apps. FILE MANAGER AND LIBRARY - Sort your music by title, album, artist, album artist, genre, composer, rating, year, BPM, play count, bitrate, or length. - Edit song tags with the built-in ID3 editor. - Open files from external memory cards. - Save playlists in M3U, M3U8, and CUE formats. QUICK ACCESS - Find your music in Recently Played, Favorites, and Bookmarks. AUDIO QUALITY - Sample rates from 8 kHz to 384 kHz. - Audio output in default or mixed mode. - Support for 1 to 7 audio channels. Get Flacbox now and turn your iPhone into a real Hi-Res player. Privacy Policy: https://www.everappz.com/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://www.everappz.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

mconnect Player Lite4 screens
Flacbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flacbox at 4.6 against mconnect Player Lite's 3.5. Flacbox also leads on ratings volume (8.4K vs 41). mconnect Player Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Flacbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. mconnect Player Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flacbox holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flacbox has 8.4K ratings behind it against 41, 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 61% of Flacbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
mconnect Player Lite versus Flacbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermconnect Player LiteFlacbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (41 ratings)4.6 (8.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews — better60.5% of reviews
Number of ratings418.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB250 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperConversDigital Co., Ltd.EVERAPPZ SL

Customer experience

mconnect Player Lite

All ratings41 ratings
Positive58.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative31.7%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative28.5%

Flacbox

All ratings8,428 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews585 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.7%

User reviews

mconnect Player Lite

From 41 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Supports DLNA and UPnP streaming
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Quickly finds media servers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Playback issues after app updates
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with certain devices/renderers
  • 🐛 Tidal playback not working for some users
  • 🐛 DSD file playback not supported

Flacbox

From 8.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for FLAC and lossless audio
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Supports diverse audio formats
  • 🚀 Seamless cloud integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • 👍 Customizable EQ and audio settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Metadata and album art issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent behavior with offline sync and playback
  • 🐛 Slow library scanning and syncing
  • 🐛 Confusing navigation and organization

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

Flacbox

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Songs disappearing from library
  • Bluetooth playback issues
  • Inability to delete songs from playlists
  • Inconsistent behavior with cloud storage integrations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Gapless playback
  • Lyrics support
  • Playlist management improvements
  • Siri/voice control integration
  • Crossfade between tracks

In-app purchases

None

mconnect Player Lite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Flacbox

Subscriptions2
  • Flacbox Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Flacbox Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flacbox Premium Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is mconnect Player Lite free?
mconnect Player Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flacbox free?
Flacbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mconnect Player Lite or Flacbox?
Flacbox is rated higher. mconnect Player Lite averages 3.5 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Flacbox averages 4.6 from 8.4K ratings.
Do mconnect Player Lite or Flacbox have ads?
Both mconnect Player Lite and Flacbox show ads.
Which is updated more often, mconnect Player Lite or Flacbox?
mconnect Player Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flacbox every 3 weeks. Most recently, mconnect Player Lite was updated on August 20, 2026 and Flacbox on September 23, 2026.

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