mconnect Player Lite vs fidata Music App
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.
fidata Music App
Control your fidata Network Audio Server and compatible players from your iPhone or iPad. Browse music, create playlists, and manage files directly from your device. Customize the interface for a personalized experience.
- Browse music libraries
- Save playlists
- Operate network audio players
- Customize layout and display
- Manage USB storage files
- Landscape mode support on iPad
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fidata Music App is a controller application conforming to OpenHome / DLNA that smartly operates fidata Network Audio Server HFAS1 on your iPhone and iPad. You can browse music libraries in the server, save some playlists, and operate players (renderers). You can customize the layout, coloring, display size of artwork, etc. about fidata Music App by the user's preference. It provides comfortable operation feeling and can operate network audio comfortably. If you use an iPad, it corresponds to Landscape mode, and it can be operated with simultaneous display of server and player. In combination with fidata Network Audio Server HFAS1, file operations of connected USB storage can also be performed, so even in environments without a PC, it is possible to organize and move/copy on your music libraries. fidata Music App Supported Devices: · fidata Network Audio Server - HFAS1 and HFAS1-X series · OpenHome compliant and DLNA compliant network audio player used in combination with HFAS1 or HFAS1-X (*) * There is no guarantee about operation For more detailed information, you can check it on the fidata Web Site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mconnect Player Lite at 3.5 against fidata Music App's 2.0. mconnect Player Lite also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). fidata Music App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player Lite has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of mconnect Player Lite's written reviews are positive against 27% of fidata Music App's.
mconnect Player Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, fidata Music App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player Lite | fidata Music App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (42 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 26.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | I-O DATA, INC. |
Customer experience
mconnect Player Lite
fidata Music App
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
fidata Music App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player Lite
No in-app purchases
fidata Music App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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