mconnect Player Lite vs Audiophilio
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.
Audiophilio
This professional audio toolkit offers comprehensive measurement, room design, and system planning features for serious listeners. It allows users to analyze audio systems, diagnose issues, and plan room acoustics with advanced tools and AI-powered insights.
- SPL Meter
- Real-Time Analyzer
- LUFS Meter
- Waterfall Plot
- Spectrogram
- Frequency Response & PEQ
- RT60 Measurement
- Room Designer
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Audiophilio is the measurement toolkit for people who take their sound seriously. Turn your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a pocket acoustics lab — measure a room, analyze a signal, design a system, and tune your setup by ear and by the numbers. MEASURE • SPL Meter — real-time sound levels with Z/A/B/C and ITU-468 weighting, fast/slow/impulse response, live history, and min/avg/peak capture • RTA — real-time 1/3-octave spectrum analyzer • LUFS loudness metering, distortion (THD), impedance, channel balance, and polarity checks VISUALIZE • Spectrogram and Waterfall for spectral detail over time • Frequency Response, RT60 reverb time, and Energy-Time Curve for room analysis • Oscilloscope and delay finder DESIGN • System Builder — document your whole signal chain source-to-speaker as a live signal-flow diagram • Room Designer — lay out your listening room in 3D, place speakers and seating to scale, and read an acoustic score before you move a thing LEARN & CALCULATE • Ear Trainer, signal & noise generators, dB converter, Ohm’s Law, room modes, Thiele-Small, and more SHARE • Publish your rigs and rooms and discover setups from the community Built for the whole lineup — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and now fully bespoke for the foldable iPhone Duo, with a layout that adapts from the cover screen to the inner display. Audiophilio is free to use, with advanced tools unlocked by a one-time Premium purchase — no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Audiophilio at 5.0 against mconnect Player Lite's 3.5. Audiophilio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and ads (none vs shown). mconnect Player Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (42 vs 3). On price 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. Audiophilio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mconnect Player Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audiophilio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player Lite has 42 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Audiophilio's.
mconnect Player Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Audiophilio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player Lite | Audiophilio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Ryan Katsanes |
Customer experience
mconnect Player Lite
Audiophilio
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
Audiophilio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player Lite
No in-app purchases
Audiophilio
- Audiophilio Premium$44.99








