mconnect Player Lite vs AirMusic 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.
AirMusic Control
Control internet radio devices with your iOS device. Manage favorite stations, search for new ones, and access local media. Offers remote control functionality for compatible devices.
- Control internet radio devices
- Edit 'My Favorite' stations
- Search for radio stations
- UPnP Support
- Change device name
- Remote control functionality
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AirMusic Control is designed to control internet radio devices using Magic M6/M7 platform. It provides you easy and comfortable operation with the iOS device. Features: * Local Radio / Internet Radio / Media Center * Edit "My Favorite" of the device * Radio station search * UPnP Support * Change Device name * Automatic check with the software update for the device or you can check it manually on the settings. If it's failed to connect internet radio device, please restart the internet radio device or check the option "WLAN-Devices can communicate" of your wifi router is checked, then try it again. ------------------------------------------------ Please check the product user guide to see if App features are supported by your radio or not : * FM / AUX / DAB / Bluetooth / USB / CD * Preset hotkey All of the stations you add will automatically save to "My Favorite". * Push to Talk * Local File Support * Change Startup Screen * Multi (Device) Room Support * Remote Control If you have any problems, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for all of your support and feedback. contact@mediayou.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AirMusic Control at 4.4 against mconnect Player Lite's 3.5. AirMusic Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). mconnect Player Lite's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 37%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
AirMusic Control holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 122 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of mconnect Player Lite's written reviews are positive against 37% of AirMusic 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, AirMusic Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player Lite | AirMusic Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (41 ratings) | 4.4 (122 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 122 — better |
| 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 | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Frontier Smart Technologies Ltd |
Customer experience
mconnect Player Lite
AirMusic 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
AirMusic Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player Lite
No in-app purchases
AirMusic Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is mconnect Player Lite free?
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