mconnect Player Lite vs Cabasse StreamCONTROL
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.
Cabasse StreamCONTROL
Control your music playback across your home network and compatible devices. Stream web radios, podcasts, and music from popular services with ease. Enjoy a seamless and elevated audio experience.
- DLNA music playback
- Home network streaming
- Web radio and podcast access
- Integration with music services
- Device control
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Experience the ultimate sound experience with the new Cabasse app. This advanced DLNA control point enables seamless discovery and playback of your music, from your home network to your Cabasse devices. Access an extensive catalog of over 15,000 web radios and podcasts, and enjoy streamlined connectivity to leading music services such as Deezer, Spotify, Napster, Tidal, and Qobuz. Elevate your listening experience with effortless control and a world of musical options at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cabasse StreamCONTROL at 4.4 against mconnect Player Lite's 3.5. Cabasse StreamCONTROL also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). mconnect Player Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Cabasse StreamCONTROL holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 182 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of mconnect Player Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of Cabasse StreamCONTROL'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, Cabasse StreamCONTROL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player Lite | Cabasse StreamCONTROL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (41 ratings) | 4.4 (182 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better | 59.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 182 — 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Cabasse |
Customer experience
mconnect Player Lite
Cabasse StreamCONTROL
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
Cabasse StreamCONTROL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mconnect Player Lite
No in-app purchases
Cabasse StreamCONTROL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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