orthoplay vs MeshJam

the official companion app for teenage engineering speakers

One phone plays. Every phone hears it. MeshJam turns your iPhone into a live broadcaster for everyone around you. Friends open the app, see your broadcast instantly, and join with a single tap — no accounts, no pairing, no Wi-Fi network to set up, no internet at all. Audio travels phone-to-phone over a local peer-to-peer mesh, so it works in a basement, on a beach, or on a bus. HOW IT WORKS • Broadcast — pick your source and tap Start. Your phone announces itself to everyone nearby. • Discover — nearby iPhones running MeshJam list your broadcast automatically, with what you're playing. • Listen — one tap to join. Low-latency, jitter-buffered playback keeps the room in sync. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT • House parties — the DJ's set in everyone's headphones. Instant silent disco. • Live music — a band or open mic, streamed to the back row. • Tours & talks — one guide, every visitor's earbuds, any language volume. • Watch parties — everyone hears the game without cranking a speaker. WHAT YOU SEE • Live listener count and a real audio level meter while broadcasting • Latency readout and connection quality while listening • Simple controls: Start, Stop, Mute Mic, Switch Input PRIVATE BY DESIGN Audio never touches a server — it goes straight from phone to phone, encrypted in transit, and disappears when the session ends. No account. No tracking. Nothing collected. Microphone broadcasting is available today; system-audio broadcasting is on the roadmap. MeshJam requires iPhones with iOS 17 or later, within local wireless range of each other.