BlackCandy vs Nautiline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlackCandy
This application serves as a personal music center, requiring a pre-configured Black Candy server to function. It provides access to your music library through a dedicated iOS interface. More information on server setup is available via the developer's GitHub page.
- Personal music center
- Requires Black Candy server
- iOS interface
- Music library access
- GitHub for setup info
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The official Black Candy iOS app. To use this app, you must have a Black Candy server set up. For more information, please visit https://github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy
Nautiline
Stream your music library from an OpenSubsonic server with a modern, intuitive interface. Enjoy features like offline downloads, gapless playback, synced lyrics, and seamless integration with your iOS device.
- Offline caching and downloading
- Gapless playback
- Synced lyrics
- CarPlay and Siri integration
- Sleep timer
- ReplayGain support
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Nautiline is a modern OpenSubsonic client with a beautiful interface and solid media handling, so you can focus on your music. Listening & Playback: • Cache & Download Files ‣ Songs are automatically cached as you listen with no extra data used ‣ Manually download files for offline listening ‣ Automatically save your whole library • Gapless Playback • Seeking in Transcoded Files ‣ Save bandwidth without sacrificing the listening experience • Internet Radio • Offline Browsing & Searching • Synced Lyrics ‣ Direct from your server • ReplayGain ‣ Automatically apply the right track/album gain • Sleep Timer Remote Access: • Set Custom Headers • Multiple URLs for home and away access iOS Integration: • CarPlay • Siri • Music Haptics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlackCandy at none against Nautiline's 1. BlackCandy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Nautiline's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (84 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nautiline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BlackCandy asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlackCandy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nautiline has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BlackCandy ships an update every 24 months, Nautiline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackCandy | Nautiline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文冬 赵 | Gledtone |
In-app purchases
BlackCandy
No in-app purchases
Nautiline
- Nautiline$10.00
