Comparison

Home Server Control Center vs JellyBox Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Home Server Control Center

Manage and control various home servers and smart devices from a single application. Stream music, play videos, monitor server status, and control smart lights and speakers.

Highlights
  • Control Proxmox, Portainer, OpenWrt servers
  • Manage TrueNAS/FreeNAS storage
  • Stream music from Subsonic/Emby/Jellyfin
  • Control LIFX lights and Bose speakers
  • Monitor network traffic and client IPs
  • Start/stop VMs and containers
Features
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Control all your home servers and devices in one App. Support servers: Proxmox, Portainer, Openwrt, pfSense, OPNSense, TrueNAS or FreeNAS, Subsonic / Airsonic / Navidrome, Emby and Jellyfin.  Support devices: LIFX smart light, Bose SoundTouch Speaker. * Base version includes Subsonic / Airsonic / Navidrome music play features. Subscription is required to use all features, subscribe once and used on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. (Features are not exactly the same on different platform right now, please read App Description.)  Server support: Subsonic or Airsonic Advanced, Navidrome, Gonic music server: * Show playlists, albums, folders, artists, songs. * Play songs directly in this App. * Support random songs, similar songs with server support. * Download music file to local for offline usage. Emby or Jellyfin media server: * Connect server with API Token or username / password * Show video file as list or gallery view. * Play video / movie in this App * Support two different video player for max compatibility * Show latest video , movie, all media and resumable media. * Select audio channel, subtitle, two different player for max compatibility. * Download video file to local for offline watch, or use as Cache when network is slow Proxmox: * Show server and container status * Start / Stop LXC CT * Start / Stop QEMU VM Portainer: * Show Server and Docker status * Start / Stop docker container OpenWrt: * Show network interfaces * Run command on router * Show ip and MAC of clients * Show network traffic graph, include live, hour, day, month traffic graph. pfSense: * Show network interface and traffic graph OPNSense: * Show network interface and traffic graph TrueNAS or FreeNAS: * Show disk and pool storage status Device support: LIFX: * Turn on / off light * Change brightness and kelvin * Change color Bose SoundTouch Speaker: * Almost all features on your Remote Privacy Policy http://woiapp.com/pv.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

JellyBox Player

Stream your local music library from your home server to your devices. This client application provides seamless playback of your entire music collection.

Highlights
  • Connect to Jellyfin server
  • Play local music library
  • Seamless music playback
  • Cross-device support
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JellyBox Player is a client application for Jellyfin server application. JellyBox allows you seamlessly play all your local music by simply connecting to your home server. This player can: * Browse and your local lib - artists, albums, songs, playlists * Show a time synced lyrics(when available) * Full offline mode, including a "plane" support * Downloads * Native Apple CarPlay app

Screenshots

Home Server Control Center4 screens
JellyBox Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JellyBox Player at 40% against Home Server Control Center's 0%. JellyBox Player also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Home Server Control Center sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. JellyBox Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Server Control Center ships an update weekly, JellyBox Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Home Server Control Center versus JellyBox Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Server Control CenterJellyBox Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer强 李Oleksandr Synelnykov

Customer experience

Home Server Control Center

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

JellyBox Player

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Home Server Control Center

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Feature One Year$29.991 Year
One-time11
  • TrueNAS Monitor Features$4.99
  • Portainer Control Features$4.99
  • Proxmox Control Features$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Bose SoundTouch Control$4.99
  • Roku Control Features$4.99
  • Yamaha MusicCast Control$7.99
  • Onkyo Control Features$7.99
  • OpenWrt Monitor and Control$9.99
  • OPNSense Monitor Features$9.99
  • Video Play Features$9.99
  • pfSense Control Features$9.99
None

JellyBox Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Server Control Center free?
Home Server Control Center is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JellyBox Player free?
JellyBox Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Server Control Center or JellyBox Player have ads?
Neither Home Server Control Center nor JellyBox Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Server Control Center or JellyBox Player?
Home Server Control Center ships an update weekly, and JellyBox Player every 5 days. Most recently, Home Server Control Center was updated on October 10, 2026 and JellyBox Player on October 24, 2026.

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