Home Server Control Center vs ListenNow+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
ListenNow+
Stream music from Apple Music and access your personal media library via Subsonic or Navidrome. Enjoy features like crossfading, Siri integration, HomeKit lighting control, and lyrics display. Play music in your car with CarPlay and identify songs easily.
- Stream Apple Music library
- Connect to Subsonic/Navidrome servers
- Crossfading playback
- Siri integration
- HomeKit lighting control
- Singing lyrics display
- CarPlay support
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Listen to a huge selection of songs from Apple Music. Also connect to your Subsonic media server to easily access and play content from your personal library. •Play Apple Music library and recommendations. *1 •Connect to Subsonic/Navidrome media server to easily access and play content from your personal media library. •Enjoy a continuous listening experience with crossfading. *2 •Ask Siri to play songs. •Enable lighting control to work with lights in HomeKit for audio-visual feedback. *3 •Immerse yourself in your favorite music with an excellent singing lyrics experience and a beautiful user interface. *4 •Add a widget to your home screen to easily view the lyrics of the currently playing song. •Play music in your car with CarPlay App. •Easily identify music with music recognition without manual search. •Free and ad-free; no privacy data is collected. *1. You need to subscribe to Apple Music to play music from Apple Music. Apple Music availability and features vary by country, plan, or device. For more information, please refer to https://support.apple.com/en-us/118205. *2. Not all media supports audio crossfading. *3. Not all media supports lighting control. *4. Not all media have lyrics, which need to be provided in your Subsonic server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ListenNow+ at 82% against Home Server Control Center's 0%. ListenNow+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12). Home Server Control Center's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 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. Home Server Control Center sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. ListenNow+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Home Server Control Center ships an update weekly, ListenNow+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Server Control Center | ListenNow+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 强 李 | Shanghai Yanghe Culture Media Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Home Server Control Center
ListenNow+
Bugs and requests
Home Server Control Center
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ListenNow+
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes on opening
- Cannot add content to library
- Songs don't play or skip
- Playback issues on Mac
- App not working on macOS 13
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- Certificate invalid error
- Apple Music store selection not working
- No album art animation on Apple TV
- Inconsistent playback on Apple TV
- Server playback crashes
- Slow response
- Cannot favorite songs
- Cannot connect to Navidrome server
- Cannot connect to Subsonic server
- Navidrome latest version not playable
- No songs after adding server
- Apple TV video and music playback unresponsive
Requested features
22 requests- Add content to library
- Fix crashing issues
- Support KTV/karaoke function
- Add YouTube Music integration
- Add Plex support
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- Add playlist mixes
- Add support for adding artists & albums
- Add dark mode icon
- Load local music files
- Sync network disk music files
- Add CarPlay lyrics
- Solely focus on Subsonic Server content
- Add ability to add albums to Spotify
- Fix certificate invalid error
- Improve Navidrome/Subsonic connection
- Improve Apple TV playback interface
- Add ability to favorite songs
- Add more connection methods
- Add support for Navidrome
- Add ability to add albums & playlists to library
- Add ability to add artists & albums
- Add ability to add albums to library instead of Apple Music library
In-app purchases
Home Server Control Center
- Unlock All Feature One Year$29.991 Year
- TrueNAS Monitor Features$4.99
- Portainer Control Features$4.99
- Proxmox Control Features$4.99
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- 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
ListenNow+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Home Server Control Center free?
Is ListenNow+ free?
Do Home Server Control Center or ListenNow+ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Home Server Control Center or ListenNow+?
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