Comparison

JellyBox Player vs Discrete

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

Head to head
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

About

Discrete

A sleek and lightweight music player designed for Jellyfin servers. Enjoy your music library directly from your server with features like offline playback, playlist management, and CarPlay support. Optimized for minimal resource usage and a smooth user experience.

Highlights
  • Jellyfin server integration
  • Offline playback and downloads
  • CarPlay support
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Transcoding options
  • Background playback
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Discrete is a carefully crafted native music player for your Jellyfin library, made for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy a clean interface, thoughtful controls and layouts that feel at home on your device. Stability and performance are central to the design, with cached library views, progressive loading and background downloads to support everyday listening. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Thoughtfully adapted library navigation and a dedicated player make the most of iPhone Duo. Enjoy artwork, playback controls and your queue or lyrics together on its expanded screen, with layouts that respond as you rotate or fold the device. YOUR LIBRARY, CLOSE AT HAND - Browse albums, artists, playlists and All Tracks, with artwork and useful music details. - Find songs, albums, artists and playlists in one search. - Rediscover your collection through Home suggestions, new releases and recently added music. - Keep favorites close and revisit your listening history. LISTEN YOUR WAY - Play a song next, add it to the queue, or drag upcoming tracks into the order you want. - Save your queue and playback position between app launches. - Shuffle, repeat, set a sleep timer, or start a Jellyfin Instant Mix from a song, album or playlist. - Follow synced lyrics and tap a timed line to jump to that part of the song, when lyrics are available on your server. - View audio format, bit depth and sample rate while listening. TAKE YOUR MUSIC WITH YOU - Download tracks, albums and playlists for offline listening. - Browse and search downloaded music without a connection. - Let audio downloads continue in the background and follow their progress in a Live Activity. - Stream original files or use automatic or custom Jellyfin transcoding, with separate preferences for cellular, Wi-Fi and downloads. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND CARPLAY - Enjoy player layouts for portrait and landscape, with support for iPad multitasking. - Swipe between tracks in the mini player, listen in the background, and use Lock Screen controls or AirPlay. - Browse your library, play downloaded music and manage Up Next in CarPlay. MAKE THE COLLECTION YOURS Create and rename playlists, add or remove songs, and reorder them with a drag. Playlist changes and favorites are saved to your Jellyfin server. FREE TO ENJOY. PRO TO SUPPORT. The core listening experience is free, including playback, downloads, playlists, lyrics and CarPlay. Optional Discrete Pro supports continued development and adds multiple accounts, alternate app icons and accent colors. Pro is available through monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a lifetime purchase. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Requires access to a Jellyfin server with a music library. Format support and transcoding depend on your device and server. Privacy Policy: https://discrete.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

JellyBox Player3 screens
Discrete4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Discrete at 91% against JellyBox Player's 40%. Discrete also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (46 vs 4). JellyBox Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Discrete sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. JellyBox Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Discrete holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Discrete has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of JellyBox Player's written reviews are positive against 91% of Discrete's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JellyBox Player ships an update every 5 days, Discrete every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
JellyBox Player versus Discrete: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellyBox PlayerDiscrete
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews91.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings446 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr SynelnykovAleksandr Orlov

Customer experience

JellyBox Player

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

Discrete

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

JellyBox Player

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Discrete

Subscriptions2
  • Discrete Pro [Monthly]$0.991 Month
  • Discrete Pro [Yearly]$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Discrete Pro [Lifetime]$19.99

Questions

Is JellyBox Player free?
JellyBox Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discrete free?
Discrete is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JellyBox Player or Discrete?
Discrete is rated higher. JellyBox Player averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Discrete averages 4.7 from 46 ratings.
Do JellyBox Player or Discrete have ads?
Neither JellyBox Player nor Discrete shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JellyBox Player or Discrete?
JellyBox Player ships an update every 5 days, and Discrete every 2 weeks. Most recently, JellyBox Player was updated on October 16, 2026 and Discrete on October 16, 2026.

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