Prelude vs Audigy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prelude
Discover new music and artists with personalized recommendations. Track your favorite songs, artists, and albums, and save them to curated playlists. Gain insights into your listening habits.
- Track favorite songs, artists, and albums
- Personalized music recommendations
- Save music to playlists
- Music insights and discovery
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Track your favorite songs, artists, and albums. Get recommendations based on your favorite songs and artists and save them to a playlist.
Audigy
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Audiology turns your Synology NAS into a personal music streaming service. Connect to Audio Station and listen to your whole library — anywhere, on any network. • Stream everything: browse your collection by album and artist, complete with cover art • Find any track fast with instant search • Play files straight from your folders with the built-in file browser • Download albums for offline listening, or open the app in full offline mode • CarPlay: your music on the road, safely • Apple Watch: control playback and see what's playing from your wrist • Siri & Shortcuts: ask for an album or artist hands-free • Spotlight: search your library right from the Home Screen • Home Screen widget for your recently played albums • Lock Screen and Control Center playback controls • Multiple accounts: switch between several NAS in a tap • Smart prefetching for smooth, uninterrupted playback • Adjustable streaming quality and transcoding Private by design: Audiology connects directly to your own NAS. Your music never passes through third-party servers. Requires a Synology NAS with Audio Station.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prelude at none against Audigy's 3. Prelude also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.4). Audigy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Audigy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Prelude asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prelude ships an update every 5 weeks, Audigy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prelude | Audigy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlotte Moche | Mewey |
In-app purchases
Prelude
No in-app purchases
Audigy
- Tip Small$1.99
- Tip Medium$4.99
- Tip Large$9.99
