Comparison

Navidrome Player vs Lado B 12"

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

Head to head
About

Navidrome Player

Access your self-hosted music library offline on iOS devices, including Apple Watch and CarPlay. Enjoy instant browsing, downloads, and Siri integration. A free tier offers limited daily playback, with a Pro version removing the cap.

Highlights
  • Offline library access
  • Background syncing
  • Download albums and playlists
  • CarPlay integration
  • Standalone Apple Watch playback
  • Siri voice commands
  • Adjustable crossfade and quality settings
Features
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SubSonify is a native iOS client for self-hosted music servers: Jellyfin, Navidrome, Airsonic, Ampache, gonic, LMS and anything else that speaks the Subsonic API. Your library, offline, in CarPlay, on Apple Watch, and one "Hey Siri" away. No tracking, and the only server the app talks to is yours. Free to stream, with CarPlay. Pro for offline, discovery and your Watch. WHAT IT DOES • Full offline library. The app keeps a local copy of your library, so browsing and search are instant and work with no signal. It syncs in the background. • Home. Continue Listening, suggestions, For You mixes and Start a Radio from any song, built from your listening. • Downloads (Pro). Keep albums, playlists, songs or the whole library on the device; they keep playing when your server is down. • Auto-download (Pro). Starred songs, any playlist or smart playlist: new additions download on their own. • Synced lyrics. On the player, from your server or LRCLIB. • Smart playlists (Pro). Rules over your library, kept fresh and downloaded on their own. • Equalizer (Pro). Ten bands, presets and AutoEq headphone profiles. • Mix transitions (Pro). Beat-aligned blends from one song into the next. • Chromecast (Pro). Play on your TV or speaker. • CarPlay. Browse, search and play from the car screen, with artwork, queue, Up Next, shuffle and repeat. • Apple Watch. A free remote for the phone; Pro makes it standalone, streaming or synced, with the phone at home. • Siri. "Hey Siri, play [artist] on SubSonify" plays from your server. Artists, albums, songs, playlists, or "play something" to shuffle the library. • Internet radio. Add your own stations in the app; where the server allows it they are saved there, otherwise they stay on the device. Your server's stations appear too, on the Watch as well. • Home and away. Two addresses for one server; the app takes the home one when it answers, the other everywhere else. • Crossfade and quality. Adjustable crossfade, and separate stream quality for Wi-Fi and cellular. • Five languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian. SERVERS AND LOGIN Tested against Navidrome, LMS, Ampache, gonic and Jellyfin 10.11 and 12. On Jellyfin, sign in with a password or Quick Connect; the app keeps a session token, so your password is never stored on the device. Subsonic servers with OpenSubsonic API keys get a key instead of a password; the rest use the salted-token login every Subsonic server has supported for years. Credentials live in the iOS Keychain and go to your server and nowhere else. WHAT IT COLLECTS Nothing. There is no account to create, and the app ships without an analytics SDK or a crash reporter. Listening history, playlists, downloads and settings stay on your device and your server. It talks to your server, to Apple for purchases and, for internet radio, to the broadcaster, who can see your IP address. FREE AND PRO Free means streaming with no daily limit: your whole library, search, playlists, lyrics, Siri, internet radio and CarPlay. Pro adds downloads and offline playback, discovery (For You, Song Radio, Play something), the standalone Apple Watch app, the equalizer, mix transitions, smart playlists and Chromecast. Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a free week. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://subsonify.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Screenshot music: Creative Commons tracks by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and Broke For Free, CC BY. More at https://subsonify.app

About

Lado B 12"

Features
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App para escuchar radio Lado B Classic Dance

Screenshots

Navidrome Player4 screens
Lado B 12"3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lado B 12" at none against Navidrome Player's 3. Lado B 12" also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Navidrome Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lado B 12" asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Navidrome Player ships an update weekly, Lado B 12" every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Navidrome Player versus Lado B 12": the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNavidrome PlayerLado B 12"
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoubleFauSTREAMINGHD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Navidrome Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99
None

Lado B 12"

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Navidrome Player free?
Navidrome Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lado B 12" free?
Lado B 12" is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Navidrome Player or Lado B 12" have ads?
Neither Navidrome Player nor Lado B 12" shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Navidrome Player or Lado B 12"?
Navidrome Player ships an update weekly, and Lado B 12" every 3 days. Most recently, Navidrome Player was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lado B 12" on September 29, 2026.

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