Navidrome Player vs Vibes.live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline library access
- Background syncing
- Download albums and playlists
- CarPlay integration
- Standalone Apple Watch playback
- Siri voice commands
- Adjustable crossfade and quality settings
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SubSonify is a native iOS client for self-hosted music servers: 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. There is no tracking in it, 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; there is no offline mode to switch on. • Home. Continue Listening, suggestions, For You mixes and Start a Radio from any song, built from your listening, on every server. The server's play history is imported too. • 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. Shortcuts too. • 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. • Crossfade and quality. Adjustable crossfade, plus separate stream quality for Wi-Fi and cellular: FLAC at home, transcoded on mobile data. • Five languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian. SERVERS AND LOGIN Tested against Navidrome, LMS, Ampache and gonic. On servers with OpenSubsonic API keys, SubSonify logs in with a key, so your password is never stored on the device. Everywhere else it uses the salted-token authentication 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. The app makes two kinds of connections: to your server, and to Apple for purchases. The one exception is internet radio: stations stream straight from 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
Vibes.live
Discover and track live music events from your favorite artists and venues. Get instant notifications for ticket sales and presales. Sync with your music library to find touring artists and see friends' concert plans.
- Artist and venue tracking
- Ticket sale and presale notifications
- Spotify/Apple Music integration
- Interactive event map
- Concert history and stats
- Friend activity feed
- Festival tracking
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Vibes.live is your personal concert tracker. Follow the artists and venues you love, get notified the moment tickets go on sale, and keep a record of every show you've been to. TRACK WHAT YOU LOVE Add artists, venues, and festivals from your music library. Vibes.live monitors Ticketmaster and SeatGeek for new dates so you don't have to. NEVER MISS AN ON-SALE Get push notifications when your favorite artists announce shows or tickets go on sale. Presale windows are surfaced automatically — no more missing the good seats. SYNC WITH SPOTIFY Connect your Spotify or Apple Music and Vibes.live will find artists in your library who are currently touring. SEE IT ON THE MAP Browse upcoming shows on an interactive map. Filter by artists you follow, venues you've favorited, or shows you've marked as Going. TRACK YOUR VIBES Mark shows as Want to Go, Going, or Attended. See everything in one place — upcoming shows, past shows, and year-in-review stats. Memories will show the shows you've been to and pull in the setlist from Setlist.fm. FOLLOW FRIENDS See which shows your friends are going to, right in your feed and on every event page. Concert plans are better together. FESTIVALS TOO Track multi-day festivals alongside regular shows. See full lineups, highlight your favorite artists on the bill, and mark your vibe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vibes.live at 5.0 against Navidrome Player's 3.0. Vibes.live also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). Navidrome Player's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Navidrome Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Vibes.live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vibes.live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Navidrome Player ships an update every 6 days, Vibes.live every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Navidrome Player | Vibes.live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DoubleFau | Andrew Norby |
In-app purchases
Navidrome Player
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
Vibes.live
No in-app purchases









