Comparison

Navidrome Player vs Armpit

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: 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 is the whole app at ten songs a day; Pro only removes the cap. 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. Keep albums, playlists or single songs on the device. They survive reboots and keep playing when your server is down. • Auto-download. Point it at your starred songs or any playlist and new additions download on their own. • CarPlay. Browse, search and play from the car screen, with artwork, queue, Up Next, shuffle and repeat. • Apple Watch. Standalone playback: stream over Wi-Fi or LTE, or sync tracks to the watch and leave 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 ten songs a day with every feature included: downloads, offline playback, CarPlay, the watch app, sync, search and playlists. Pro removes the cap and does nothing else. If ten songs a day is enough, the app costs nothing, ever. 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

Armpit

This music player connects to your personal Navidrome server, allowing you to stream your entire music library in original quality. Enjoy features like gapless playback, a 10-band equalizer, and offline listening across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Connects to Navidrome server
  • Original-quality streaming (FLAC)
  • True gapless playback
  • 10-band equalizer
  • Offline listening
  • Cross-device sync
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch support
Features
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A regular music player, i'm telling-you. Your music, your rules. Armpit is a fast, native music player for your own server. Connect to Navidrome server and take your entire library everywhere. PLAYBACK THAT RESPECTS YOUR FILES • Original-quality streaming — FLAC and other lossless formats decode natively, no forced transcoding • True gapless playback • 10-band equalizer with presets • ReplayGain volume normalization • Signal path view — see exactly what happens to your audio from source to output • Synced and static lyrics • Per-network streaming quality (Wi-Fi / cellular), from original quality down to 128k YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Albums, artists, songs, genres, favorites, playlists • Real smart playlists on Navidrome — rules are evaluated live on your server • Podcasts with cross-device resume — pause on the TV, continue on your phone • Internet radio stations - if enabled in navidrome • Downloads for offline listening • Discover screen with fresh releases, most played, and personal mixes • Listening stats EVERYWHERE YOU LISTEN • iPhone and iPad, with a full desktop app for Mac • Apple TV — full browsing, playback, and a Top Shelf preview of your library right on the home screen • Apple Watch — standalone streaming and downloads • CarPlay • Siri and Shortcuts support SEAMLESS ACROSS DEVICES • Sign in once — iCloud securely syncs your server connection to every device, including Apple TV • Settings, theme, accent color, and search history follow you everywhere • Scrobbling to your server (and Last.fm through it) MADE TO BE LOOKED AT • A flat, instrument-inspired design: hairlines, mono type, one accent color • Light and dark themes, eight accent colors, matching app icons • Available in English, Spanish, German, and French Armpit requires your own Navidrome music server. It streams your personal library — no music is included, and no account with us is needed. Armpit is an independent project by Pierre Ugaz, not affiliated with Navidrome.

Screenshots

Navidrome Player4 screens
Armpit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Armpit at 5.0 against Navidrome Player's 3.0. Armpit also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Navidrome Player's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Navidrome Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Armpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Armpit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Navidrome Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Armpit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Navidrome Player ships an update every 4 days, Armpit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Navidrome Player versus Armpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNavidrome PlayerArmpit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoubleFauPierre Ugaz

Customer experience

Navidrome Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Armpit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Navidrome Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$44.99
None

Armpit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Navidrome Player free?
Navidrome Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Armpit free?
Armpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Navidrome Player or Armpit?
Armpit is rated higher. Navidrome Player averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Armpit averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Navidrome Player or Armpit have ads?
Neither Navidrome Player nor Armpit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Navidrome Player or Armpit?
Navidrome Player ships an update every 4 days, and Armpit fortnightly. Most recently, Navidrome Player was updated on October 13, 2026 and Armpit on October 3, 2026.

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