Navidrome Player vs Sonora Media Player
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 from various servers like Jellyfin and Navidrome. Stream your music, enjoy offline playback, and integrate with CarPlay and Apple Watch. Offers advanced features like smart playlists and an equalizer with a Pro upgrade.
- Offline library access
- CarPlay integration
- Apple Watch remote/standalone
- Synced lyrics
- Smart playlists
- Equalizer
- Internet radio support
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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
Sonora Media Player
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Sonora es un reproductor de música moderno diseñado para quienes quieren tener el control total de su biblioteca musical. Conecta tu propio servidor y accede a toda tu colección desde cualquier lugar con una interfaz rápida, elegante y enfocada en la mejor experiencia de reproducción. Características principales • Escucha tu biblioteca sin anuncios. • Conecta tu servidor personal. • Reproduce álbumes, artistas, canciones y playlists. • Descubre música mediante recomendaciones y listas. • Streaming de alta calidad. • Interfaz moderna optimizada para iPhone. • Controles de reproducción intuitivos. • Fundido entre canciones (Crossfade). • Organización completa de tu colección musical. Sonora no incluye música propia. La aplicación reproduce la música disponible en el servidor que configures. Tu música. Tus reglas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonora Media Player at none against Navidrome Player's 3. Sonora Media Player also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). Navidrome Player's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). 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. Navidrome Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sonora Media Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Navidrome Player ships an update every 8 days, Sonora Media Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Navidrome Player | Sonora Media Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DoubleFau | Edgar Saenz |
In-app purchases
Navidrome Player
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$34.99
Sonora Media Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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