Comparison

flo vs Bragi for Navidrome

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

Head to head
About

flo

Stream your music library from a Navidrome server with this client. Enjoy offline playback, gapless audio, and support for various formats. Browse your collection, shuffle, repeat, and more, all while saving battery and bandwidth.

Highlights
  • Offline playback
  • Gapless playback
  • Supports multiple audio formats
  • Browse music collection
  • Shuffle and repeat
  • Album cover art
  • Lock-screen integration
Features
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While it is still in early development, it provides all the essential features for streaming music from your Navidrome Music Server. It also supports offline playback to save battery and bandwidth especially if you travel a lot like me! WHY FLO FOR NAVIDROME CLIENT? • Plays most audio formats (FLAC, AAC, ALAC, MP3, MP4 and more) without transcoding • Gapless playback • Mini player • Track seeking • Streams over 3G/4G/5G/WiFi • Bluetooth Audio/AirPlay support • Remembers your playlist from the last session • Browse music collection • Shuffle and repeat • Album cover art • Lock-screen integration I will add more essential and 'nice-to-have' features as it progresses, as I use this app almost every day: every time I plug in AirPods! LOVE FLO? • Star us on GitHub: https://github.com/kepelet/flo • Follow us on GitHub: https://github.com/kepelet Requirements: • Note that for SSL support you must have a valid certificate. Invalid certificates will cause connection errors. • Important: flo is compatible with standalone Navidrome servers only. • Get Navidrome Music Server at: https://www.navidrome.org/

About

Bragi for Navidrome

A modern iOS music client for self-hosted streaming servers. It offers a smooth and beautiful mobile experience for accessing your personal music library from anywhere. This is a third-party client for Navidrome.

Highlights
  • Modern iOS client
  • Self-hosted streaming server support
  • SwiftUI framework
  • Smooth music experience
  • Access personal music library
  • Anytime, anywhere access
Features
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Bragi is a modern iOS client designed specifically for the self-hosted streaming server. Built with the latest SwiftUI framework, it aims to provide an extremely smooth, beautiful, and feature-rich mobile music experience. Enjoy your self-hosted music library anytime, anywhere. Please note, this app is just a third-party client and is not part of the Navidrome project.

Screenshots

flo4 screens
Bragi for Navidrome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bragi for Navidrome at 4.8 against flo's 3.8. Bragi for Navidrome also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). flo's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. flo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bragi for Navidrome sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bragi for Navidrome holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: flo has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of flo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bragi for Navidrome's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

flo ships an update every 5 weeks, Bragi for Navidrome every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
flo versus Bragi for Navidrome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfloBragi for Navidrome
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (28 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFariz Rizaldy恒敏 吴

Customer experience

flo

All ratings27 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral10.2%
Negative24.5%

Bragi for Navidrome

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

flo

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Lunch$4.99
  • Dinner$9.99
3 purchases

Bragi for Navidrome

One-time3
  • Buy me a Coffee$0.99
  • Buy me a Lunch$2.99
  • Buy me a Feast$5.99

Questions

Is flo free?
flo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bragi for Navidrome free?
Bragi for Navidrome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, flo or Bragi for Navidrome?
Bragi for Navidrome is rated higher. flo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Bragi for Navidrome averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do flo or Bragi for Navidrome have ads?
Neither flo nor Bragi for Navidrome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, flo or Bragi for Navidrome?
flo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bragi for Navidrome every 2 weeks. Most recently, flo was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bragi for Navidrome on November 5, 2026.

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