WHAALE Multiroom Player vs AirLino®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WHAALE Multiroom Player
Stream music to multiple AirPlay speakers simultaneously, enjoying multiroom or multizone audio experiences. Control your sound with an intuitive interface and a smart widget for background playback.
- Multiroom audio playback
- Multizone audio playback
- Play on up to 6 AirPlay speakers
- Intuitive multi-touch interface
- Smart widget for background control
- Automatic speaker recognition
- Deezer music service integration
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You can have your music where you want it, when you want it - all around your home as you move from room to room on any Airplay™ device The WHAALE Multiroom Player makes it easy for you! Get your all around the home music experience up and running, easily and in minutes, right now! • Download the app for a free test drive • Buy this fully functioning app Join the large and established community of happy WHAALE customers enjoying the greatest audio experience all around their homes. They like having their music where they want it, when they want it – and they say it’s easy and quick to set up. What makes WHAALE special and different? With our app you can: - Play music/ambient-sounds on up to 6 AirPlay™ speakers simultaneously (*) and (**) - Listen to one song on multiple speakers in different rooms (multiroom mode) - Listen to different songs on different speakers (multizone mode) - Have all the excitement of listening to multiple songs/sounds on multiple speakers in the same room (using ambient mode…you might have the latest tracks from Cuba backed up by ambient street sounds from Old Havana, for example) - Benefit from a special intuitive multi-touch interface…unlike other apps on the market this is the only one allowing you to see a clear visual display of all your speakers and music choices right in front of you! And there’s more… You get: - A smart widget for the ‘Today View’ in the notification center…it lets you control the app while the application runs in the background - A system ready to go with no setup needed - all the speakers are recognized automatically once they are available on your local network - Full access to the music library on your iPad/iPhone/iPod (you do have to download iTunes Match/cloud items to your device before they can be played) - see http://itunes.whaale.com for details - The Deezer Music service brings a selection of over 30 million songs for your listening pleasure - see http://deezer.whaale.com for details - The Audiobus source which lets you play music that comes from other apps supported by it. See http://audiobus.whaale.com for details - Our WHAALE Family Feature…it makes multiple WHAALE apps in the same network work together easily - see http://family.whaale.com ----- Please note before you buy ----- By default, the app can play music: - stored on your iOS device (but Apple Music is not supported, see below) - provided by the Deezer Music service - comes from Audiobus-compatible apps - on up to 4 AirPlay speakers or the internal speaker of the iOS device. It supports up to 6 speakers, internet radio and UPnP media servers, available as an In-App-Purchase. -The app doesn’t work with Apple Music (because it’s DRM protected and can’t be played on third party apps). -The WHAALE app only handles sound from other apps which are supported by the Audiobus app. -You can’t play music on AirPlay speakers and the device’s internal speaker/docking station at the same time. - Bluetooth speakers are not supported. The WHAALE Multiroom Player supports all Airplay™ certified devices on the market and will run on iPad 2, 3, 4, Air/2, iPad Mini/2, iPhone 4/S, 5/S and 6/Plus and iPod touch 4 and 5 (see **). Software-based AirPlay-implementations like Airfoil, XBMC, Reflector are not currently supported. Please check http://airplay-multiroom.whaale.com for further information about multi room audio systems. AirPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. * Needs an optional in-app-purchase; 4 speakers are activated free; further speakers will work in demo mode for 5 minutes. ** Due to the limitations the devices themselves up to 3 speakers maximum are supported on the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch 4.
AirLino®
Easily connect your music receiver to your home network to stream audio. Access over 100,000 internet radio stations and save your favorites. Requires additional apps for AirPlay, Spotify Connect, or UPnP streaming.
- Connect music receiver to home network
- Stream music via AirPlay, Spotify Connect, UPnP
- Access over 100,000 internet radio channels
- Save favorite radio stations
- Easy setup process
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With the AirLino® App connect your LinTech AirLino® WLAN music receiver in few steps to your home network, to play music over AirPlay, Spotify Connect, UPnP or internet radio on the AirLino®. And so easily you can do that: 1) Select your AirLino in the WLAN settings and start the AirLino App. 2) Select the desired AirLino® from the list of found devices. 3) Select a device name, with which AirLino® can be identified in the network. 4) Select your home network, in which AirLino® should connect to. 5) The AirLino® connects itself in network and is available as WLAN music receiver. Once connected into the home network, the AirLino® app allows you to access more than 100,000 channels thanks to the integrated Internet radio function and save your favourite stations on the AirLino®. Hint: To play music over AirPlay, Spotify Connect or UPnP additional Apps or Application are required. For more information: http://www.lintech.de/produkt/airlino-wlan-airplay-dlna-musikempfaenger
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AirLino® at Free against WHAALE Multiroom Player's $9.99. AirLino® also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). WHAALE Multiroom Player's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.1). On update cadence, 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
AirLino® is free to download; WHAALE Multiroom Player costs $9.99 up front. WHAALE Multiroom Player sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. AirLino® asks for nothing beyond the download.
WHAALE Multiroom Player ships an update every 5 weeks, AirLino® every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WHAALE Multiroom Player | AirLino® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logit Ltd. | LinTech |
Customer experience
WHAALE Multiroom Player
AirLino®
In-app purchases
WHAALE Multiroom Player
- Upgrade to 3 speakersFree
- Upgrade to 4 speakersFree
- UPnP Media Servers$0.99
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- Upgrade to 5 speakers$1.99
- Upgrade to 6 speakers$1.99
- vTuner Internet Radio$1.99
- WHAALE Family$4.99
AirLino®
No in-app purchases
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