Comparison

WHAALE Multiroom Player vs AirLino®

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

WHAALE Multiroom Player4 screens
AirLino®4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WHAALE Multiroom Player versus AirLino®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWHAALE Multiroom PlayerAirLino®
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLogit Ltd.LinTech

Customer experience

WHAALE Multiroom Player

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.0%

AirLino®

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

WHAALE Multiroom Player

One-time7
  • 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
None

AirLino®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WHAALE Multiroom Player free?
WHAALE Multiroom Player costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is AirLino® free?
AirLino® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WHAALE Multiroom Player or AirLino® have ads?
Neither WHAALE Multiroom Player nor AirLino® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WHAALE Multiroom Player or AirLino®?
WHAALE Multiroom Player ships an update every 5 weeks, and AirLino® every 3 weeks. Most recently, WHAALE Multiroom Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and AirLino® on November 3, 2026.

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