WHAALE Multiroom Player vs MRAP Remote
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.
MRAP Remote
Control your multi-room audio streaming software remotely. Manage different audio streams in various zones from a centralized location. Supports URL input and remembers recent connections for easy switching.
- Remote control for desktop software
- Manage multiple audio streams
- Play different audio in different rooms
- Supports URL input
- Remembers latest URLs
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The official Multi Room Audio Player application provides remote control for the main desktop software. In order to use this application, you need to install the main software from our website multiroomaudioplayer.com Multi Room Audio Player is a professional audio streaming software which allows you to manage multiple audio streams for playing different audio in different rooms. For those who need a centralized audio control center in places such as nightclub or restaurant, hotel or shop, gym, sports center, intellihouses, and even theme park or zoo or other public venues with multiple rooms, zones in which music is played, this software provides a stable and reliable solution. Now you can enter any URL, not IP only. So you can control Multi Room Audio Player via proxy. And one more small feature, the player remembers five latest URLs, so it helps you easily switch between different setups. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0k1So2WVM4
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MRAP Remote at Free against WHAALE Multiroom Player's $9.99. MRAP Remote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). WHAALE Multiroom Player's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 49 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On 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
MRAP Remote is free to download; WHAALE Multiroom Player costs $9.99 up front. WHAALE Multiroom Player sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. MRAP Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
MRAP Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WHAALE Multiroom Player has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WHAALE Multiroom Player ships an update every 5 weeks, MRAP Remote every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WHAALE Multiroom Player | MRAP Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 49 months |
| 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logit Ltd. | Sergey Chehuta |
Customer experience
WHAALE Multiroom Player
MRAP Remote
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
MRAP Remote
No in-app purchases
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