Comparison

Jellify vs Discrete

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

Head to head
About

Jellify

This music player connects to your Jellyfin Media Server, offering offline playback, audio transcoding, and playlist management. Create instant radio stations and enjoy a familiar interface for your music library.

Highlights
  • Connects to Jellyfin Media Server
  • Download tracks for offline playback
  • Transcode audio quality
  • Create and update playlists
  • Instant Mix radio stations
Features
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Jellify is a free and open source* music player that connects to your Jellyfin Media Server! Designed to feel instantly familiar, Jellify allows you to - Download tracks for offline playback - Transcode audio to different qualities to save bandwidth - Create and update playlists - Start "Instant Mix" radio stations and much more! * Jellify is freely licensed under MIT

About

Discrete

A sleek and lightweight music player designed for Jellyfin servers. Enjoy your music library directly from your server with features like offline playback, playlist management, and CarPlay support. Optimized for minimal resource usage and a smooth user experience.

Highlights
  • Jellyfin server integration
  • Offline playback and downloads
  • CarPlay support
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Transcoding options
  • Background playback
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Discrete is a carefully crafted native music player for your Jellyfin library, made for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy a clean interface, thoughtful controls and layouts that feel at home on your device. Stability and performance are central to the design, with cached library views, progressive loading and background downloads to support everyday listening. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Thoughtfully adapted library navigation and a dedicated player make the most of iPhone Duo. Enjoy artwork, playback controls and your queue or lyrics together on its expanded screen, with layouts that respond as you rotate or fold the device. YOUR LIBRARY, CLOSE AT HAND - Browse albums, artists, playlists and All Tracks, with artwork and useful music details. - Find songs, albums, artists and playlists in one search. - Rediscover your collection through Home suggestions, new releases and recently added music. - Keep favorites close and revisit your listening history. LISTEN YOUR WAY - Play a song next, add it to the queue, or drag upcoming tracks into the order you want. - Save your queue and playback position between app launches. - Shuffle, repeat, set a sleep timer, or start a Jellyfin Instant Mix from a song, album or playlist. - Follow synced lyrics and tap a timed line to jump to that part of the song, when lyrics are available on your server. - View audio format, bit depth and sample rate while listening. TAKE YOUR MUSIC WITH YOU - Download tracks, albums and playlists for offline listening. - Browse and search downloaded music without a connection. - Let audio downloads continue in the background and follow their progress in a Live Activity. - Stream original files or use automatic or custom Jellyfin transcoding, with separate preferences for cellular, Wi-Fi and downloads. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND CARPLAY - Enjoy player layouts for portrait and landscape, with support for iPad multitasking. - Swipe between tracks in the mini player, listen in the background, and use Lock Screen controls or AirPlay. - Browse your library, play downloaded music and manage Up Next in CarPlay. MAKE THE COLLECTION YOURS Create and rename playlists, add or remove songs, and reorder them with a drag. Playlist changes and favorites are saved to your Jellyfin server. FREE TO ENJOY. PRO TO SUPPORT. The core listening experience is free, including playback, downloads, playlists, lyrics and CarPlay. Optional Discrete Pro supports continued development and adds multiple accounts, alternate app icons and accent colors. Pro is available through monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a lifetime purchase. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Requires access to a Jellyfin server with a music library. Format support and transcoding depend on your device and server. Privacy Policy: https://discrete.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Jellify4 screens
Discrete4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Discrete at 4.7 against Jellify's 4.2. Discrete also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 78%). Jellify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Discrete sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Jellify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Discrete holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Jellify's written reviews are positive against 91% of Discrete's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jellify ships an update fortnightly, Discrete every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jellify versus Discrete: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellifyDiscrete
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (27 ratings)4.7 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews91.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2746 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViolet CaulfieldAleksandr Orlov

Customer experience

Jellify

All ratings27 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Discrete

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jellify

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Discrete

Subscriptions2
  • Discrete Pro [Monthly]$0.991 Month
  • Discrete Pro [Yearly]$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Discrete Pro [Lifetime]$19.99

Questions

Is Jellify free?
Jellify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discrete free?
Discrete is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jellify or Discrete?
Discrete is rated higher. Jellify averages 4.2 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Discrete averages 4.7 from 46 ratings.
Do Jellify or Discrete have ads?
Neither Jellify nor Discrete shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jellify or Discrete?
Jellify ships an update fortnightly, and Discrete every 2 weeks. Most recently, Jellify was updated on October 9, 2026 and Discrete on October 14, 2026.

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