Jellify vs Nautiline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jellify
This music player connects to your Jellyfin Media Server, offering offline playback, audio transcoding, playlist management, and instant mix radio stations. It's a free and open-source solution for managing your music library.
- Connects to Jellyfin Media Server
- Offline track downloads
- Audio transcoding for quality control
- Playlist creation and management
- Instant Mix radio stations
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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
Nautiline
Stream your music library from an OpenSubsonic server with a modern, intuitive interface. Enjoy features like offline downloads, gapless playback, synced lyrics, and seamless integration with your iOS device.
- Offline caching and downloading
- Gapless playback
- Synced lyrics
- CarPlay and Siri integration
- Sleep timer
- ReplayGain support
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Nautiline is a modern OpenSubsonic client with a beautiful interface and solid media handling, so you can focus on your music. Listening & Playback: • Cache & Download Files ‣ Songs are automatically cached as you listen with no extra data used ‣ Manually download files for offline listening ‣ Automatically save your whole library • Gapless Playback • Seeking in Transcoded Files ‣ Save bandwidth without sacrificing the listening experience • Internet Radio • Offline Browsing & Searching • Synced Lyrics ‣ Direct from your server • ReplayGain ‣ Automatically apply the right track/album gain • Sleep Timer Remote Access: • Set Custom Headers • Multiple URLs for home and away access iOS Integration: • CarPlay • Siri • Music Haptics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jellify at none against Nautiline's 1. Nautiline's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (88% vs 78%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Nautiline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jellify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nautiline holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Jellify's written reviews are positive against 88% of Nautiline's.
Jellify ships an update fortnightly, Nautiline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jellify | Nautiline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Violet Caulfield | Gledtone |
Customer experience
Jellify
Nautiline
In-app purchases
Jellify
No in-app purchases
Nautiline
- Nautiline$10.00
