Comparison

Jellify vs SUB/WAVE

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

SUB/WAVE

Experience radio reborn with a single, shared audio stream. An AI DJ curates the music, provides commentary, and announces station IDs, creating a communal listening experience without playlists or algorithms. Enjoy seamless playback across devices and even request songs.

Highlights
  • AI DJ curates music and commentary
  • Single shared audio stream for all users
  • No playlist building or algorithmic personalization
  • Seamless playback with lock screen and CarPlay controls
  • Create and tune into custom SUB/WAVE broadcasts
  • Live visualizer and song information
  • Song and mood requests
Features
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Remember radio? One signal, everyone hearing the same song at the same moment. SUB/WAVE is that. No playlist to build, no algorithm studying you. You press play and join whatever's already on the air. A DJ runs the station. It's an AI, but it does what a good DJ does: picks the next track, reads the station ID, checks the weather, says something on the way into the song. It never just cuts between tracks in silence. Start it and you're live. Lock the phone, switch apps, get in the car, and it keeps playing, with controls on the lock screen, your headphones, and CarPlay. POINT IT AT ANY STATION It opens on the public station, but it'll play any SUB/WAVE broadcast. Run your own off your music library and paste the address to tune in. Saved a few? Switch between them whenever you like. WHAT'S IN IT • Now playing, with cover art and a live visualiser • The booth — every pick, station ID, and segment as it goes out • Timeline — scroll back through what's played • Requests — send the DJ a track or a mood, hear it answered on air • Schedule — what's coming up • Themes that recolour the whole app to match the station One stream. No skip. It's radio, not a playlist.

Screenshots

Jellify4 screens
SUB/WAVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SUB/WAVE at 5.0 against Jellify's 4.2. SUB/WAVE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Jellify's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SUB/WAVE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jellify has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Jellify's written reviews are positive against 100% of SUB/WAVE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jellify ships an update fortnightly, SUB/WAVE weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jellify versus SUB/WAVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellifySUB/WAVE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (27 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViolet CaulfieldPerminder Singh Klair

Customer experience

Jellify

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

SUB/WAVE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jellify

No in-app purchases

None

SUB/WAVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jellify free?
Jellify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SUB/WAVE free?
SUB/WAVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jellify or SUB/WAVE?
SUB/WAVE is rated higher. Jellify averages 4.2 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while SUB/WAVE averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Jellify or SUB/WAVE have ads?
Neither Jellify nor SUB/WAVE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jellify or SUB/WAVE?
Jellify ships an update fortnightly, and SUB/WAVE weekly. Most recently, Jellify was updated on October 9, 2026 and SUB/WAVE on October 1, 2026.

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