Comparison

Röst vs LiveFin

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

Head to head
About

Röst

Stream and manage your self-hosted audiobooks and podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server. Enjoy a fast, native iOS experience with instant streaming and cross-device progress syncing. Stay updated with real-time server changes.

Highlights
  • Connect to Audiobookshelf server
  • Stream audiobooks and podcasts
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Browse multiple library types
  • Real-time server updates
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Röst - Audiobookshelf media player Connect to your Audiobookshelf server and enjoy your self-hosted media in a fast, native experience for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Stream instantly, sync listening progress across devices, browse multiple library types, and stay up to date with real-time server changes. Highlights: • CarPlay support for browsing and playing books, podcasts, series, continued listening, and downloads • Offline listening with downloadable audiobooks and podcast episodes • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight integration for finding, opening, and playing your media • Support for multiple Audiobookshelf servers and accounts • Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Requires Audiobookshelf server version 2.26.0 or newer. Requires iOS 27 or later, iPadOS 27 or later, or macOS 27 or later.

About

LiveFin

This app connects to your personal Jellyfin server to stream Live TV channels. It displays a program guide and channel images, organizing channels numerically. A self-hosted Jellyfin server with Live TV setup is required.

Highlights
  • Stream Live TV channels from Jellyfin
  • Integrated Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
  • Displays channel images
  • Numerically listed channels
  • Minimalistic login page
Features
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LiveFin is a Live TV & DVR client specifically designed for Jellyfin. It uses your personal Jellyfin server to stream your M3U or HDHomeRun Live TV channels, along with a Guide (if your server has guide data). • Stream your Live TV channels provided by your Jellyfin server • Watch up to 6 channels at once with MultiView • Integrates your Guide data for up to 14 days in advance • Record your programs with your DVR settings • Your movie and TV libraries with HDR support • Log in to your Jellyfin server with ease • Get notifications for programs You need a self-hosted Jellyfin server set up on a computer or NAS, with Live TV properly configured with a tuner (optionally with an EPG) or your library set up to use LiveFin. NOTE: LiveFin is not part of the Jellyfin project.

Screenshots

Röst4 screens
LiveFin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiveFin at 4.8 against Röst's 4.0. LiveFin also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.1). Röst's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). 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

LiveFin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Röst ships an update every 11 days, LiveFin monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Röst versus LiveFin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRöstLiveFin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames HarquailKervens Premier

Customer experience

Röst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LiveFin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Röst

No in-app purchases

None

LiveFin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Röst free?
Röst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveFin free?
LiveFin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Röst or LiveFin?
LiveFin is rated higher. Röst averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while LiveFin averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Röst or LiveFin have ads?
Neither Röst nor LiveFin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Röst or LiveFin?
Röst ships an update every 11 days, and LiveFin monthly. Most recently, Röst was updated on October 16, 2026 and LiveFin on October 15, 2026.

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