Röst vs LiveFin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Röst
Stream and manage your self-hosted audiobooks and podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server. Enjoy a native experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with features like CarPlay, offline listening, and Siri integration.
- Audiobookshelf server connection
- CarPlay support
- Offline listening
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Multiple server support
- Native iOS and macOS apps
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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 27.1 or later, iPadOS 27.1 or later, or macOS 27 or later.
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.
- Stream Live TV channels from Jellyfin
- Integrated Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- Displays channel images
- Numerically listed channels
- Minimalistic login page
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LiveFin at 4.7 against Röst's 4.0. LiveFin also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Röst's advantage is update cadence (every 9 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LiveFin holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveFin has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Röst ships an update every 9 days, LiveFin monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Röst | LiveFin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 27.1 | 26.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Harquail | Kervens Premier |
Customer experience
Röst
LiveFin
In-app purchases
Röst
No in-app purchases
LiveFin
No in-app purchases








