Comparison

Röst vs TunesCloud

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

TunesCloud

Features
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TunesCloud plays the music you already own in Google Drive, with a native Apple music-player feel. Connect your Google account, pick the folders that hold your library, and browse albums, artists, and tracks on your terms, not inside someone else's streaming catalog. Stream over the network, download songs and albums for offline listening, and keep going with background audio, lock-screen controls, and a queue built for real listening. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Connect Google Drive and index your own audio folders • Browse by albums, artists, and tracks with artwork from your files • Stream with seeking, a queue, and Now Playing • Download songs or albums for offline play • Rediscover your collection on Home: recently played, newly added, highly rated, and more • Use star ratings to surface the music you care about • Play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac WHO IT'S FOR If your collection lives as MP3, M4A, or AAC files in the cloud, and not as a Spotify or Apple Music subscription, TunesCloud is the player for that library. PRIVACY-MINDED BY DESIGN TunesCloud reads only the Drive folders you choose. Your music stays yours. Note: A Google Drive account is required for cloud library features. An internet connection is required for streaming and syncing.

Screenshots

Röst4 screens
TunesCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TunesCloud at 17.0 against Röst's 27.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Röst versus TunesCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRöstTunesCloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJames HarquailMt. Aden

In-app purchases

None

Röst

No in-app purchases

None

TunesCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Röst free?
Röst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TunesCloud free?
TunesCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Röst or TunesCloud have ads?
Neither Röst nor TunesCloud shows ads.

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