Comparison

Narjo vs Mobile MA

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

Head to head
About

Narjo

Stream your personal music library from various servers or local storage. Enjoy lossless playback, synced lyrics, and extensive library exploration. Cast to multiple devices and customize your listening experience with a powerful equalizer and offline downloads.

Highlights
  • Connect to Navidrome, Subsonic, Jellyfin, Emby, Plex
  • Lossless playback and gapless support
  • Real-time synced lyrics with translation
  • Browse by artist, album, genre, decade, folder
  • UPnP/DLNA casting and Sonos support
  • 10-band graphic equalizer
  • Offline downloads and full offline mode
Features
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Your music. Your server. Brought to life. Narjo is a beautiful, powerful player for the music you already own. Connect directly to Navidrome, Subsonic, Jellyfin, Emby, or Plex and enjoy lossless playback, synced lyrics, deep customization, and immersive animated artwork wherever you listen. No Narjo account. No ads. No behavioral tracking. Just your collection, your way. CONNECT YOUR LIBRARY • Navidrome, Subsonic, Jellyfin, Emby, and Plex • Add multiple servers and switch between them instantly • Automatically switch between home and remote addresses as your network changes • Client certificates (mTLS), custom headers, reverse proxies, Cloudflare Tunnels, and self-signed certificates • No server? Local Library mode plays music stored directly on your device ARTWORK THAT MOVES • Bring covers to life with animated artwork in Now Playing and album views • Display animated artwork on the Lock Screen on supported devices and system versions • Play animated WebP covers from your library • Add custom video artwork to individual songs or complete albums • Dynamic interface colors inspired by the current artwork PLAYBACK, DONE RIGHT • Lossless FLAC and ALAC, plus MP3, AAC, WAV, and AIFF • Gapless playback and customizable crossfade • BPM-aware AutoMix transitions with a smooth adaptive fallback • ReplayGain normalization with clipping protection • Separate streaming and download quality for Wi-Fi and cellular • Smart pre-caching for smooth, responsive playback • 10-band equalizer with 18 presets, custom presets, Simple and Advanced modes, and Equalizer APO import LYRICS THAT KEEP UP • Synced lyrics with real-time, line-by-line highlighting • Lyrics from your server, embedded tags, LRC files, and LRCLIB • On-device translation into your preferred language • Adjustable timing, text size, and alignment REDISCOVER YOUR COLLECTION • Browse artists, albums, songs, genres, decades, and folders • Recently Played, Recently Added, Most Played, and Time Capsule • Song, Artist, and Album Radio • Smart playlists, favorites, hearts, and 5-star ratings • Fast library-wide search • Optional AudioMuse-AI for similar songs and Song Path • Optional Lidarr, DroppedNeedle, and SoulSync integrations for requesting music on your own server OFFLINE AND AROUND THE HOME • Download songs, albums, and playlists • Auto-download and smart playlist downloads • Full Offline Mode when no connection is available • Favorites, ratings, play counts, and scrobbles sync when you reconnect • AirPlay, Sonos, and speaker groups • Bit-perfect UPnP/DLNA casting with native DSD passthrough on compatible renderers • Navidrome Jukebox mode MAKE NARJO YOURS • Dark, Light, and System themes with customizable accent colors • Personalize the player, Home screen, tab bar, and artwork presentation • Sleep timer and configurable swipe gestures • Sport Mode can match playback to your target running BPM EVERYWHERE YOU LISTEN • iPhone and iPad • Apple TV for big-screen listening • Apple Watch with volume and playback controls, library browsing, Up Next, and offline playback • CarPlay • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri and Shortcuts • Available in 11 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN Narjo connects directly to your server. Your credentials stay securely stored in the Keychain. Narjo contains no advertising and does not use your activity for cross-app behavioral tracking. A compatible server account is required for server features. Availability may vary by server, configuration, device, operating system, and audio renderer. Your collection deserves a player as expressive as the music itself. Download Narjo and hear—and see—your music in a new way. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://narjomusic.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://narjomusic.com/privacy

About

Mobile MA

This app acts as an unofficial client for a music streaming service, consolidating your music library, podcasts, and radio stations. It offers advanced playback features like multiroom sync, customizable scenes, and detailed audio controls. Enjoy your entire music collection across various devices with a personalized interface.

Highlights
  • Multiroom audio synchronization
  • Customizable playback scenes
  • Controllable playback queue
  • Live lyrics and party mode
  • Rich music library organization
  • Cross-device playback control
  • Advanced audio analysis tools
Features
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Mobile MA is an unofficial Music Assistant client. It is independent and not affiliated with, developed, endorsed or reviewed by the Music Assistant project or the Open Home Foundation. Press play – in every room, on every device. Mobile MA brings together your albums, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks and radio stations and plays them wherever you are – on your speakers, your iPhone (unfolded on iPhone Duo too), iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Apple Watch or in the car. PLAYBACK THAT'S ACTUALLY FUN • Multiroom done right: group speakers with a tap – and everything plays in sync • Save scenes ("Dinner", "Party everywhere") and start them with one tap – from your Watch, TV, CarPlay and as a widget • A queue you fully control: play next, edit, automatic continued playback at the end • Live lyrics, a party mode for guests, per-player volume limits • Play directly on your device or on any player in the house – switch seamlessly MADE WITH LOVE • An interface that celebrates your music: artwork shapes every view, Now Playing with rich color gradients • A spectrum analyzer that dances to your music • Full-screen artist artwork, playlist collages, fine-tuned haptics • Make it yours: themes, appearance options and alternative app icons YOUR ENTIRE LIBRARY • Artists, albums, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks, radio and genres – all in one place • Lightning-fast search across your music and your streaming providers • A home screen your way: Continue Listening, Discover, anniversaries and your pinned albums, playlists and stations – optionally synced via iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Smart playlists built on your rules, favorites, radio bookmarks and Listen Later • Audiobooks and podcasts with chapter marks and remembered playback speed SOUND & AUDIO INTELLIGENCE • Audio analysis with loudness leveling for a balanced sound • Tone control with bass, mids and treble plus Smart Fades for seamless transitions • Pro DSP tools for everyone who wants to go deeper • Data-friendly on the go: separate quality levels for Wi-Fi, cellular and CarPlay AT HOME EVERYWHERE • CarPlay: library, scenes, pinned items, queue and Now Playing for every player – right on the dashboard • iPad: sidebar with Browse, queue next to the player, keyboard shortcuts • Apple Watch: remote control and scenes on your wrist, with its own complications • Apple TV: a full app with library, search, big-screen Now Playing and Top Shelf – set up from your iPhone • Mac: a full desktop app including a menu bar player • Widgets for Now Playing, Discover and scenes, Live Activity on the Lock Screen, Siri Shortcuts with a target player SMART & CONVENIENT • Music suggestions your way: privately on device or with your own AI key; listening history with export • In ten languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Czech YOUR SERVER. YOUR DATA. Your music runs through your own Music Assistant server – no forced accounts, no cloud in between. • Guided setup: find your server on the network or enter its address, sign in, pick your favorite player when you have several • Multiple connection profiles, optionally synced to all your devices via iCloud • Remote access through your own secure connection; encrypted playback from Music Assistant 2.10 • Real time: changes on the server appear in the app instantly GOOD TO KNOW Mobile MA is an independent app and requires a running Music Assistant server, version 2.9 or later (free and open source, e.g. on a home server or NAS). The core features are free; advanced features are unlocked by Mobile MA Unlimited – a one-time purchase, no subscription, with a trial you start yourself. Purchases are subject to Apple's standard license agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Narjo4 screens
Mobile MA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Narjo at 4.2 against Mobile MA's 2.8. Narjo also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 10) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Mobile MA's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Narjo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mobile MA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Narjo holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Narjo's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mobile MA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Narjo ships an update fortnightly, Mobile MA every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Narjo versus Mobile MA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNarjoMobile MA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (39 ratings) — better2.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better10
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArturo YumpoSven Uwe Hanold

Customer experience

Narjo

All ratings38 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative13.6%

Mobile MA

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Narjo

Subscriptions1
  • Narjo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Narjo Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Mobile MA

One-time1
  • Unlimited$22.99

Questions

Is Narjo free?
Narjo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mobile MA free?
Mobile MA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Narjo or Mobile MA?
Narjo is rated higher. Narjo averages 4.2 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Mobile MA averages 2.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Narjo or Mobile MA have ads?
Neither Narjo nor Mobile MA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Narjo or Mobile MA?
Narjo ships an update fortnightly, and Mobile MA every 5 days. Most recently, Narjo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Mobile MA on November 9, 2026.

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