Comparison

Narjo vs RequestPlayer

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 integration for discovering and adding music 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

RequestPlayer

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RequestPlayer is a music player that lets you enjoy Apple Music together through song requests and likes. Create a party room, choose whether guests can search for songs freely or select from your recommendations, and invite your guests. Add recommendations from Apple Music playlists, albums, or artists. When free search is enabled, you can start without adding recommendations. Share a link or QR code so anyone can join and request songs—no app installation or Apple Music subscription required, and guests can participate from devices other than iPhone. You can play songs in request order, by number of likes, or arrange the queue manually. Guests can also like their favorite songs in addition to making requests. You can even allow guests to search Apple Music freely and request songs beyond the preselected collection. From the past-parties option on the home screen, you can view reports for your past party rooms, including the most-liked songs and requested tracks. After requests close, guests can also view a “Today’s Playlist” page featuring the songs that were played. This page remains available for 24 hours after the session ends. Apple Music users can add the played songs to their library as a playlist. All features in the app are available for free. Optional in-app purchases are available if you’d like to support the development of RequestPlayer. Please note that an active Apple Music subscription is required to play music through the app. 【Key Features】 • Easily create a party room by choosing its name and request mode. Add up to 100 recommended songs. You can have one active room at a time. • Share your request room with a link or QR code. Up to 10 guests can join each room. • Guests can send song requests and likes directly from their web browser—no app installation or Apple Music subscription required. In newly created rooms, each guest can have up to 3 requests waiting by default. When one of their requested songs starts playing, they can add another. There is no lifetime request limit. Rooms created with older app versions keep their original request rules. Likes remain unlimited. • Play songs in request order, by number of likes, or arrange the queue manually. • Switch to Music Focus Mode with a single tap. • After the party, use the report feature to review popular songs and guest requests. • Guests can view “Today’s Playlist” for 24 hours after the party ends, check which songs were played, and save them as an Apple Music playlist. 【Perfect For】 • House parties with friends and family • Background music at events and social gatherings • Choosing music for road trips and travel 【Important Information】 • Music playback is provided through Apple Music. Please use the app in accordance with the Apple Music terms and conditions. • The host must have an active Apple Music subscription and an internet connection to play music. • Guests can participate without an Apple Music subscription or installing the app. • Apple Music is a trademark of Apple Inc. RequestPlayer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or operated by Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Narjo4 screens
RequestPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Narjo at 3 against RequestPlayer's 1. Narjo also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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 RequestPlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Narjo ships an update every 11 days, RequestPlayer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Narjo versus RequestPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNarjoRequestPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArturo YumpoKenji Shimura

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Narjo

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

RequestPlayer

One-time1
  • Development Supporter$4.99

Questions

Is Narjo free?
Narjo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RequestPlayer free?
RequestPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Narjo or RequestPlayer have ads?
Neither Narjo nor RequestPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Narjo or RequestPlayer?
Narjo ships an update every 11 days, and RequestPlayer weekly. Most recently, Narjo was updated on October 13, 2026 and RequestPlayer on October 12, 2026.

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