Comparison

Artic Audio vs Odiphile Remote

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

Head to head
About

Artic Audio

Features
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Artic Audio - Audiophile Music Player Experience music exactly as the artist intended. Artic Audio is the premium iOS music player engineered specifically for discerning audiophiles who demand uncompromising audio quality. Perfect Sound, Zero Compromise • Bit-perfect playback preserves every detail of your music • True gapless playback for seamless album experiences • Zero audio processing - pure, unaltered sound • Optimized for external DACs and high-end audio equipment Stream Your Personal Library • Connect to your Jellyfin media server for bit-perfect streaming • Full Plex integration brings your entire music collection to iOS • Stream high-resolution audio from your home server anywhere • No subscription required - your music, your server, your way Built for Music Lovers • Clean, intuitive interface that never gets in the way • Support for high-resolution audio formats • Designed by audiophiles, for audiophiles • Lightning-fast library browsing and playback Whether streaming from your personal media server or playing local files, Artic Audio delivers the pristine sound quality that serious music lovers demand.

About

Odiphile Remote

Features
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Odiphile Remote turns your iPhone into a wireless remote for the Odiphile hi-res music player on your Windows or Mac. Control playback, browse your library, and manage the queue from anywhere on your home Wi-Fi. Built for listeners who care about sound. Odiphile plays FLAC, DSD, WAV, WavPack, AIFF and more at up to 32-bit/384 kHz, bit-perfect to your USB DAC — now you can drive it all from the couch. FEATURES • Full transport controls — play, pause, skip, seek, shuffle and repeat • Browse your whole library by albums, artists, tracks, playlists and folders • Now Playing with cover art, audio quality and real-time playback info • Queue management — see what's next and reorder on the fly • Fast, secure pairing with a 6-digit PIN over your local network • Clean, modern interface with light and dark themes REQUIRES THE ODIPHILE DESKTOP PLAYER Odiphile Remote is a companion app. You need the free Odiphile player installed on a Windows or Mac on the same Wi-Fi network. Get it at odiphile.com. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Odiphile Remote connects directly to your computer over your local network. No accounts, no ads.

Screenshots

Artic Audio3 screens
Odiphile Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Artic Audio and Odiphile Remote are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Artic Audio versus Odiphile Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtic AudioOdiphile Remote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy BlanchardTUAN HUYNH

In-app purchases

None

Artic Audio

No in-app purchases

None

Odiphile Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artic Audio free?
Artic Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Odiphile Remote free?
Odiphile Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Artic Audio or Odiphile Remote have ads?
Neither Artic Audio nor Odiphile Remote shows ads.

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