Comparison

PhaseShift vs Odiphile Remote

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

Head to head
About

PhaseShift

Features
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PhaseShift is a private, high-fidelity music player built for the music you own. Import your collection, organize it your way, and enjoy detailed playback without accounts, ads, tracking, or reliance on streaming services. PLAY YOUR COLLECTION Import music from Files, iCloud Drive, USB storage, your computer over Wi-Fi, or folders on WebDAV and SMB network shares. Use folders in place or copy tracks into PhaseShift. Browse songs, albums, artists, genres, playlists, recently added music, and pinned favorites. Customize your library shelves and artwork sizes to suit your collection. HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO Play MP3, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, DSF, and DFF files. See the active signal path, sample rate, bit depth, and output route while listening. Native DSD decoding and optional DSD over PCM support help you get more from compatible audio hardware. MAKE PLAYBACK YOURS Build and edit the queue, enjoy gapless playback, view synced or plain lyrics, set a sleep timer, and use A-B repeat or track bookmarks. Choose from customizable themes and visualizers, scrub with a real waveform, and fine-tune sound with a 10-band equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, headphone crossfeed, and correction profiles. ORGANIZE AND EDIT Create regular and smart playlists, sort and filter your library, edit tags and artwork, apply batch changes, and import CUE sheets as individual tracks. PhaseShift can write supported ratings and play counts back to your audio files, helping your collection remain portable. YOUR LIBRARY ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Pair your own devices with a QR code or pairing code, then sync music, playlists, artwork, ratings, play history, and tag changes over your local network. Sync your whole library or selected artists and playlists, and choose the audio quality stored on each sub device while keeping the primary library in control. Back up and restore library data whenever you choose. MORE WAYS TO LISTEN Control playback from Apple Watch, use Now Playing and Recently Added widgets, follow playback with a Live Activity, and start common actions with Siri and Shortcuts. On Mac, choose an audio output device directly in PhaseShift. PRIVATE BY DESIGN PhaseShift is designed to work offline. Your listening history and library stay under your control, and local transfer and device sync do not require an internet account. PhaseShift includes a capable free experience. PhaseShift Pro is available as a one-time in-app purchase and unlocks advanced features including the equalizer, ReplayGain, crossfade, waveform overview, A-B repeat, bookmarks, listening statistics, premium themes and visualizers, Apple Watch control, CUE import, batch find and replace, backups, and multi-device sync.

About

Odiphile Remote

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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 โ€” now you can drive it all from the couch. FEATURES โ€ข Full transport controls โ€” play, pause, skip, seek, shuffle and repeat โ€ข Browse your whole library by albums, artists, tracks, playlists and folders โ€ข Now Playing with cover art, audio quality and real-time playback info โ€ข Queue management โ€” see what's next and reorder on the fly โ€ข Fast, secure pairing with a 6-digit PIN over your local network โ€ข 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

PhaseShift4 screens
Odiphile Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Odiphile Remote at none against PhaseShift's 1. PhaseShift's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PhaseShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Odiphile Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PhaseShift versus Odiphile Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseShiftOdiphile Remote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNevv Atlantis LLCTUAN HUYNH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PhaseShift

One-time1
  • PhaseShift Pro$4.99
None

Odiphile Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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