Comparison

Dee Jellie vs JellyAmp

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

Head to head
About

Dee Jellie

Stream your self-hosted music library with a modern, private player. Enjoy offline listening, custom layouts, and advanced playback controls across all your Apple devices. Requires a Jellyfin Media Server account.

Highlights
  • Stream self-hosted music
  • Offline listening
  • Multi-device support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV)
  • Customizable interface
  • Lyrics support
  • CarPlay integration
  • Siri and Spotlight integration
Features
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Learn more: deejellie.com. Want a test run? Honu’in (radio) and GilloCast (podcasts) are free to download. --- Access to a Jellyfin Media Server and account is required to use this app. No media or hosting service is included. --- All core functionality is available upon purchase. An optional Supporter subscription adds power-user extras: custom EQ and Smart Mix rules, Party Mode hosting, Apple Watch direct playback and downloads, and more. Lifetime Supporters unlock exclusive gold icons and colors. --- Dee Jellie is a native Jellyfin player for the music and video library you already own. Stream your self-hosted Jellyfin music, movies, and TV on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and CarPlay. Browse albums, artists, playlists, shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and live radio in one app. JELLYFIN MEDIA PLAYER Connect your Jellyfin server and play the music and video you host yourself. Browse your full library, artwork and all, nothing to migrate. DISCOVER Dee Jellie's Picks, trending albums, new releases from artists you own, and movies and shows chosen from what you watched, all built on device from what you play. Request albums, movies, and shows you find through Seerr. Ask the built-in AI assistant for something to play, in your library or beyond. Requires Apple Intelligence. CINEMA MODE Watch your Jellyfin movies and TV in 4K HDR, with subtitles and Live TV. Pick up where you left off, AirPlay to the big screen, or play on Apple TV. MULTI-SERVER SUPPORT Jellyfin is built in. Unlock OpenSubsonic and Echolair (IAPs; OpenSubsonic is music-only) to add any number of servers and mix them in one queue. Quick Connect signs in new devices fast. PLAYBACK Lossless FLAC, gapless playback, Quick Play, Instant Mix, Shuffle, 0.5x-3x speed, crossfade, volume normalization, sleep timer, Infinity playback, surround sound, and object-based spatial audio. LYRICS Synced lyrics stay in step as you scrub or jump through songs. Tap any line to seek. EQ & VISUALIZER A 16-band equalizer with profiles tuned per genre, plus a real-time visualizer. Supporters: create custom profiles. OFFLINE DOWNLOADS Download albums, artists, songs, or episodes with one tap. Pick original or a bitrate cap, then go offline automatically. NETWORK-AWARE STREAMING Per-network rules: direct play, quality caps, transcoding, and data limits, with smart defaults you can change. APPLE WATCH A remote for the player on your iPhone. Supporters: a full player on the watch, with downloads and direct streaming, no iPhone needed. CARPLAY Full CarPlay support to browse and play your library safely from your car display. APPLE TV Browse from the couch. Supporters host Party Mode; anyone nearby with the app can shape the shared queue. PODCASTS Subscribe to public podcasts and stream new episodes as they drop. Supporters: download episodes for offline. AUDIOBOOKS Full chapter support, cross-device resume, and timestamped bookmarks. RADIO Tune into 55,000+ community live radio stations worldwide. Browse by genre and country, and save favorites locally or, where supported, on your servers. SOUNDSCAPES Soundscapes to focus, relax, or sleep: rain, thunder, campfire, wind, white noise, and more. Generated live on device, endlessly ever-changing. Layer up to three. SIRI, SPOTLIGHT & WIDGETS Play with Siri, search in Spotlight, and put Now Playing and tap-to-play shortcuts on Home and Lock Screen. SMART MIX Generate playlists from your library. Supporters: save rulesets by decade, genre, favorites, and more. SCROBBLING Send what you watch to Trakt, automatically and off until you sign in. STATS & ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock 500+ achievements and listening insights. PRIVACY-FIRST DEFAULTS No tracking, no analytics, no in-app ads. Your library comes from your signed-in servers; preferences and sync use iCloud or optional account services. --- Need support? Report any issues via Email: dev@deejellie.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.deejellie.com/eula

About

JellyAmp

This music player connects to your Jellyfin server, allowing you to stream and download your entire music library across all your Apple devices. Enjoy offline listening, smart playlists, lyrics, and a privacy-focused experience with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Native Apple device support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch)
  • Offline music downloads
  • Lyrics support (synced and embedded)
  • Smart and custom playlists
  • Direct Jellyfin server connection
  • Privacy-focused, no ads or tracking
  • CarPlay and AirPlay support
Features
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JellyAmp is a native music and audiobook player for Jellyfin and Audiobookshelf, the open source media servers. Your library wherever you are: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Connect JellyAmp to your Jellyfin server, sign in once, and your music library is ready. Browse artists, albums, playlists, and songs. Search across thousands of tracks. Download music for offline listening. Optionally connect an Audiobookshelf server too, and your audiobooks come along right next to your music, kept completely separate. No middleman, no second account, no streaming subscription. JellyAmp requires a Jellyfin server, and optionally Audiobookshelf for audiobooks. Learn more at https://jellyfin.org and https://www.audiobookshelf.org LISTEN EVERYWHERE • iPhone • iPad layout with a wide-screen sidebar • A true native Mac app, included with your purchase • Apple Watch companion with library browsing, playback, queue, volume, and downloads • Lock Screen, Control Center, and AirPlay to HomePod, Apple TV, and speakers • CarPlay support for both music and audiobooks YOUR AUDIOBOOKS, RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR MUSIC • Connect an optional Audiobookshelf server in Settings • Chapters, playback speed from 0.75x to 2x, skip ±15s/30s, and a sleep timer • Pick up anywhere: your place syncs to the server, so a book started on your Mac continues on your iPhone • Continue Listening card on Home, offline downloads, and a CarPlay Audiobooks tab • Apple Watch works as a companion: browse and control playback running on your iPhone • Your music stays untouched: Surprise Me, On Repeat, and Mixes are music only YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Browse artists, albums, playlists, songs, favorites, and downloads • Offline Mode: one toggle to browse and play only your downloads. • Offline Playlist Sync. • Full playlist management. • Search your library and download tracks, albums, or playlists for offline listening • Separate streaming quality for Wi-Fi, cellular, and Apple Watch, plus download quality • Smart Mixes: Favorites, Recently Added, Offline, Shuffle All, and rotating Genre mixes • On Repeat: a one-tap mix of your most-played tracks, ranked by Jellyfin play counts • Synced lyrics from embedded ID3, .lrc files, or the LrcLib plugin • Roulette mode for when you cannot decide what to play • Light, dark, automatic themes, and custom color palettes • Supports HTTPS and HTTP, for both Jellyfin and Audiobookshelf • Local and remote server addresses, with automatic selection of the faster one. APPLE WATCH, DONE RIGHT A real watchOS companion: browse playlists, manage downloads, queue tracks, scrub progress, change volume, and play music on cellular without your phone. Watch streaming quality is configurable separately, and downloads work reliably in the background. Audiobooks are browsable and controllable from the watch too, with playback on your iPhone. PLAYS NICELY WITH YOUR SERVERS Bring your own Jellyfin server, and optionally Audiobookshelf. JellyAmp talks directly to both and reports playback progress, so your history stays useful. Your library stays on your hardware: FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV, OGG, and anything else Jellyfin can serve, plus M4B and other Audiobookshelf formats. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No ads. No third-party data brokers. No content, search terms, or listening history ever leaves your device except to your own server. JellyAmp records only anonymous, aggregate app usage, never linked to your identity and never including what you played. The only data JellyAmp holds is your Apple user ID for membership lookups, and only if you sign in with Apple. SIMPLE PRICING JellyAmp is free to download. Sign in, browse your library, and confirm everything works before paying. Then choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Subscriptions include a free trial where available, and Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jellyamp.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Dee Jellie4 screens
JellyAmp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JellyAmp at Free against Dee Jellie's $9.99. JellyAmp also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Dee Jellie's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (58% vs 29%). On update cadence, 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

JellyAmp is free to download; Dee Jellie costs $9.99 up front. Dee Jellie sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and JellyAmp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dee Jellie holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Dee Jellie's written reviews are positive against 29% of JellyAmp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dee Jellie ships an update every 10 days, JellyAmp weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Dee Jellie versus JellyAmp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDee JellieJellyAmp
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#112 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlore Technologies, LLC.Daniel Vieira Costa Andrade

Customer experience

Dee Jellie

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%

JellyAmp

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dee Jellie

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter - 1 Month6 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Supporter - 1 Year$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Drac’s Jukebox$4.99
  • Echolair$4.99
  • Supporter - Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

JellyAmp

Subscriptions2
  • JellyAmp (Monthly)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • JellyAmp (Yearly)3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • JellyAmp Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Dee Jellie free?
Dee Jellie costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is JellyAmp free?
JellyAmp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dee Jellie or JellyAmp?
Dee Jellie is rated higher. Dee Jellie averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while JellyAmp averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Dee Jellie or JellyAmp have ads?
Neither Dee Jellie nor JellyAmp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dee Jellie or JellyAmp?
Dee Jellie ships an update every 10 days, and JellyAmp weekly. Most recently, Dee Jellie was updated on September 9, 2026 and JellyAmp on September 16, 2026.

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