Comparison

LiquidFin vs Voca Player

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

Head to head
About

LiquidFin

Stream your Jellyfin media library with a fast and elegant client. Enjoy movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, and live TV with offline downloads and built-in admin tools. Designed for Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Stream movies, TV shows, music, and audiobooks
  • Live TV streaming
  • Offline downloads for playback
  • Jellyseerr integration for media requests
  • Built-in server administration tools
  • Dedicated viewing modes for different media types
  • Seamless switching between multiple Jellyfin servers
Features
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LiquidFin delivers a fast, elegant, and powerful way to stream your Jellyfin media across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Built for both viewers and server administrators, LiquidFin combines a beautiful, native playback experience with administration tools. Watch & stream everything: - Movies, TV shows, and collections - Live TV streaming - Full music and audiobook support - Books library browsing - Picture-in-Picture & background playback Built for music & audiobooks: - Dedicated music mode & library view - Dedicated audiobooks mode - Playlist support - Chapter support for audiobooks - Seamless background playback Offline downloads: Take your media anywhere with download support for offline playback. Jellyseerr integration: Search, discover, and request new media directly from your server. Built-in admin tools: Refresh libraries, start tasks, disable users, see storage details and more Focused viewing modes: Switch between dedicated experiences for Movies & TV, Music, Books or Live TV Effortless server switching: Quickly switch between multiple Jellyfin servers. Even more: Small quality of life features like support for preroll plugins, ... Designed for Apple devices - iPhone & iPad - Apple TV - macOS - Apple Watch - Liquid Glass design LiquidFin is free to download, with optional premium features to unlock the full experience. Terms of service: https://bcnlab.org/legal/tos

About

Voca Player

Stream audiobooks from your personal media server, including local files, Plex, or Audiobookshelf. Enjoy features like companion file playback, offline downloads, and customizable playback controls. Organize your entire library with ease and enjoy a privacy-focused listening experience.

Highlights
  • Stream from personal media servers (Local, Plex, Audiobookshelf)
  • Companion file playback (maps, liner notes, PDFs)
  • Offline downloads with one-time purchase
  • Apple Watch transfer and controls
  • Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
  • Gapless playback and chapter navigation
Features
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Voca is a beautifully simple audiobook player for your own media server. Connect to Audiobookshelf, Plex or files on your device and start listening in seconds, at home or on the go. Stream from your own server Voca connects directly to your Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or plays audiobooks stored on your device. No third-party cloud. No subscriptions. Your library, your way. Pick up where you left off Home shows what you're listening to, the next book in each series you're reading, your downloads, your Reading List, recent additions, a few discoveries, and the books you've finished. Your Reading List syncs across your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Live captions Turn on captions to see the narration as it's read, scrolling like lyrics with the sentence being spoken highlighted, in place of the cover on iPhone and beside the player on iPad and Mac. The text is made on your device as the book plays, so your audio never leaves it. Extras built in Companion files stored alongside the audio, such as maps, liner notes, author commentary, or the full text of the book as a PDF or EPUB, appear with your audiobook. Open them beside the player and read along while you listen. Take it offline Unlock unlimited downloads with a single one-time purchase. Download your audiobooks, with their chapters and extras, and listen anywhere with no internet connection. You can even send books to your Apple Watch and leave your phone at home. Built for listening • Gapless playback across multi-file audiobooks • Lock Screen, Control Centre and CarPlay controls • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Play or Pause control for Control Centre and the Action button • Bluetooth headphone support: single press to skip 30 seconds, double press to jump chapters • Playback speed from 0.5× to 3.0× • A scrubber that follows the current chapter, with a tap to switch to the whole book • Sleep timer by time, at the end of a chapter, or after any number of chapters • Double-tap the cover art to move between chapters Every screen Voca adapts to iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Macs with Apple silicon, putting the player beside your chapters or documents when there's room. On Mac and on iPad with a keyboard, Playback and Go menus come with shortcuts. On Apple Watch, play books sent from your iPhone and follow along from your watch face. On Apple TV, browse your library while you listen, with your current book in the Top Shelf. Your whole library, beautifully organised Browse thousands of books in a fast, searchable grid, arranged A to Z, by author, series, genre and collection. With Audiobookshelf, a Series tab shows the series you're in the middle of, the next book in each, and every series in reading order. Privacy first Voca collects nothing. Everything stays between your device and your own server. Requirements Voca needs your own Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or audiobooks stored on your device. It includes no audiobook content. Offline downloads, and sending books to Apple Watch, require a one-time in-app purchase. Live captions need iOS 27 or later on a device that supports on-device transcription.

Screenshots

LiquidFin4 screens
Voca Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Voca Player at 100% against LiquidFin's 50%. Voca Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). LiquidFin's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. LiquidFin sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Voca Player 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

Voca Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LiquidFin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Voca Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiquidFin ships an update fortnightly, Voca Player every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LiquidFin versus Voca Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquidFinVoca Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREAS WACKLERLV-223 PTY LTD

Customer experience

LiquidFin

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral41.7%
Negative8.3%

Voca Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LiquidFin

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Voca Player

One-time1
  • Offline Playback$4.99

Questions

Is LiquidFin free?
LiquidFin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voca Player free?
Voca Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiquidFin or Voca Player?
Voca Player is rated higher. LiquidFin averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Voca Player averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LiquidFin or Voca Player have ads?
Neither LiquidFin nor Voca Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiquidFin or Voca Player?
LiquidFin ships an update fortnightly, and Voca Player every 5 days. Most recently, LiquidFin was updated on October 28, 2026 and Voca Player on October 28, 2026.

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