Audiorr vs Shelv Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audiorr
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Audiorr is a modern streaming client for your self-hosted music server, putting your personal library back in your hands. Connect to your own Navidrome server and enjoy your music with a fast, clean, and beautifully designed interface. Features - Stream your personal music library from anywhere - Browse and search artists, albums, and playlists - Star your favorite songs and find them in your Favorites playlist - Create and manage playlists right from the app - Download songs, albums, and playlists for offline listening - Configurable crossfade between songs - Synced lyrics from your music's embedded tags - ReplayGain volume normalization - Background playback and CarPlay support - Light and dark themes, in English and Spanish Privacy-first Audiorr does not provide any content or media. The app connects to user-owned, self-hosted Navidrome servers. Users are responsible for the content they access and must have the appropriate rights. No ads. No third-party tracking. Your music stays on your server — and so does your listening data. Built for ownership Audiorr is a personal alternative to traditional streaming platforms. Your server, your library, your rules.
Shelv Player
Stream and download your personal music library from a compatible server. Enjoy features like synced lyrics, smart mixes, and offline listening across multiple Apple devices.
- Stream personal music library
- Offline downloads
- Synced lyrics
- Smart mixes
- Gapless playback
- Cross-device queue sync
- CarPlay and AirPlay support
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Shelv is a native music player for Navidrome and Subsonic-compatible servers, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Stream your own music library, download it for offline listening, add radio stations, and enjoy smooth playback with gapless, transcoding and smart pre-cache. Shelv is built around albums and artists, with smart mixes, synced lyrics, listening insights and optional Last.fm. Features: - Album and artist focused library - Artist pages with Top Songs, Albums, Singles & EPs and Live albums - Smart Mixes, Instant Mix and Infinity Mix - Random Albums and Shuffle All - Last.fm for mixes and Top Songs (optional) - Offline Downloads - Radio Stations - Listening Insights - Synced Lyrics with LRCLIB - Gapless Playback - Transcoding - ReplayGain - Smart Pre-cache - Queue Sync across devices - Scrobbling - Multiple Servers - CarPlay, Siri and Shortcuts - AirPlay - iCloud Sync Shelv requires your own Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible music server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Shelv Player at 4 against Audiorr's 2. Shelv Player also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Audiorr ships an update fortnightly, Shelv Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiorr | Shelv Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | CONSULTORÍA INFORMÁTICA I TELEFONÍA DE REUS ASSOCIATS, S.L. | Vasco Kugler |
In-app purchases
Audiorr
No in-app purchases
Shelv Player
No in-app purchases
