Comparison

DreamLive Pro vs 1

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

Head to head
About

DreamLive Pro

Manage background music and up to four performance tracks with automatic crossfading for live events. Import your own audio files and control playback seamlessly, even when the screen is locked.

Highlights
  • Background music control
  • 4 performance track slots
  • Automatic crossfading
  • Custom audio import
  • Progress tracking
  • Background playback
Features
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DreamLIVE! is a live performance controller designed for event hosts, DJs, and stage managers. Seamlessly manage background music and up to four performance tracks with smooth automatic crossfading. FEATURES: - Background Music Control — Select and loop BGM tracks to keep the atmosphere alive between performances - 4 Performance Slots — Queue up to four individual performance tracks, each with independent volume control - Automatic Crossfading — When a performance starts, BGM smoothly fades out. When it ends, BGM fades back in automatically - Progress Tracking — Seek through tracks with a visual progress bar and time display - Performance Counter — Track how many performances have been completed - Custom Audio Import — Load your own audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC) directly from your device - Background Playback — Audio continues playing even when the screen is locked or the app is in the background - Works on iPhone and iPad DreamLIVE! is built for real-world live events where you need reliable, one-tap audio management without fumbling through a music player.

About

1

This private music player offers bit-exact playback of high-resolution audio files from various sources, including network servers and cloud storage. It features detailed audio analysis, synced lyrics, and seamless integration with voice assistants and CarPlay.

Highlights
  • Bit-exact PCM and DSD playback
  • Multiple audio source options
  • Signal Path and spectrum analyzer
  • Synced lyrics display
  • Voice control and CarPlay integration
  • Offline playback support
Features
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1-bit is a private, bit-exact music player for iPhone and iPad. Play your own files from a UPnP/DLNA media server, an SMB share, your own 1-bit-bridge server, a folder on your device, or 1-bit Cloud, a private library we host for you. No analytics, no ads, and no account unless you choose the cloud. SOURCES • UPnP/DLNA media servers on your Wi-Fi: NAS, MiniDLNA, Plex, a Chord 2Go. Found automatically, streamed bit-exact, DSD included. • SMB shares on your home network. • 1-bit-bridge, a free, open-source (MIT) server you run on Mac, Linux, Pi or Windows. Pinned HTTPS, tap-to-pair by Bonjour or QR. • 1-bit Cloud: the same bridge, run by us. Sign in with Apple and upload from any computer. 20 GB free. Strictly private, downloadable bit-exact, deletable in one step. • An MPD player's own library, such as a Volumio box's (experimental). • Any folder on your device or an external drive, picked in Files, nothing copied. Download for offline play. • No server yet? Add the read-only demo library in one tap. AUDIO • Bit-exact PCM (FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, M4A) up to the limits of your DAC. • Bit-exact DSD over DoP for DSF and DSDIFF, up to DSD256, with a USB DAC that reports DoP lock (Chord, iFi, Topping, Mytek and others). • DSD on any output: AirPods, AirPlay, CarPlay and the speaker get it converted to PCM, labeled as such; a wired DAC gets the untouched path. • SACD .iso rips open into per-track rows; DST-compressed DSDIFF decodes as it plays. • Gapless when adjacent tracks match. Per-DAC tuning, anti-click rate switching and thermal-aware buffering keep DSD256 smooth. • Spatial audio (beta) with head tracking on supported AirPods, PCM only. LYRICS • Synced lyrics, line by line, from tags, a sidecar, your bridge, or an online source you switch on. SEE WHAT YOU HEAR • Signal Path shows what actually reached your DAC, with an optional live spectrum and true-peak analyzer. • Whole-track analysis answers "is this really hi-res?"; a bridge adds dynamic range, key, tempo and a FLAC checksum that flags an altered file. • Profile my DAC: guided measurements you can send in to get your DAC supported. VOICE, SIRI & CARPLAY • "Hey Siri, play [album, artist, playlist, or genre] on 1-bit". Shortcuts and Spotlight too. • CarPlay: your library A to Z, with Favorites, Downloads, voice search and Shuffle. DSD plays converted to PCM. HOME MIXES (WITH A BRIDGE) • Your bridge builds mixes from your listening, such as Heavy Rotation and Daily Mix, cached overnight for offline play. OUTPUT • Play through a USB DAC, AirPods, AirPlay 2 or the speaker. • Cast to DLNA, OpenHome and MPD players on your network, or to your bridge's own player and the DAC on its computer. LIBRARY • Fast enough for 50,000+ tracks across every source; the first scan carries on overnight while charging. • Browse by artist, album, composer, genre, folder, playlist or a flat Tracks list, with an "Appears On" section. Search everything, filter by source, heart tracks and albums. PLAYER • A new Now Playing on iPhone: a Card over a soft blur or immersive Full Screen, with a waveform scrubber and the actions you choose. A floating player on iPad. • Resume where you left off. Home Screen widget and quick actions, Lock Screen and Control Center transport, sleep timer, optional crossfeed. BRIDGE EXTRAS • Playlists and favorites in step across your devices through a shared bridge; import .m3u/.m3u8 files from it, or export a playlist as M3U8. • Upscaling and DSD-to-PCM renditions made on your own hardware, the original always one tap away. • Atlas notes and better cover art; backup of playlists, favorites and playback history to your own bridge. All off by default on a bridge you run. PRIVACY • No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Optional lookups are off by default; passwords and tokens live in the iOS Keychain. The only server of ours that holds anything is 1-bit Cloud, and only if you create a library. Requires iOS 26.1 or later.

Screenshots

DreamLive Pro3 screens
14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DreamLive Pro at 5.0 against 1's 4.3. DreamLive Pro also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). 1's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DreamLive Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DreamLive Pro ships an update weekly, 1 every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DreamLive Pro versus 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDreamLive Pro1
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua LinArsenie Coseac

Customer experience

DreamLive Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

1

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DreamLive Pro

No in-app purchases

None

1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DreamLive Pro free?
DreamLive Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1 free?
1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DreamLive Pro or 1?
DreamLive Pro is rated higher. DreamLive Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while 1 averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do DreamLive Pro or 1 have ads?
Neither DreamLive Pro nor 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DreamLive Pro or 1?
DreamLive Pro ships an update weekly, and 1 every 2 weeks. Most recently, DreamLive Pro was updated on November 5, 2026 and 1 on November 5, 2026.

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