Mobile MA vs Shelv Player

Mobile MA is an unofficial Music Assistant client. It is independent and not affiliated with, developed, endorsed or reviewed by the Music Assistant project or the Open Home Foundation. Press play – in every room, on every device. Mobile MA brings together your albums, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks and radio stations and plays them wherever you are – on your speakers, your iPhone (unfolded on iPhone Duo too), iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Apple Watch or in the car. PLAYBACK THAT'S ACTUALLY FUN • Multiroom done right: group speakers with a tap – and everything plays in sync • Save scenes ("Dinner", "Party everywhere") and start them with one tap – from your Watch, TV, CarPlay and as a widget • A queue you fully control: play next, edit, automatic continued playback at the end • Live lyrics, a party mode for guests, per-player volume limits • Play directly on your device or on any player in the house – switch seamlessly MADE WITH LOVE • An interface that celebrates your music: artwork shapes every view, Now Playing with rich color gradients • A spectrum analyzer that dances to your music • Full-screen artist artwork, playlist collages, fine-tuned haptics • Make it yours: themes, appearance options and alternative app icons YOUR ENTIRE LIBRARY • Artists, albums, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks, radio and genres – all in one place • Lightning-fast search across your music and your streaming providers • A home screen your way: Continue Listening, Discover, anniversaries and your pinned albums, playlists and stations – optionally synced via iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Smart playlists built on your rules, favorites, radio bookmarks and Listen Later • Audiobooks and podcasts with chapter marks and remembered playback speed SOUND & AUDIO INTELLIGENCE • Audio analysis with loudness leveling for a balanced sound • Tone control with bass, mids and treble plus Smart Fades for seamless transitions • Pro DSP tools for everyone who wants to go deeper • Data-friendly on the go: separate quality levels for Wi-Fi, cellular and CarPlay AT HOME EVERYWHERE • CarPlay: library, scenes, pinned items, queue and Now Playing for every player – right on the dashboard • iPad: sidebar with Browse, queue next to the player, keyboard shortcuts • Apple Watch: remote control and scenes on your wrist, with its own complications • Apple TV: a full app with library, search, big-screen Now Playing and Top Shelf – set up from your iPhone • Mac: a full desktop app including a menu bar player • Widgets for Now Playing, Discover and scenes, Live Activity on the Lock Screen, Siri Shortcuts with a target player SMART & CONVENIENT • Music suggestions your way: privately on device or with your own AI key; listening history with export • In ten languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Czech YOUR SERVER. YOUR DATA. Your music runs through your own Music Assistant server – no forced accounts, no cloud in between. • Guided setup: find your server on the network or enter its address, sign in, pick your favorite player when you have several • Multiple connection profiles, optionally synced to all your devices via iCloud • Remote access through your own secure connection; encrypted playback from Music Assistant 2.10 • Real time: changes on the server appear in the app instantly GOOD TO KNOW Mobile MA is an independent app and requires a running Music Assistant server, version 2.9 or later (free and open source, e.g. on a home server or NAS). The core features are free; advanced features are unlocked by Mobile MA Unlimited – a one-time purchase, no subscription, with a trial you start yourself. Purchases are subject to Apple's standard license agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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.