Comparison

AsMusicPlayer vs SonicMate

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

Head to head
About

AsMusicPlayer

Features
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AsMusic is a clean, modern player for Navidrome and Subsonic servers. Stream your personal libraries anywhere, then download albums, playlists, and favorites for offline listening. Built for simplicity, AsMusic helps you enjoy your collection without clutter. AsMusic requires a self-hosted Navidrome or Subsonic server to function. This app does not provide any music streaming or hosting service. --- Features: - Multi-servers multi-accounts multi-libraries mixed playback - Offline downloads for albums, playlists, and favorites - Create and manage playlist in-app - Star, favorite, and like tracks - Sleep timer WIP: - CarPlay support --- AsMusic is currently optimized around a focused listening experience, with more customization planned in future updates. AsMusic is open source and licensed under MIT. Source code: https://github.com/gentlespoon/asmusic Feedback and issues: https://github.com/gentlespoon/asmusic/issues

About

SonicMate

Features
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SonicMate plays the music you already own: the library hosted on your own Navidrome server, or on any Subsonic-compatible server. No catalogue, no subscription, no algorithm. Just your library, on your server, organised the way you organised it. IMPORTANT SonicMate is a player, not a music service: to use it you need your own Navidrome or Subsonic server, which you already run or set up yourself. If you don't have one, you can still explore the app by tapping "Prova la demo" (Try the demo) on the sign-in screen. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse your library by artist, album, genre and playlist • Search across tracks, albums and artists • Stream straight from your server • Download tracks and listen with no connection • Create and edit playlists • Mark favourites • Come back to recently added and most played APPLE WATCH The Apple Watch app works as a remote for your iPhone: it shows what's playing, offers play, pause and track skip, and adjusts the volume with the Digital Crown. IN THE BACKGROUND Playback continues with the screen locked, with controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Centre. PRIVACY SonicMate collects no data. No tracking, no usage analytics, no advertising, no third-party components. The app talks only to the server you configure: your credentials and downloaded tracks stay on your device. REQUIREMENTS A Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible server reachable from your iPhone, on your local network or over the internet. SonicMate is an independent third-party client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Navidrome project.

Screenshots

AsMusicPlayer4 screens
SonicMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

AsMusicPlayer and SonicMate are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AsMusicPlayer ships an update fortnightly, SonicMate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AsMusicPlayer versus SonicMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsMusicPlayerSonicMate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngda SongYuri Ganugi

In-app purchases

None

AsMusicPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

SonicMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AsMusicPlayer free?
AsMusicPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SonicMate free?
SonicMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AsMusicPlayer or SonicMate have ads?
Neither AsMusicPlayer nor SonicMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AsMusicPlayer or SonicMate?
AsMusicPlayer ships an update fortnightly, and SonicMate every 9 days. Most recently, AsMusicPlayer was updated on September 30, 2026 and SonicMate on October 25, 2026.

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