Comparison

Subwavr vs DayMusic

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

Head to head
About

Subwavr

Features
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Subwavr is a Navidrome music client built for listeners who run their own music server. Connect to any Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible server, browse your full library, and stream or download to your device β€” without giving your music to a third party. **Your music, your server** Subwavr mirrors your Navidrome library directly to your phone. Artists, albums, playlists, and songs are all stored in a local database, so browsing feels instant even on a slow connection β€” and your library is fully available offline. **Block Shuffler** A smarter kind of shuffle. A Block Shuffler is a named collection of albums or playlists β€” your "blocks." When you hit Block Shuffle, Subwavr randomizes the order of the blocks but plays the tracks inside each block in their original album order. You get variety across your whole collection without an album being torn apart mid-listen. Build one for your favorite jazz era, your workout stack, a road-trip rotation β€” then hit shuffle and let it run. **Stream and download** β€’ Stream any song directly from your Navidrome server β€’ Download albums and playlists for fully offline listening β€’ HTTP servers only connect on WiFi, keeping your data off metered connections **Playlists, your way** Create, edit, and delete playlists directly from the app. Changes sync back to Navidrome automatically in the background. NSP smart playlists are recognized and treated as read-only. **Scrobbling** Every play is scrobbled back to your Navidrome server at the 50% mark. Scrobbles are queued locally if the server is unreachable, so your listening history stays accurate even offline. **Analytics** See your top songs and top artists by week, month, or all time β€” straight from your own listening data. **Privacy by design** Subwavr talks only to your Navidrome server. There are no analytics SDKs, no advertising networks, and no third-party backends involved. Your music stays between you and your server.

About

DayMusic

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DayMusic is a local lossless music player designed exclusively for iPhone, delivering Hi-Res audio playback with professional-grade features. All your music data is securely stored locally on your device and optionally in your private iCloud account, never uploaded to any third-party servers.

Screenshots

Subwavr4 screens
DayMusic3 screens

Verdict

The call

Subwavr and DayMusic are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Subwavr versus DayMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubwavrDayMusic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin WrightδΈ€ζ˜‚ 卒

In-app purchases

None

Subwavr

No in-app purchases

None

DayMusic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subwavr free?
Subwavr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayMusic free?
DayMusic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subwavr or DayMusic have ads?
Neither Subwavr nor DayMusic shows ads.

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