Shelv Player vs AudioServe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelv Player
Stream your personal music library with a native client. Enjoy offline listening, smart playlists, and synced lyrics. This app offers advanced queue management and cross-device synchronization for a seamless listening experience.
- Offline music downloads
- Smart playlist generation
- Global search with lyrics
- Transcoding support
- Advanced queue management
- Cross-device sync
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Shelv is a native music player for Navidrome and Subsonic-compatible servers. 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 also includes mixes, synced lyrics, queue sync and listening insights. Features: - Smart Mixes - Instant Mix - Infinity Mix - Random Albums - Shuffle All - Radio Stations - Offline Downloads - Full Library Download - Listening Insights - Synced Lyrics - LRCLIB Support - Gapless Playback - Transcoding - Smart Pre-cache - Queue Sync - Scrobbling - ReplayGain - Multiple Servers - AirPlay & CarPlay - iCloud Sync Shelv requires your own Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible music server.
AudioServe
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AudioServe is a dedicated music player for Plex, designed to make listening to your personal music collection simple and enjoyable. Connect to your Plex account and stream music from your own Plex Media Server with a clean, focused interface built around finding and playing music quickly. Browse your library by artist, album or song, create playlists, search your entire collection, and keep your favourite music available for offline listening when supported by your Plex account. Features: • Stream music from your Plex Media Server • Browse artists, albums and songs • Fast library-wide search • Create and manage playlists • Download music for offline playback • Clean, simplified interface • Add and listen to your favourite online radio station • Listen in your vehicle, with support for CarPlay Requirements: • A Plex account is required • Access to a Plex Media Server with a music library is required • Some features, including downloads, depend on your Plex account type, server configuration, and Plex Pass entitlements AudioServe is an independent third-party client for Plex and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Plex, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AudioServe at weekly against Shelv Player's every 2 weeks. Shelv Player's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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.
Shelv Player ships an update every 2 weeks, AudioServe weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelv Player | AudioServe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasco Kugler | Charlie Marshall |
In-app purchases
Shelv Player
No in-app purchases
AudioServe
No in-app purchases









