Comparison

Juliet, Open Subsonic Player vs FloatMusic

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

Head to head
About

Juliet, Open Subsonic Player

Features
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Juliet is a native music player for your personal server. Connect to your Subsonic or OpenSubsonic-compatible server (Navidrome, Airsonic, Gonic, and more) to stream your entire music library on your iPhone and iPad. Siri compatible. Your music, your server, no subscription. IMPORTANT CONTENT & PRIVACY COMPLIANCE Juliet is strictly a private media client interface. The app does not host, provide, or license any media content, nor does it include features for sharing files, data, or links between users. Users are entirely responsible for providing their own private server infrastructure and content. The developer does not condone or support unauthorized file sharing. HOME AND AWAY Juliet smartly manages two addresses per server: a local address for when you are on your home network, and a remote address for everywhere else. The app automatically probes your local network first and falls back instantly to the remote connection, ensuring seamless playback whether you are on the couch or on the road. BUILT FOR LISTENING • Gapless playback, ideal for album transitions and live sets • System integration, full support for Lock Screen controls, Control Center, and CarPlay • Synced lyrics(1) that follow along, with a lock screen Live Activity • Browse by artist, album, and genre, all by tags... not folders (1) Juliet tries to retrieve lyrics from your personal server, or any LRCLIB-like API if configured. OFFLINE, DONE RIGHT Download your favorite albums, playlists, and tracks for offline listening. Downloads continue in the background even when the app is suspended, preserving your original files exactly as they are without re-transcoding. PLAYLISTS AND DISCOVERY • Your server playlists, plus automated collections like Favorites, Top Rated, and Most Played • Genre mixes and an Artist Mix that shuffles deep cuts across an artist's catalog • Powerful search across your whole library ON YOUR WRIST A watchOS companion comes along for playback control on the go. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your security matters. All server credentials are encrypted and stored safely inside the iOS Keychain. Juliet communicates exclusively with the server you specify. No third-party tracking, no ads, and no user accounts required. Bring your own server and make it sing.

About

FloatMusic

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Your music, in your pocket. No subscription to someone else's catalogue. You already own music. Files you bought, albums you ripped, concerts and DJ sets that are on no streaming service at all. FloatMusic gives them a home: upload them once, download what you want onto your iPhone, and listen anywhere, with or without a signal. Start with a sample track, then add your own. Upload straight from your iPhone, or drag and drop a whole folder through the web panel on your computer. What you get: • Your own cloud library, private to your account • Offline downloads for the car, the plane, or anywhere without signal • CarPlay, with your library, playlists and favourites on the car screen • Cover art, titles and artists read straight from your files • Playlists, so tracks that belong together stay together • Favourites, one tap from the player or from the car • Lock screen, Dynamic Island and background playback • Repeat one track or the whole list, shuffle when you feel like it • Sign in with Apple, with no email to confirm and no password to invent • Calm black and white, in light and dark mode Your files stay yours. Nothing is shared with anyone, nothing is analysed, and you can delete any track, or your whole account with everything in it, straight from the app. Need more room? FloatMusic Plus raises your storage limit, so a bigger collection fits. Supported formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and other formats iOS can play. Made by someone who got tired of paying every month for music he already owned. If you enjoy the app, please leave a rating or review. For an independent developer it really means a lot. Thank you! The sample track is "I Am the Real" by MonoCulture, used under a Creative Commons BY licence. Privacy Policy: https://floatmusic.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://floatmusic.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Juliet, Open Subsonic Player4 screens
FloatMusic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FloatMusic at 18.0 against Juliet, Open Subsonic Player's 26.5. 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. Juliet, Open Subsonic Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FloatMusic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Juliet, Open Subsonic Player ships an update weekly, FloatMusic every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Juliet, Open Subsonic Player versus FloatMusic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJuliet, Open Subsonic PlayerFloatMusic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco Antonio Martinez MadridSebastian Brzezinski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Juliet, Open Subsonic Player

One-time1
  • Juliet V1 Perpetual License$6.99
2 purchases

FloatMusic

Subscriptions2
  • Lite$0.991 Month
  • Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Juliet, Open Subsonic Player free?
Juliet, Open Subsonic Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FloatMusic free?
FloatMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Juliet, Open Subsonic Player or FloatMusic have ads?
Neither Juliet, Open Subsonic Player nor FloatMusic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Juliet, Open Subsonic Player or FloatMusic?
Juliet, Open Subsonic Player ships an update weekly, and FloatMusic every 4 days. Most recently, Juliet, Open Subsonic Player was updated on October 28, 2026 and FloatMusic on October 28, 2026.

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