Comparison

DYSC vs Tunode

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

Head to head
About

DYSC

This music player focuses on your personal collection, offering a tactile album-centric experience. Discover new music through daily picks and personalized radio stations, with interactive player controls and customizable mixtapes.

Highlights
  • Album-centric browsing
  • Daily album recommendations
  • Interactive DJ scratching player
  • Customizable mixtapes
  • Personalized radio stations
  • Offline playback
  • CarPlay and AirPlay support
Features
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DYSC is a collection-centric music player for the music on your own Jellyfin, Navidrome or Plex servers. Instead of turning your collection into another endless streaming feed, it puts albums first, recreating the feeling of owned physical media. 1. YOUR COLLECTION Browse your library as a tactile stack of albums. Sort by artist, title, release date or recently added. Search across albums, artists and tracks, then jump straight back into the collection. 2. DISCOVER YOUR MUSIC AND FIND THE ONES YOU'VE MISSED BEFORE Album of the Day gives you one album to listen each day, with an a widget support and an optional notification. Recommendations and always streaming Radio stations help surface music you don't even know you had. 3. A PLAYER YOU CAN SCRATCH DYSC supports (and endorses) custom disc arts on your library. Shows if there is one on album view and let's that take the whole scene on the custom designed player. Hold the disc to pause, drag it for a quick reversal, or enable DJ Mode and try some scratching yourself. Haptics make the controls feel physical. 4. WTF IS A PLAYLIST, YOU MEAN MIXTAPES? Sometimes an album doesn't cut it, and that's why we've had mixtapes. Create, edit and reorder your Mixtapes. Add a track or a full album, choose a custom cover, colour and font for it and keep your favourite mix of music ready to play. 5. TUNE-IN TO YOUR OWN RADIO DYSC builds stations from the most populated genres and decades in your library. You can also create a station from a song or album, assign it a frequency and tune in to see new suggested music based on those everyday. Hop in and out anytime you want, but do you want to hear that music again? Too bad, you can't control it, it's called radio for a reason! AND MORE... • Downloads and Offline Mode • CarPlay • New/Old Siri Support with additional Shortcuts • AirPlay • Sleep Timer • Synced lyrics (Requires files on server) • Background and lock-screen controls • Direct Play, lossless formats and streaming quality controls • Volume normalisation (Requires server tags) • Light and dark modes (So we don't blind you) • Designed for iPhone and iPad DYSC does not include or provide music. A Jellyfin, Navidrome or Plex server and your own music library are required. DYSC is an independent client and is not affiliated with Jellyfin, Navidrome or Plex.

About

Tunode

Stream your personal music library from your own server on any device. Download tracks for offline listening, enjoy time-synced lyrics, and let Auto DJ curate your playback. Connects directly to your existing music collection without requiring you to rebuild it elsewhere.

Highlights
  • Stream music from Navidrome/OpenSubsonic server
  • Download music for offline listening
  • Time-synced lyrics support
  • Auto DJ for continuous playback
  • CarPlay integration
  • Browse albums, artists, and playlists
Features
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Tunode is a free music player for Navidrome and compatible OpenSubsonic servers. Stream your own collection, download albums and playlists for offline listening, and browse your music with CarPlay. Requires access to your own compatible music server. Music and server hosting are not included. All features are free, supported by ads. An optional one-time lifetime Remove Ads purchase removes advertising without unlocking features. LISTEN YOUR WAY • Browse albums, artists, playlists, and favorites • Search your server for artists, albums, and songs • Control playback with shuffle, repeat, and an easy-to-manage queue • Choose original quality or a lower streaming bitrate for Wi-Fi and cellular • Keep listening from the Lock Screen and Control Center OFFLINE, ON YOUR TERMS • Download tracks, albums, or complete playlists • Play downloaded files automatically when they are available • Keep original-quality copies on your device • View downloads and storage use in one place LYRICS THAT MOVE WITH THE MUSIC • Follow synced lyrics in real time • Tap any lyric line to jump to that moment • Use lyrics from your server, with LRCLIB fallback when available DISCOVERY WITHOUT THE NOISE • Turn on Auto DJ to extend your queue with related tracks • Return to favorites, recently added albums, and playlists from Home • Keep your own server at the center of the experience MADE FOR THE ROAD • Browse albums, playlists, and downloads with CarPlay • Use familiar Now Playing controls while driving • Continue playback in the background

Screenshots

DYSC4 screens
Tunode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DYSC at none against Tunode's 1. DYSC also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tunode's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tunode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DYSC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DYSC against 5.0 for Tunode. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DYSC ships an update every 2 weeks, Tunode every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DYSC versus Tunode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDYSCTunode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS2617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTunahan EkiciPolyphasic Developers Ltd.

Customer experience

DYSC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tunode

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DYSC

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tunode

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is DYSC free?
DYSC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tunode free?
Tunode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DYSC or Tunode?
DYSC and Tunode are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DYSC or Tunode have ads?
Tunode shows ads; DYSC does not.
Which is updated more often, DYSC or Tunode?
DYSC ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tunode every 4 days. Most recently, DYSC was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tunode on November 6, 2026.

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