Comparison

Tunode vs Dromify

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

Head to head
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

About

Dromify

This native music player connects to your self-hosted Navidrome or Subsonic server, allowing you to stream and manage your entire music library across all your Apple devices. Enjoy a beautiful browsing experience, robust playback features, and Siri integration without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Connects to Navidrome/Subsonic servers
  • Browse albums, artists, genres, playlists
  • Create and edit playlists
  • Supports lossless FLAC playback
  • CarPlay and Siri integration
  • Available on all Apple devices
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Dromify is a fast, native music player for your own music collection. Connect it to your Navidrome server (or any Subsonic-compatible server) and play your whole library on every Apple device you own. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Just your music. YOUR LIBRARY, BEAUTIFULLY BROWSABLE • Albums, artists, genres, playlists and favourites • Fast search across your whole collection • Create and edit playlists that sync back to your server • Sort and filter your library, with pull-to-refresh to pick up anything new PLAYBACK THAT JUST WORKS • Streams the formats your server supports, including lossless FLAC, with a format and bitrate badge on Now Playing • Separate streaming quality for Wi-Fi and mobile data • Optional stream cache to ride out patchy connections • Queue management: Play Next, Add to Queue, reorder, shuffle and repeat • Lock Screen, Control Centre and AirPlay support CARPLAY Browse Recent, Playlists, Library, Favourites and Search from your dashboard, with full Now Playing controls, Up Next and one-tap Siri. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Say "Play [album or artist] on Dromify", or use your voice to play and pause, skip, go back, shuffle, change repeat, play random songs or favourite the song that's playing. EVERY APPLE DEVICE • iPhone and iPad • Mac: a proper Mac app, with a sidebar, song tables, keyboard shortcuts and a resizable Now Playing window • Apple TV: your library on the big screen, controlled with the Siri Remote • Apple Vision Pro • Apple Watch (with Dromify Pro) MAKE IT YOURS Choose from seven colour themes (Electric, Evergreen, Purple Rain, Jazz, Soul, Midnight and Neon), in light or dark mode. PRIVATE AND SECURE Dromify talks only to your server. Passwords are stored in the Keychain and never leave your device. HTTPS is preferred, and if you do use plain HTTP, Dromify tells you clearly. DROMIFY PRO A single one-off purchase unlocks everything, on all your Apple devices, for good. Family Sharing is supported. • Offline downloads: keep tracks, albums and playlists on your device, including for CarPlay • Standalone Apple Watch: download music to your watch and leave your phone at home • Multiple servers: save several servers and switch between them • iCloud server sync: servers you add on one device show up on your others (passwords stay on each device) • Gapless playback: seamless transitions for live albums and DJ mixes • Sleep timer: playback stops after a time you set • Seasonal filters: keep genres like Christmas music hidden until their season comes round WHAT YOU NEED Dromify is a player. It doesn't come with any music. You'll need access to a Navidrome server or another Subsonic API–compatible music server. Navidrome is free and open source, and runs on a NAS, a Raspberry Pi or almost anything else. Dromify isn't affiliated with or endorsed by the Navidrome or Subsonic projects.

Screenshots

Tunode4 screens
Dromify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tunode at 100% against Dromify's 0%. Tunode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Dromify's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (6 vs 4). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Dromify sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tunode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tunode's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dromify's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tunode versus Dromify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunodeDromify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolyphasic Developers Ltd.Tallahootie Ltd

Customer experience

Tunode

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

Dromify

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tunode

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
4 purchases

Dromify

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Dromify Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Tunode free?
Tunode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dromify free?
Dromify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tunode or Dromify?
Tunode is rated higher. Tunode averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dromify averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tunode or Dromify have ads?
Tunode shows ads; Dromify does not.

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