mconnect Player HD vs Audirvāna Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mconnect Player HD
Stream your videos, photos, and music to various playback devices. Supports UPnP, DLNA, and Google Cast, with gapless playback for DSD and FLAC files. Play media from your device, NAS, cloud storage, or integrated music services.
- UPnP/DLNA media streaming
- Google Cast (Chromecast) support
- Gapless playback
- DSD and FLAC music playback
- Stream TIDAL, Qobuz, and Bugs
- Send media to AirPlay devices
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mconnect Player is a media player app to support UPnP/DLNA and Google Cast(Chromecast). - Send Video/Photo/Music to UPnP and Google Cast (Chromecast) devices. - Gapless Playback by App and to UPnP renderers. - DSD and FLAC music playback by App. - Play TIDAL, Qobuz and Bugs music & video to UPnP and Google Cast devices. - Send media files to Apple AirPlay compatible devices from PC, NAS and Internet. *mconnect Plaer HD is for iPad providing horizontal screen. You can play media files from any Servers to any Playback Devices with mconnect Player. [Media Servers] - Your iPhone and iPad. - UPnP compatible servers: PC and NAS. - Internet Music integrated into App: TIDAL, Qobuz and Bugs. - Cloud Server integrated into App: OneDrive and Dropbox. [Playback Devices] - Your iPhone and iPad. - UPnP compatible renderers: Smart TV, UPnP supported Audio, UPnP receivers. - Google Cast: Chromecast, Google Cast compatible Audio. - AirPlay compatible devices: Apple TV, Airport Express, AirPlay Audio. Note: If you send a media file to a remote playback device, the playable media format depends on the media decoder in the remote playback device. iPhone, iPad, AirPlay, Apple TV, and AirPort Express are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Google Cast and Chromecast are registered trademarks of Google Inc. DLNA is a trademark of Digital Living Network Alliance. UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Forum in the United States and other countries. TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Qobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. Bugs is a trademark of NHN Bugs Corp.
Audirvāna Remote
Control your music playback on your computer from your mobile device. Access your entire music library, create playlists, and adjust audio settings remotely for a seamless high-fidelity listening experience at home.
- Browse music libraries
- Create and manage playlists
- Select audio output device
- Adjust volume
- Access settings
- Control HD streaming services
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Audirvāna Remote App allows you to control the Audirvāna software running on your computer from your mobile device and enjoy your music more freely at home. Your albums, playlists, artists and HD streaming services are all accessible from the Audirvāna Remote, and the software running on your computer still guarantees optimal audio playback. - Browse all music libraries accessible from the application. - Create, rename and reorganize your playlists - Choose the output audio device and precisely adjust the volume - Check and adjust all your settings To use Audirvāna Remote: - Open Audirvāna on your Mac or PC and install Audirvāna Remote on your iPhone or iPad - Connect your computer and your phone or tablet to the same wifi network. - Select your computer from the Remote app, and enter the code displayed on the screen. - Enjoy the Audirvāna experience without moving from your couch. Audirvāna is a software for macOS or Windows 10/11 that accepts all audio formats and makes music a priority on your computer to make it a true high-fidelity audio source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Audirvāna Remote at Free against mconnect Player HD's $5.99. Audirvāna Remote also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (85% vs 49%). On update cadence, ads, 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
Audirvāna Remote is free to download; mconnect Player HD costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Audirvāna Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audirvāna Remote has 862 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of mconnect Player HD's written reviews are positive against 85% of Audirvāna Remote's.
mconnect Player HD ships an update every 3 weeks, Audirvāna Remote every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player HD | Audirvāna Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (33 ratings) | 4.6 (862 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 862 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Audirvana |
Customer experience
mconnect Player HD
Audirvāna Remote
User reviews
mconnect Player HD
From 33 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for high-res audio
- 👍 Works with Tidal and Qobuz
- 👍 Good for streaming from NAS
- 👍 Replaces manufacturer apps
- 👍 Flawless DLNA/UPNP interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Interface could be improved
- 🐛 Only landscape mode
- 🐛 Volume control issues
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Does not connect to Chromecast
Audirvāna Remote
From 862 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lightning-fast and responsive
- 👍 Great user interface and visuals
- 🎶 Excellent sound quality
- 📚 Seamless integration with music libraries and streaming services
- 🔍 Intuitive and easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connection issues and crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to browse large music libraries
- 🔧 Setup can be tricky for some users
- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
Bugs and requests
mconnect Player HD
Reported bugs
28 issues- Last track cut short
- Volume resets when turned up
- Crashes when connecting to Chromecast
- Unstable and unreliable performance
- Freezes randomly
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- Slow performance and lag
- Consistently crashes when playing albums
- Hangs when playing playlists
- Disconnects and freezes regularly
- Background battery drain
- Won't play MKV files
- Won't play DSD files
- Stops after one or two tracks
- Fails to automatically advance to next track
- Playback stops after each song
- Crashes when adding tracks to playlist
- Fails to process DSD64
- Stopped playing to music renderer
- Locked in landscape mode
- Volume control less responsive
- Viewing window obscured
- Broken after update, stops playback
- Pausing causes crashes and freezes
- Crashes iPad
- Unstable UPnP device listing
- Playback stops after end of track
- High-res playback unstable
- Invalid file location error
Requested features
29 requests- Improve interface intuitiveness
- Add radio support
- Support portrait mode
- Add album cover art display
- Add scrubbing of file being played
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- Improve search capabilities with filters
- Simplify favorites management
- Add 'Play now' for albums
- Add scrobbling support for last.fm
- View Qobuz digital booklets
- Add gapless playback support
- Add scroll bar for navigation
- Unified iPhone and iPad app
- Support for MKV video files
- Support for DSD files
- Add dark mode option
- Improve battery management for background processes
- Add support for online music streaming to Chromecast
- Fix last track cut short issue
- Fix volume control resetting
- Fix playback stopping after each song
- Fix app crashing when adding tracks
- Fix DSD64 processing issues
- Fix playback stopping to remote
- Fix landscape mode lock
- Fix volume control responsiveness
- Fix obscured viewing window
- Add support for video formats
- Remove persistent 'play to' button
Audirvāna Remote
Reported bugs
3 issues- Remote app sometimes fails to connect to the desktop app
- Album art not displaying correctly in certain cases
- Playlist playback issues and desynchronization
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more music streaming services
- Improve playlist management and creation
- Provide more customization options
- Implement a volume control feature in the remote app
In-app purchases
mconnect Player HD
No in-app purchases
Audirvāna Remote
No in-app purchases
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