mconnect Player HD vs JPLAY
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.
JPLAY
This app is a high-fidelity music player designed for audiophiles. It seamlessly integrates streaming services like Qobuz and Tidal with local music files, offering a unified interface for all your audio content. Experience superior sound quality and discover new music through its intuitive design and advanced features.
- Plays Qobuz, Tidal, and local music files
- Works with most streamers and network DACs
- HQPlayer Control API integration
- Dramatically better sound quality
- Radio feature for music discovery
- Extended playlist management
- Artist bios and album reviews
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JPLAY is an award winning music playback app for audiophiles. It works instantly with nearly every streamer or network DAC on the market. It combines Qobuz, Tidal and local content in a single interface allowing user to access each library separately. Main features: • Beautiful, clean and easy to use app allowing you to play music on nearly all streamers/network DACs - no core needed! (UPnP AV/DLNA) • Plays from Qobuz, Tidal and files on local libraries • HQPlayer Control API – Seamlessly integrate and remotely control HQPlayer directly from JPLAY • Dramatically better sound quality thanks to minimizing network traffic • Radio feature discovers new music for you • Single library, individual library and folder views • Extended playlists management • Advanced search, sort, focus • Artists bios, album reviews etc • Highlighted audiophile formats • My Activity, My history keep your playback stats • Native iOS controls from locked screen • Sharing your favorite music on social media • And much, much more! JPLAY requires an active subscription to access its content and features. Sign up for a JPLAY subscription in the app. New users can enjoy a 14-day free trial period that will be automatically converted into a yearly subscription. Subscription is automatically renewed and charged on a yearly basis. You can cancel it at any time up until the day before renewal and you can at any time turn off the auto renewal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JPLAY at Free against mconnect Player HD's $5.99. JPLAY also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (59% vs 49%). mconnect Player HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
JPLAY is free to download; mconnect Player HD costs $5.99 up front. JPLAY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. mconnect Player HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
JPLAY holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of mconnect Player HD's written reviews are positive against 59% of JPLAY's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect Player HD | JPLAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (33 ratings) | 4.2 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | 58.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Marcin Ostapowicz |
Customer experience
mconnect Player HD
JPLAY
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
JPLAY
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Superior sound quality compared to competitors
- 👍 Intuitive and clean user interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive app performance
- 🔌 Seamless UPnP/DLNA integration
- 📱 Works without requiring a server
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription pricing ($50/year, $199 lifetime)
- ❌ No monthly subscription option available
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity and playback issues
- 📱 iOS-only application
- 🔄 No cross-device synchronization
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
JPLAY
Reported bugs
14 issues- Tracks fail to render or play from Tidal
- App crashes on startup with older iOS versions
- Playback stuttering and lag issues
- Renderer in transition errors
- Device discovery failures
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- Missing cover art for local files
- Playback gets stuck at end of songs
- Random track order despite settings
- Skips tracks mid-playback
- Connection drops with certain streamers
- Metadata not syncing properly
- Album art not loading from Synology/Plex servers
- Qobuz favorites import not working
- Tidal playlist suggestions missing
Requested features
16 requests- Monthly subscription option
- Cross-device synchronization for playlists and favorites
- EQ and tone adjustment controls
- DSD file playback support
- Multi-room audio capability
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- Apple Watch control support
- AirPlay support
- Android version
- Gapless playback improvement
- Family sharing support
- Apple Music integration
- Internet radio support
- Volume control in player screen
- Automatic iCloud backup between devices
- WebDAV support
- Better error messages for troubleshooting
In-app purchases
mconnect Player HD
No in-app purchases
JPLAY
- JPLAY Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime$149.00
- JPLAY Lifetime$199.00
Questions
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