Cambridge Connect vs Advance Playstream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cambridge Connect
Control your Cambridge Audio network audio player with your iOS device. Browse and play media from UPnP servers or USB drives, manage queues, and control internet radio, inputs, and volume.
- Browse and play UPnP media
- Play media from USB drives
- Queue management
- Internet Radio control
- Input selection
- Volume control
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Cambridge Connect allows control of your StreamMagic powered Cambridge Audio network audio player from your iOS device. Main Features:- • Browse and play media stored on compatible UPnP servers • Browse and play media on USB drives connected to your Cambridge Audio player • Queue management • Internet Radio search, preset selection and management • Input selection • Volume control on compatible devices • Multi-Language support Compatible with all Cambridge Audio network audio streamers.
Advance Playstream
Control multiroom audio playback across your home network. Stream music from various sources including local devices, NAS, and popular streaming services with high-fidelity sound.
- Multiroom audio playback
- Stream from iPhone, iPad, Mac
- NAS and UPnP device support
- Integrates with Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz
- Internet radio streaming
- High-fidelity sound
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Advance Playstream is the app which controls our line of multiroom streamers. Play all your music on your home network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet*) in multiroom. Music from your iPhone, iPad and Mac but also from your NAS or UPnP devices including cloud or streaming services as Spotify, Qobuz, Amazon Music Unlimited, Tidal, i.Heart radio, Tune-in and vTuner internet radio. Our network player delivers real high fidelity sound for audiophiles. * Ethernet only on some models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Advance Playstream at 2.6 against Cambridge Connect's 2.2. Cambridge Connect's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 7) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 10.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Advance Playstream holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cambridge Connect has 66 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Cambridge Connect's written reviews are positive against 21% of Advance Playstream's.
Cambridge Connect ships an update every 3 months, Advance Playstream every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cambridge Connect | Advance Playstream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (66 ratings) | 2.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Partnership | ADVANCE PARIS |
Customer experience
Cambridge Connect
Advance Playstream
Bugs and requests
Cambridge Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to detect connected devices
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Volume controls not working as expected
- Issues with browsing and playing music from USB drives
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to create and save playlists
- Implement comprehensive search functionality
- Improve integration with music libraries and streaming services
- Provide more customization options (themes, layouts, etc.)
Advance Playstream
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cambridge Connect
No in-app purchases
Advance Playstream
No in-app purchases
Questions
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