Comparison

AVSub vs InnoPlay

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

Head to head
About

AVSub

Access and stream your entire music and video library from your SubSonic server. Enjoy offline playback, multi-format support, and seamless casting to various devices. Features include playlist management, enhanced media information, and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • SubSonic server integration
  • Multi-format audio and video streaming
  • Offline caching for playback
  • Playlist support
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
  • Casting support (Chromecast, FireTV)
  • Enhanced media information
Features
Currently charting
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AVSub is a fully featured, multi-language music and video streaming (after in-app purchase) app for SubSonic. With multi-format (including FLAC) support, quick & easy browsing, caching for offline listening or viewing, playlist support and a great user interface, accessing your media is fast and simple. With full Bluetooth Audio, Apple Watch, CarPlay, Chromecast & Airplay support too, you can have your media with you anywhere, anytime. Connect AVSub to your licensed SubSonic server and you'll have access to your entire media collection. AVSub supports any audio format that SubSonic supports and SSL. AVSub's user interface is familiar and easy to use. Optimized views for both portrait & landscape orientations make the most of your device. AVSub has full Bluetooth Audio support - stream to any Bluetooth device (car stereo, amplifier, speaker, headphones) with superb quality. Bluetooth remote-control is fully supported. AVSub also fully suports CarPlay. The AVSub Apple Watch extension is the easiest way to get your Subsonic playlists and cached albums onto your watch. The extension supports full background playback. You can take your music with you even without your phone! AVSub supports offline caching so you can listen to your music or watch video even when you're not connected to the Internet. AVSub will intelligently cache what you listen to in the background, or you can choose to download tracks, albums or videos direct to the cache for quick pre-loading. Cache size is configurable, along with options such as cache reading & writing and the ability to control direct-downloading over a mobile/cellular network. AVSub supports Subsonic playlists and will intelligently cache tracks on your device. AVSub can be used on both WiFi or a mobile/cellular connection (3G/4G/5G). Audio caching ensure smoother playback. AVSub shows enhanced information for your media, recognising movies, TV, artists and giving bio information, top tracks and similar artists. With AVSub you can access your full media library by browsing, selecting from the most recently added, most recently played, most frequently played or highest rated tracks, or search over your entire library. AVSub also supports multiple SubSonic top-level music folders, allowing you to select an individual top-level folder, or your entire collection. You can browse by folder structure or ID3 tags. AVSub Features: - Universal app for iPhone & iPad - MP3/AAC/FLAC/MP4/ALAC/Vorbis/Opus/WAV/DSD - High-resolution digital audio output via CCK up to 24bit/192kHz - CarPlay - TMDb integration for full movie & TV posters and details - VLC integration - 10 band Equaliser - Mini player - AVCast support - Google Cast audio and video (after in-app purchase) - Supports all modern video codecs - Portrait and landscape - Video streaming with caching (in-app purchase) - Subsonic Jukebox (in-app purchase) - Home screen & Notification center widget with recent items - 3D Touch quick action shortcuts - Internet radio - Crossfade - SSL support, including self-signed certificates - Caching for all media - Folder & ID3 mode - Multi-disc album support - Artist Radio/Similar Songs - Intelligent Bookmarks - Podcasts - Gapless playback - Track seeking - Subsonic playlist support - Streams over 3G/4G/5G/WiFi - Maximum streaming bitrate control - Bluetooth Audio/Airplay support - Remembers your playlist from the last session - Streams from any licensed SubSonic server (v4.0 and up) - Browse/search music collection - Browse most recently added, recently played, frequently played, highest rated - Random albums/songs - Shuffle and repeat - Album cover art - Lock-screen integration - Documentation & guides available at the AVSub website

About

InnoPlay

Easily control your InnoTune system with this application. Manage your music playback and settings for a seamless audio experience.

Highlights
  • System control
  • Music playback management
  • Settings configuration
  • Seamless audio experience
Features
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Steuern Sie Ihr InnoTune-System ganz einfach mit InnoPlay.

Screenshots

AVSub4 screens
InnoPlay1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AVSub at 60% against InnoPlay's 0%. AVSub also leads on chart position (#114 vs unranked). InnoPlay's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads and device support 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

InnoPlay is free to download; AVSub costs $3.99 up front. AVSub sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. InnoPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVSub ships an update monthly, InnoPlay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
AVSub versus InnoPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVSubInnoPlay
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard LevySeverin Elmecker

Customer experience

AVSub

All ratings65 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative30.5%

InnoPlay

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

AVSub

One-time5
  • Jukebox mode$0.99
  • Video Playback$1.99
  • Chromecast Video/Audio$2.99
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  • Fire TV support$2.99
  • Google Cast and Fire TV Support$4.99
None

InnoPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AVSub free?
AVSub costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is InnoPlay free?
InnoPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AVSub or InnoPlay have ads?
Neither AVSub nor InnoPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVSub or InnoPlay?
AVSub ships an update monthly, and InnoPlay every 5 days. Most recently, AVSub was updated on October 26, 2026 and InnoPlay on October 21, 2026.

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