Comparison

AVSub vs mStream Player

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, AVCast/Chromecast/FireTV & 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 easy to use. Buttons are large and clear and playback can be controlled by gestures. 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 onto your watch. The extension supports full background playback. You can take your music with you even without your phone! AVSub supports 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. Cache management in AVSub is easy too! When browsing the cache, simple swipe right-to-left on item to reveal a delete button. See the AVSub website for details. 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). 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. AVSub supports the casting app AVCast. 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/iPod Touch - 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 - Equaliser - Mini player - AVCast support - Google Cast & Amazon Fire TV audio and video (after in-app purchase) - 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 - Supports iOS10+

About

mStream Player

Stream your personal music library from a self-hosted server directly to your mobile device. Browse folders, search by artist or album, and create dynamic playlists with Auto DJ. Enjoy fine volume control, shuffle, and loop features for a personalized listening experience.

Highlights
  • Browse music folders
  • Search by artist/album/song
  • Create dynamic playlists
  • Shuffle and loop playback
  • HTTP(S) support
  • Authenticated login
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This is a mobile app client for personal and self-hosted mStream music servers (https://github.com/IrosTheBeggar/mStream). Current features: - Browse your music folders - Search in folders - Play music in a folder - Search by artist/album/song - Play an album, song, or playlist - Create dynamic playlists with "Auto DJ" - Fine volume control - Shuffle your queue - Loop a queue or single track - HTTP(S) support - Authenticated & password-less login Note, the app does not support the following features yet: - Playing OGG files - Self-signed certificates The app is completely private. No data is collected.

Screenshots

AVSub4 screens
mStream Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: mStream Player at Free against AVSub's $3.99. mStream Player also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8). AVSub's advantage is chart position (#129 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

mStream Player is free to download; AVSub costs $3.99 up front. AVSub sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and mStream Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mStream Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of AVSub's written reviews are positive against 64% of mStream Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVSub ships an update monthly, mStream Player every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
AVSub versus mStream Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVSubmStream Player
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (65 ratings)4.6 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65 — better25
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard LevyNiera Tech Inc.

Customer experience

AVSub

All ratings65 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral9.9%
Negative29.6%

mStream Player

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

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
3 purchases

mStream Player

One-time3
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$6.99
  • Snack-Sized Tip$9.99
  • Meal-Sized Tip$14.99

Questions

Is AVSub free?
AVSub costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is mStream Player free?
mStream Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AVSub or mStream Player?
mStream Player is rated higher. AVSub averages 3.8 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while mStream Player averages 4.6 from 25 ratings.
Do AVSub or mStream Player have ads?
Neither AVSub nor mStream Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVSub or mStream Player?
AVSub ships an update monthly, and mStream Player every 5 weeks. Most recently, AVSub was updated on October 3, 2026 and mStream Player on September 27, 2026.

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