Comparison

AVSub vs Nautiline

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
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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

Nautiline

Stream your music library from an OpenSubsonic server with a modern, intuitive interface. Enjoy features like offline downloads, gapless playback, synced lyrics, and seamless integration with your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Offline caching and downloading
  • Gapless playback
  • Synced lyrics
  • CarPlay and Siri integration
  • Sleep timer
  • ReplayGain support
Features
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Nautiline is a modern OpenSubsonic client with a beautiful interface and solid media handling, so you can focus on your music. Listening & Playback: • Cache & Download Files ‣ Songs are automatically cached as you listen with no extra data used ‣ Manually download files for offline listening ‣ Automatically save your whole library • Gapless Playback • Seeking in Transcoded Files ‣ Save bandwidth without sacrificing the listening experience • Internet Radio • Offline Browsing & Searching • Synced Lyrics ‣ Direct from your server • ReplayGain ‣ Automatically apply the right track/album gain • Sleep Timer Remote Access: • Set Custom Headers • Multiple URLs for home and away access iOS Integration: • CarPlay • Siri • Music Haptics

Screenshots

AVSub4 screens
Nautiline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nautiline at Free against AVSub's $3.99. Nautiline also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (88% vs 60%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nautiline is free to download; AVSub costs $3.99 up front. AVSub sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Nautiline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nautiline holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of AVSub's written reviews are positive against 88% of Nautiline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVSub ships an update monthly, Nautiline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AVSub versus Nautiline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVSubNautiline
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (64 ratings)4.7 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6484 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard LevyGledtone

Customer experience

AVSub

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

Nautiline

All ratings81 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

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
1 purchases

Nautiline

One-time1
  • Nautiline$10.00

Questions

Is AVSub free?
AVSub costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Nautiline free?
Nautiline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AVSub or Nautiline?
Nautiline is rated higher. AVSub averages 3.8 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Nautiline averages 4.7 from 84 ratings.
Do AVSub or Nautiline have ads?
Neither AVSub nor Nautiline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVSub or Nautiline?
AVSub ships an update monthly, and Nautiline every 2 weeks. Most recently, AVSub was updated on October 26, 2026 and Nautiline on October 25, 2026.

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