play vs SubStreamer

Your music, from your own server, everywhere. play:Sub plays your Navidrome, Gonic, Subsonic or other Subsonic-compatible library on iPhone, iPad and Mac, in the car with CarPlay, on Chromecast or through your server's Jukebox - streamed in the quality you choose, or offline. NEW: AUTO SYNC • Keeps your starred songs, albums and artists, your newest albums or any playlist on your device, automatically • Choose per source: Download to keep it, or Cache to let it make room for other music NEVER LET THE MUSIC STOP • Auto DJ keeps playing when the queue runs out, with music related to what you started • Or pick an Auto Play mode: favorite artists, random albums, newest additions, artist radio, decade radio and more SERVERS • Navidrome, Gonic, Airsonic, Ampache, Funkwhale, Booksonic, Subsonic and more • OpenSubsonic support • Multiple servers, with easy switching • Some servers need their Subsonic API turned on AUDIO • FLAC, ALAC, AAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, AIFF, WEBM and more, without transcoding • Lossless and gapless playback, hi-res up to 24-bit/192 kHz • 10-band equalizer with presets, crossfade and ReplayGain • Playback speed from 0.5x to 2x • Audio Visualizer, and lyrics where your server has them PLAY ANYWHERE • iPhone, iPad and Mac (Apple silicon): any orientation, multitasking and resizable windows • CarPlay: your library, the play queue, server switching, and album and artist pages with play and shuffle buttons • Chromecast and Subsonic Jukebox • AirPlay, Bluetooth, headphone and car controls, Lock Screen and Control Center • Home Screen widgets you can play from • Picks up again after phone calls OFFLINE • Download music to keep it, or let the cache fill and trim itself • Played tracks are cached automatically, upcoming tracks preloaded • Download or cache single tracks or whole albums, artists, folders and playlists • Cached audio is upgraded to a better bitrate when available • Background downloads • The same app offline: browse, play, star and edit playlists, synced when you are back online BROWSE AND DISCOVER • Artists, albums, songs, folders, genres, decades and record labels • Playlists, favorites, podcasts, audiobooks and bookmarks • Recently added, frequently played and random • Artist radio, top songs and similar artists • Internet radio: your server's stations, plus 20,000+ from radio-browser.info • Search everything, filter by media folder or show only starred • Long-press anything for the actions that fit PLAYLISTS AND FAVORITES • Create, edit and delete playlists, personal or shared • Star artists, albums, songs, folders and record labels • 5-star ratings MAKE IT YOURS • Customizable tabs and library order • Light and dark themes that follow the system, or your own colors • Alternate app icons • Sleep timer CONNECTION • HTTPS, including self-signed certificates • Token authentication on Subsonic 5.3+ servers • Separate bitrates for cellular and Wi-Fi, with overrides for slow or fast Wi-Fi networks SCROBBLING • Scrobbles to Last.fm through your server, and updates Now Playing • Cached plays count too; offline plays are scrobbled when back online Requires a server with the Subsonic API 1.8 or newer (Subsonic 4.8+; Subsonic itself needs a Premium license for apps). Some features depend on your server, such as top songs, artist radio, similar artists and record labels.

Your music. Your server. Everywhere you go. Substreamer turns your Subsonic-compatible server into a personal streaming service. Browse, play, and download your entire music library on iPhone and iPad — free, with no ads, no subscriptions, and no data collection. Verified with Navidrome, Subsonic, Gonic, Nextcloud Music, and Ampache. Also compatible with Airsonic-Advanced, Funkwhale, Supysonic, and other Subsonic API servers. STREAM & DOWNLOAD Stream in full quality or choose a bitrate that suits your connection. Download albums and playlists for offline listening with background queue processing and automatic recovery. Substreamer switches to offline mode automatically when your server is unreachable. TUNED IN — SMART MIXES Personalised playlists powered by your listening history. Time-of-day mixes, deep cuts from similar artists, decade time machines, genre blends, favorites radio, and a custom mix builder — all generated from your own library, not an algorithm trained on someone else's taste. LISTENING ANALYTICS See your play history, top artists, albums, and songs, most active listening hours, activity heatmaps, and listening streaks. Scrobbles queue locally when you're offline and sync automatically when you reconnect. Exclude specific albums or artists so one-off plays don't skew your stats. LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Browse by album, artist, or playlist. List and grid views with alphabetical quick-scroll for large libraries. 5-star ratings and favorites sync with your server. Create and manage playlists, reorder tracks, or save your current queue as a new playlist. PLAYBACK Background playback with full lock screen and notification controls. Adjustable playback speed, shuffle, and repeat. Share albums or playlists with configurable links. BEAUTIFUL & PRIVATE Light, dark, and system themes with custom accent colors. Album art color extraction for immersive detail views. No tracking, no analytics, no account required — your music stays between you and your server. OPEN SOURCE Substreamer is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. Browse the code, report issues, or contribute at github.com/ghenry22/substreamer.