play vs SubStreamer

Stream your Subsonic-server-hosted music to your iOS or CarPlay device, Chromecast device or Subsonic Jukebox. Enjoy your music everywhere, anytime, in the quality you decide! play:Sub supports playback of most audio formats like FLAC, MP3, AAC and more. Lossless and gapless playback is supported, as well as crossfading between tracks. Use the 10-band fully customizable equalizer to get the right sound. The equalizer has presets for common genres and scenarios. Apply crossfade and replay-gain for the perfect listening experience. Browse your music your way, be it by folder, artist, album, decade. Control playback using gestures, buttons or remote controlled from you headset. Play on anything: builtin speaker, headphones, Bluetooth connected headphones/amp/speaker/car-stereo or AirPlay devices. play:Sub streams your music over any connection, and caches songs for when connectivity is bad. Played songs are cached automatically, and you can manually cache individual songs or entire folders, artists or albums. SERVER SUPPORT • Subsonic, AirSonic, Ampache, Madsonic, Funkwhale, Libresonic, Navidrome • Supports multiple servers and easy switching between them • Any Subsonic 4.8+ compatible server should work • You may need to enable Subsonic API on some server types USER INTERFACE • Dark and light UI themes • All orientations, incl. iPad multitasking support AUDIO • FLAC, AAC, ALAC, MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, AIFF, WEBM and more • Plays most audio formats without transcoding • Lossless playback (wo transcoding) • Gapless playback • 10-band equalizer • Crossfade • Replay Gain • HI-rez digital up to 24bit/192kHz • Variable playback speed (0.5-2x) PLAY ON • Any iOS device • CarPlay • Chromecast • Jukebox DISCOVERY • Artist radio. • Artist top songs • Similar artists • Be inspired by random artist, album or songs • Play random songs in a genre BROWSE YOUR MUSIC ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT • Artists, Albums, Songs • Folders • Playlists, Favorites, Genres • Podcasts, Audiobooks, Bookmarks • Decades • Filter by Subsonic mediafolder INTERNET RADIOSTATIONS • Server configured / shared internet radiostation. • 20000+ radiostation directory powered by radiobrowser,info PLAYLISTS • Create, update and delete playlists • Personal and shared playlists • Cache complete playlists to device • Full playlist support in both online and offline mode FAVORITES • Starring of artists, albums, tracks and folders • Starring works in both online and offline mode • Items starred when offline is synced at first chance • Easily filter lists for starred content GENRES • View All, Random or Starred albums from a genre • View Random or Starred songs from a genre CONTEXT MENU EVERYWHERE • Long-press any item to show relevant actions • Easily navigate between associated artist, album, tracks and folders • Add tracks, albums, artists or folders to playlists • Swipe-to-reveal shortcuts CACHING • Automatic caching of played tracks, pre-cache upcoming tracks • Manually cache selected folders, artists, albums or tracks • Upgrade cached audio to better bitrate when available SEAMLESS OFFLINE MODE • Play cached music when connectivity is bad • Show only cached content • Same user interface in online and offline mode INTEGRATION • AirPlay, Bluetooth, remote control, lock screen & control center integration • Support iOS’ sleep timer • Resumes music after being interrupted by phone calls • Background downloads CONNECTION • SSL, self-signed certificates • Secure authentication for Subsonic 5.3+ servers • cellular/wifi dependent bitrate; override settings for slow/fast WiFi networks SCROBBLING • Scrobbles to last.fm if configured on the server • Updates Now Playing on the server • Updates server-playcounts when playing cached content • Music played while offline is scrobbled when online again NOTE: a licensed installation of Subsonic 4.8+ is required. Some features need a higher server version (Top Songs, Artist Radio, Similar Artists, Last.fm Imagery, Album Info)

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.