MusicLife vs Plinius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MusicLife
Stream music from your Mac, PC, or NAS to your Apple devices. Supports popular streaming services and internet radio. Offers full control of UPnP network music systems and playback to Bluetooth or Google Cast devices.
- Stream music from Mac, PC, NAS
- Control UPnP network music systems
- Internet Radio support
- Podcast streaming
- TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, Napster, Amazon Music support
- Playback to Bluetooth/Google Cast devices
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Effortlessly control streaming music hosted on your Mac, PC or NAS drive directly from your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Now featuring Internet Radio, Podcasts, TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, Napster, HIGHRESAUDIO & Amazon Music support. Take advantage of these streaming services by using the following Harman Luxury Audio devices: Arcam: HDA AVRs • CDS50 • CDS27 • UDP411 • SA30 Integrated Amplifier • ST60 Streamer • Solo Uno • Solo Movie • Solo Music JBL Synthesis: SDR-35 • SDP-55 Mark Levinson: No5101 • No519 MusicLife gives you complete control of the media player in your UPnP network-based music system. Additionally, playback is supported to any Bluetooth or Google Cast device, however we can only provide customer support for the Harman devices.
Plinius
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Setup and configure your Plinius streaming amplifier. To stream your favorite music, podcasts, and internet radio, connect your amplifier to a wired or wireless network. Identify your amplifier by assigning it a name. To limit power consumption when your amplifier is not being used, set the standby timer. Equalize source volume levels. Update your amplifier's software.
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Verdict
MusicLife and Plinius are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MusicLife | Plinius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (33 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED | Plinius Audio Limited |
In-app purchases
MusicLife
No in-app purchases
Plinius
No in-app purchases
