SubStreamer

Name: SubStreamer
Rating: 4 (124 reviews)
Author: Gaven Henry

By: Gaven Henry

Stream Your Own Music Library

Features & Capabilities

SubStreamer is a free, open-source Chrome extension that turns your Subsonic-compatible server into a personal streaming service. Stream in full quality or download for offline listening on iPhone and iPad. It’s ad-free, subscription-free, and designed to keep your music on your own server, with no data collection. It’s verified with Navidrome, Subsonic, Gonic, Nextcloud Music, Ampache, and works with Airsonic-Advanced, Funkwhale, Supysonic, and other Subsonic API servers.

Beyond playback, SubStreamer offers smart mixes based on your listening history—time-of-day playlists, deep cuts, era blends, and a custom mix builder. It provides listening analytics (top artists, hours, heatmaps), robust library management (ratings, favorites, playlists), and flexible playback controls (lock screen, background playback, speed, shuffle). The app emphasizes privacy with offline sync and no analytics or accounts required; everything stays between you and your server. Open-source under GPL-3.0; code available at github.com/ghenry22/substreamer.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Open Source Privacy & Security

By:

Gaven Henry

Rating:

4.00

(124) 3 new ratings

Version:

8.0.73 Last updated: 2026-06-16

Version code:

886909303

Creation date:

2015-07-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

42.14MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-30

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 147,487 ▲ 604

Other platforms

Substreamer - Music Streamer (v8.0.74)

77,799 3.71

(722)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Gaven Henry

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/substreamer/id1012991665

Website:

https://substreamer.org

User Reviews

SubStreamer shines with strong Navidrome/self-hosted music support and a sleek, intuitive UI, plus solid offline caching. However, users frequently report playback instability (crashes, buffering, AirPlay interruptions), a lack of a universal all-songs view, and some early UI bugs. Overall, it’s a standout Navidrome client on iOS that could benefit from reliability refinements and a more complete library browsing experience.

Pros

Excellent Navidrome/self-hosted music support; repeatedly praised as the best Navidrome/iOS client and works well with Navidrome servers.
Sleek, polished, and intuitive user interface that makes navigation and playback feel smooth.
Strong offline capabilities, including downloading entire playlists into cache and clear separation between cached and downloaded music.
Good discovery-oriented home screen and overall feature richness for self-hosted music experiences, with positive feedback on server integration and usability.

Cons

Playback stability issues across many reviews, including frequent stops, crashes when rewinding/fast-forwarding, long buffering on cellular, and interruptions during AirPlay.
Missing a global 'view all songs' library view; navigation is limited to albums or artists, making it harder to locate individual tracks.
Early bugs and UI glitches (such as splash-screen issues on older devices and occasional unresponsiveness) and general stability concerns during initial usage.

Recent reviews

After recently setting up my Navidrome server, I wanted something clean with more options than just using the browser. Really glad I found this one. It works beautifully. Thank you to the dev. I owe you a cup of coffee

by St*****, 2026-06-23

This is by far the best app for Navidrome. The design is great, Tuned In is awesome, and Favorites is great. The only thing missing is CarPlay support. I have hour weekday drives, so that’s when I listen to most of my music.