Airfoil Satellite

Name: Airfoil Satellite
Rating: 4.4 (37 reviews)
Author: Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc.

By: Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc.

Stream audio to your device

Features & Capabilities

Airfoil Satellite turns your device into an audio receiver. Send any audio from your Mac with Airfoil and Airfoil Satellite!

Send audio from any app, like Music or Spotify, as well as web-based sources like Pandora and more. Hear your audio anywhere around the house!

Just connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to your local Wifi network and launch Airfoil Satellite, then open up Airfoil on your Mac and start transmitting to the device!

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Airfoil Satellite: Another fine Rogue Amoeba product

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc.

Rating:

4.40

(37)

Version:

2.2.0 Last updated: 2023-02-02

Version code:

854695838

Creation date:

2015-12-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

3.01MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 223,334 ▼ 538

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Developed by:

Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airfoil-satellite/id1015554329

Website:

https://rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/satellite/ios/

User Reviews

Reviews praise Airfoil Satellite for strong multi-room audio and easy iOS control, with reliable long-term support and quick audio testing across devices. However, recurring concerns include sync/latency issues, lack of Windows support, iOS control quirks, disruptive updates, and occasional crashes on older hardware.

Pros

Strong multi-room syncing across multiple speakers and devices with easy control of the same feed.
Fast, intuitive remote control from iPhone/iPad with seamless playback and volume control.
Long-term reliability and responsive support from Rogue Amoeba with years of updates.
Great for quickly testing audio on multiple devices, useful for music/pro audio work.
Persistent connections enabling a DIY multi-speaker setup (including non-music content) with consistent playback.

Cons

Audio often drifts out of sync between speakers and noticeable latency; may require disconnect/reconnect.
Windows support has been removed or is not available, despite past marketing claims.
iOS app has unreliable volume/group controls and sometimes forgets the active Airfoil.
Updates can break streaming or degrade functionality that previously worked.
Occasional crashes or reliability issues on older hardware.

Recent reviews

I love how I can connect my music to this app!

by ms*****, 2025-09-30

As an airfoil user, I thought to myself “I wish I could control my session with my phone.” In 10 seconds I was doing it. Fastest any app has ever met my need. In a world where everything requires several logins and ends up not working anyway, I was amazed at the seamlessness. I would give 50 stars if I could.

by po*****, 2025-07-14

This is an EASY 5-Stars. I’ve been using Airfoil Satellite on iPhone in conjunction with Airfoil on the Mac for around 5-10 years. I absolutely love Airfoil / Satellite I will add: it is central to my own, “roll your own” DIY super low cost BUT best quality whole house sound system. There is simply no better solution for setting up your own highly controllable DIY multi-speaker setup. (like Sonos) My setup is to play audio (Sound Cloud or Spotify) out from MacBook Pro via WiFi out to WiFi speakers throughout my house and property. Having a rock solid mesh WiFi system is key. A must. Play out is controlled by Airfoil on a MacBook Pro. I remotely use the Satellite iOS app to control volume, playback on the fly as needed. To receive the audio signal being sent out I use Speakers with WiFi capability like the Google Nest Audio speaker. Or even much better: use an Apple AirPort Express with audio jack to connect to studio grade monitors. Like amplified Mackie it Dyn Audio. Put the $$$ in best quality amp & speakers. Not the software & connectivity . Let Airfoil / Satelite and Apple do the rest. note: I don’t use Bluetooth speaker in the mix. Although tempting to put good/cheap BT speakers all over my property, they get out of sync, loose connection too often. Kudos to the awesome people at Rouge Amoeba. Over many years, any time I reach out there are super responsive, knowledgeable and well versed in the tech they support. A++