Features & Capabilities

Use your Mobile device as Wireless Headphone thanks to VBAN Protocol.

VB-AUDIO Software / VBAN-Receptor allows listening to any VBAN Streams in any audio formats (1 to 8 channels) and transform your mobile device in High Quality Wireless Headphone. The integrated 3 bands vintage EQ and Analog Gain Control will give you a unique audio experience.

VBAN protocol is made to transport native audio in PCM format on any local network (LAN or WLAN). VBAN Stream can be generated by Voicemeeter Application, the Virtual Audio Device Mixer (www.voicemeeter.com)

HELP: How to send VBAN Stream to Mobile Devices: https://forum.vb-audio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=443

Additional Features:

  • Play / Stop Streaming.
  • Mono / Mute button.
  • Mix Down Mode to listen 5.1 or 7.1 stream.
  • -60 to +12 dB Master Gain.
  • 3 Bands Equalizer (Bass, Medium, Treble).

Other functions in menu:

  • Display mobile device IP-Address.
  • Setup VBAN Protocol UDP port.
  • Setup Network Quality (to optimize latency).
  • Delay (0 - 500ms) to synchronize several devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Vincent Burel
Rating:
4.00
(5)
4.00
Version:
1.8 Last updated: 2025-01-06
Version code:
871138909
Creation date:
2016-05-27
Compatible devices:
Size:
4.80MB
Price:
7.99
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-15
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Developed by:
Vincent Burel
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/vban-receptor/id1094354001
Website:
https://voicemeeter.com

User Reviews

Users generally find VBAN Receptor works as advertised for wireless VBAN audio, especially with wired headphones on a stable network. However, repeated reliability issues, poor Bluetooth/AirPods audio quality, heavy battery drain, limited iOS integration, and Wi‑Fi–dependent performance are the most recurring concerns across reviews.
Pros
  • Generally reliable audio that matches the 'works as advertised' claim when conditions are favorable.
  • Enables wireless VBAN streaming across a local network (office/home) for music, YouTube, and meetings.
  • Useful for real-world use cases like monitoring audio (nanny cam) thanks to its streaming capability.
  • Some reviewers note developer responsiveness and updates addressing iOS changes.
Cons
  • Reliability issues: app can randomly stop working or require restarts to resume playback.
  • Poor Bluetooth/AirPods quality: heavy crackling/distortion with wireless headphones.
  • Significant battery drain and phone heating even when paused or not streaming.
  • Limited iOS integration: no lock-screen or control-center playback control and not using the built-in iOS audio engine.
  • Network performance depends on Wi‑Fi; UDP streaming can lead to packet loss and latency.
Recent reviews
Will randomly stop working and won’t work until I restart the phone. I paid money for this and it looks like it was thrown together in two hours by a monkey.
by Rv*****, 2025-07-12

I use it everyday, works as advertised and never drops audio. However better features could definitely be implemented. One example is if you take out an AirPod it’ll automatically pause the audio in the app, however the only way to play audio again is to unlock the phone, open the app and click play. The notification play button doesn’t do what it supposed to, and the play button shortcut on the AirPods themselves won’t resume the audio either. Small inconvenience. App works great
by Au*****, 2023-10-13

Works as advertised. I use this for nanny cam audio so I can be in mobile meetings while still monitoring my kids. Have to restart the audio stream once another audio app kicks in to have iOS provide them both at the same time. Continued check and re-start audio streaming would be a great improvement to the app for audio reliability. May not be possible on iOS though. WiFi will affect signal as it’s a UDP stream instead of TCP, so dropped packets will not “catch up”. This is by design and is a limitation of wifi reliability impacting UDP packets and not the application. Recommend cable connection to voicemeeter PC as your walkie VBan “hub”.
by Th*****, 2022-09-16
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