play:Sub Music Streamer Apple

play:Sub Music Streamer

Delightful Subsonic Client

Overview

Features & Capabilities

play:Sub Music Streamer is a Subsonic client that streams music from your Subsonic-compatible server to iOS devices, CarPlay, Chromecast, and more. It supports lossless, gapless playback, crossfade, and a 10-band equalizer with replay gain.

With multi-server support, offline caching for bad connections, and flexible browsing by artists, albums, folders, and playlists, you can enjoy your music anywhere. It also offers AirPlay/Bluetooth integration, remote control, and seamless online/offline listening.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Michael Hansen
Rating:
4.50
(421)
2 new ratings
Version:
2026.7.22 Last updated: 2026-06-24
Version code:
887166478
Creation date:
2015-03-26
Compatible devices:
Size:
22.22MB
Price:
4.99
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-16
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Developed by:
Michael Hansen
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/play-sub-music-streamer/id955329386
Website:
http://michaelsapps.dk/playsubapp/

User Reviews

Users praise play:Sub for strong self-hosted server support, handling large libraries, stable playback, CarPlay availability, and extensive customization. Recurrent negatives center on crashes and stability problems, library/metadata desync, CarPlay usability issues, and requests for enhanced EQ and audio controls. Overall, it’s valued for server-backed playback and customization but struggles with reliability and data consistency in multi-device contexts.
Pros
  • Excellent compatibility with self-hosted music servers (Navidrome/Airsonic/Subsonic) and the ability to handle very large libraries.
  • CarPlay support is available, with reviews praising its presence and usefulness.
  • Playback tends to be reliable and stable relative to other iOS music clients when connected to a server.
  • Highly customizable UI and settings enable nit-picky tweaks to suit individual workflows.
  • Good organization of a personal music collection and effective library management for local libraries.
Cons
  • Crashes and instability during playback, with high CPU/memory usage leading to terminations.
  • Library/database desync and metadata issues (e.g., artists showing 0 albums, inconsistent latest music, cache-related problems).
  • CarPlay usability issues (limited navigation, some data not loading, and general reliability concerns).
  • Requests for improved audio controls, notably a true parametric EQ and easier access to EQ in the now-playing surface.
Recent reviews
Great streaming app for Subsonic which I host on my Nextcloud instance. Full featured, user friendly, and smooth!
by pa*****, 2026-06-01

As the title says. For this reason it’s clunky. But this app was one that worked compared to many. Too bad i couldn’t try it first.
by ot*****, 2026-05-20
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