play:Sub Music Streamer

Name: play:Sub Music Streamer
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (427 reviews)
Author: Michael Hansen

By: Michael Hansen App

Delightful Subsonic Client

Overview

Version:

2026.9.22

Last updated: 2026-09-14

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

App Music & Audio Open Source

By:

Michael Hansen

Rating:

4.50

(427) 2 new ratings

Version:

2026.9.22 Last updated: 2026-09-14

Version code:

891168230

Creation date:

2015-03-26

Compatible devices:

Size:

27.23MB

Price:

4.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 78,719 ▲ 93

Other rankings

#80 in delight keyword 1 ▲

For Developers

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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

I really wanted to like this app, it plays music from the server well, but the UX is really not good. As far as I can tell there’s no way to permanently download music, navigating the app is very counterintuitive.

by lu*****, 2026-08-30

So far, this is the only client I have found (and I have tried MANY) that consistently works exactly how I expect it to. No gaps between tracks, no issues when scrolling around intra-track, and no extra fluff functionality. Everything just works. Do yourself a favor and skip the other apps and just get this one if you’re looking for a Subsonic/Navidrome compatible app!