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play:Sub Music Streamer

by Michael Hansen

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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  • $4.99
  • In-app purchases

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In-app purchases Yes Limited free Store published

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  • Price: $4.99
  • In-app purchases

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.5 421 ratings · App Store

  1. 4/5No “show all songs” option

    The app is the best for navidrome/subsonic out there.. but it doesn’t have a show all songs options, just random/favorites/recent Would be good to have an option to just show everything I have Edit: can you add support for non western alphabets? Like on the right side, songs in any other alphabet other than Latin appears as 2 Ä ó or whatever, instead of the right letter Just so it recognises the first letter of the song and put them on the list, so that way it shows regardless of the alphabet at the end of the Latin one (like plexamp does?)

    Mandrake158 · 31 Jul 2026

  2. 5/5money well spent.

    the client is really good. i have a fairly old phone, iphone xr, and some other apps i tried did not function without heating it up and crashing (this was, admittedly, a jellyfin music client [not subsonic] but same function. it was also a react-based app which is probably why :P); this one does not, and seems fairly lightweight. carplay works well. no tracking is a wonderful bonus. and i like the nit-picky ui stuff that i can change (i didn't like swiping left to see artist info, which was never filled out for me, so i just turned it off). good stuff :)

    mechabubba · 31 Jul 2026

  3. 5/5Now the best subsonic client for iOS

    I was an iSub user for many years. When version 1.8 of Play:Sub came out, I found myself splitting my time between the two apps. Version 1.9 (July 2018) has changed all that: Play:Sub is the only client for me now. Why? The power of the interface. It’s very flexible for things like adding tracks to a currently playing queue. Basically, unlike iSub (which is no longer in active development) the interface feels current and doesn’t get in your way. Add in features unique to this client like Artist Radio (plays songs from artists related to the current one) and you’ve got a winner.

    bupkis · 31 Jul 2026

  4. 5/5Awesome app- fast and easy to use

    I’ve tried a number of free apps for my playing music off my airsonic server and this is by far the best. It’s extremely fast loading as if the songs were on the device instead of streaming. I can’t even tell it’s streaming, honestly. It’s easy to queue songs, albums, genres, years, artists, etc on the fly. It shows my artwork properly also. I’ve only used it for a few days, but well worth the purchase price. You can also set max nitrates (for Wi-Fi and cellular) to help limit data usage, customize cache sizes and download music directly for offline play. I haven’t yet found a feature I want that is missing, and I am someone that likes a lot of settings/tinkering and features! Keep up the great work, dev.

    Dmac13123 · 31 Jul 2026

  5. 5/5Love this, but one feature suggestion

    I use this with my booksonic server connected to unraid and it works beautifully. However, there’s 1 feature I would love to see you implement (btw, I’ve downloaded every subsonic music/audiobook player and none have it) is being able to play back at faster speeds. I have some audiobooks which are great, but the narrator speaks at terribly slow pace. Hopefully you can implement this feature relatively easily and soon! Otherwise, love the app and features! -update: and this was improved! We have faster playback, integration into every Bluetooth/wireless device I have. I’ve deleted all my other apps and use this one exclusively. Works with my audiobooks, podcasts and on a separate server I’ve linked my music. Overall, this is a total win!

    Theno1patrick · 31 Jul 2026

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  • Dark Interface — SUPPORTED Store published
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Versions

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  • 2020.3

    ● TWEAKS AND FIXES - New Explicit Gonic support. - New Improved image loading support across various server types. - Fixed A few German localization bugs. - More tweaks to the player screen - A few crash fixes. ● TWEAKS AND FIXES 2020.2 - New The player screen layout got some slight tweaks. - New Starred lists can now be sorted either alphabetiacally or by starring date. - New Podcasts can now be sorted on ascending or descending episode order. - New Recently added list is now sectioned on dates on iPads. - New Recently added list now has both album mode and folder mode (matching Subsonic server). - New Subsonic name now include device name per default. Use settings to use 'playSub' as Subsonic name. - Fix Allow username and password completions in the initial setup wizard. - Fix Remove support for loading images from last.fm, as these are no longer freely available. - The ususal performance tweaks and stability improvements. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2020.4

    With 2020 finally coming to an end, here is a small update to celebrate that. Here's what's changed: ● French localization. Merci Herve et Jonathan! ● Fixed some crashes that many of you ran into. ● Fixed use of RadioBrowser API, so radio stations can again be added from the app. ● Fixed some layout bugs and tweaked some minor parts of the user interface. ● Fixed some german translations. ● Further Gonic compatibility. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2020.4.1

    With 2020 finally coming to an end, here is a small update to celebrate that. Here's what's changed: ● 2020.4.1 Fixed browsing issue where you could not enter a sub-folder. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed layout issue on iPads in landscape orientation. ● French localization. Merci Herve et Jonathan! ● Fixed some crashes that many of you ran into. ● Fixed use of RadioBrowser API, so radio stations can again be added from the app. ● Fixed some layout bugs and tweaked some minor parts of the user interface. ● Fixed some german translations. ● Further Gonic compatibility. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2020.4.2

    With 2020 finally coming to an end, here is a small update to celebrate that. Here's what's changed: ● 2020.4.2 Fixed a problem where trying to play a song from the Random Songs list would result in another song being played. ● 2020.4.2 Fixed a few rare crashes. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed browsing issue where you could not enter a sub-folder. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed layout issue on iPads in landscape orientation. ● French localization. Merci Gregory, Herve et Jonathan! ● Fixed some crashes that many of you ran into. ● Fixed use of RadioBrowser API, so radio stations can again be added from the app. ● Fixed some layout bugs and tweaked some minor parts of the user interface. ● Fixed some german translations. ● Further Gonic compatibility. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2020.4.3

    Here's what's changed: ● 2020.4.3 Fixed crash when entering an artist when running against some server variants. ● 2020.4.3 Fixed Sorting of albums did not properly handle when track-names contained path-separators ("/"). ● 2020.4.3 Fixed When "Search" is configured as a tab, the initial searchbar was not laid out correctly. ● 2020.4.2 Fixed a problem where trying to play a song from the Random Songs list would result in another song being played. ● 2020.4.2 Fixed a few rare crashes. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed browsing issue where you could not enter a sub-folder. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed layout issue on iPads in landscape orientation. ● French localization. Merci Gregory, Herve et Jonathan! ● Fixed some crashes that many of you ran into. ● Fixed use of RadioBrowser API, so radio stations can again be added from the app. ● Fixed some layout bugs and tweaked some minor parts of the user interface. ● Fixed some german translations. ● Further Gonic compatibility. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2020.4.4

    Here's what's changed: ● 2020.4.4 Workaround for Subsonic server not returning random songs from genres with "/" in the genre name. ● 2020.4.4 Fixed a crash related to syncing removal of artist/albums from the server. ● 2020.4.4 Fixed a crash when loading artist information from Ampache servers. ● 2020.4.3 Fixed crash when entering an artist when running against some server variants. ● 2020.4.3 Fixed Sorting of albums did not properly handle when track-names contained path-separators ("/"). ● 2020.4.3 Fixed When "Search" is configured as a tab, the initial searchbar was not laid out correctly. ● 2020.4.2 Fixed a problem where trying to play a song from the Random Songs list would result in another song being played. ● 2020.4.2 Fixed a few rare crashes. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed browsing issue where you could not enter a sub-folder. ● 2020.4.1 Fixed layout issue on iPads in landscape orientation. ● French localization. Merci Gregory, Herve et Jonathan! ● Fixed some crashes that many of you ran into. ● Fixed use of RadioBrowser API, so radio stations can again be added from the app. ● Fixed some layout bugs and tweaked some minor parts of the user interface. ● Fixed some german translations. ● Further Gonic compatibility. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2021.1

    A small update to kick off 2021 with. Here's what's changed: ● New: Frequently Played Albums can now be placed as a toplevel tab. ● Fixed: a problem with setting the resume position when the server reports zero duration for a track. Known to affect some Booksonic versions. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2021.2

    WIDGETS, TURKISH, BUGFIXES Here's what's changed: ● New: Homescreen widgets for iOS 14+ ● New:Turkish translation ● New: Server configurations can now be shared/exported. ● Fixed: replay gain was not properly determined for some m4a files. ● Fixed: a problem with starting playback in rare conditions. ● Fixed: rare crashes during shutdown of the app. ● Fixed: Random songs are always fetched from the server when the app is online. ● Fixed: a problem with playback resume position when the server reports 0 as track duration. Booksonic is known to do this. ● Fixed: localization fixes. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2022.1

    SLEEPTIMER, BUGFIXES Here's what's changed: ● New: In-app sleep timer available from the player screen, ● New: URL Scheme support for controlling sleep timer: playsubapp://set?sleeptimer=15 playsubapp://set?sleeptimer=endoftrack playsubapp://set?sleeptimer=off ● New: App now requires iOS 14+ ● New: Updated Navidrome support to enable lyrics and server scan status. ● Fixed: Safari reader mode now follows dark/light theme of app. ● Fixed: Settings screens now follows dark/light theme of app. ● Fixed: NavigationBar message was truncated on some devices. ● Fixed: Crash on iPads when clearing audio or image cache. ● Fixed: On iOS 15, on iPad, the player screen could not be dismissed using the chevron-button (new multitasking took precedence) ● Fixed: Searchfield was hidden when using search as a tab on certeian phone models. ● Various other bugfixes and improvements For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2022.1.2

    SLEEPTIMER, BUGFIXES Here's what's changed: ● New: In-app sleep timer available from the player screen, ● New: URL Scheme support for controlling sleep timer: playsubapp://set?sleeptimer=15 playsubapp://set?sleeptimer=endoftrack playsubapp://set?sleeptimer=off ● New: App now requires iOS 14+ ● New: Updated Navidrome support to enable lyrics and server scan status. ● Fixed: Safari reader mode now follows dark/light theme of app. ● Fixed: Settings screens now follows dark/light theme of app. ● Fixed: NavigationBar message was truncated on some devices. ● Fixed: Crash on iPads when clearing audio or image cache. ● Fixed: On iOS 15, on iPad, the player screen could not be dismissed using the chevron-button (new multitasking took precedence) ● Fixed: Searchfield was hidden when using search as a tab on certeian phone models. ● Various other bugfixes and improvements 2022.1.2 Adds the following: ● Fixed: The URL scheme commands did not work in 2022.1 ● New: Extra large icons are now possible in lists. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2022.2

    PRIDE APP ICONS Here's what's changed: ● New: Pride app icons. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2022.3

    BUGFIXES Here's what's changed: ● Fixed an issue with playback stability/skipping tracks continuously. Mostly affecting servers using SSL. ● Fixed: Updated Chromecast support. ● Fixed: Sort order of tracks *not* containing trackno/discno metadata is now based on filenames instead of metadata-title (allowing for the filename to have a prefixed trackno) ● Fixed: Queue configured as tab was missing toolbar buttons (so editing wueue etc was not available. ● Various other bugfixes and improvements For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2023.1

    REPEAT-1, CHINESE, NAVIDROME UPDATE, APP ICONS and more REPEAT ONE TRACK From the "What Took You So Long Department": play:Sub now supports repeating a single song. Thanks for the patience! CHINESE TRANSLATION play:Sub now has a Simplified Chinese translation thanks to the hard work of 张泰兴. UPDATED NAVIDROME SUPPORT play:Sub now supports bookmarks and radio station support with Navidrome. NEW APP ICONS Black and white app icons are now included. OPTIONAL RESUME POINT MENU You can now disable the "resume point menu" that has been driving some of you crazy for a while. Go to Settings > User Interface Tweaks > Nitpicky Details > Disable Resume Point Menu AOB And of course no release notes are complete without mentioning the obligatory Bugfixes and Performance Improvements ;-) For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2023.1.1

    REPEAT-1, CHINESE, NAVIDROME UPDATE, APP ICONS and more REPEAT ONE TRACK From the "What Took You So Long Department": play:Sub now supports repeating a single song. Thanks for the patience! CHINESE TRANSLATION play:Sub now has a Simplified Chinese translation thanks to the hard work of 张泰兴. UPDATED NAVIDROME SUPPORT play:Sub now supports bookmarks and radio station support with Navidrome. NEW APP ICONS Black and white app icons are now included. OPTIONAL RESUME POINT MENU You can now disable the "resume point menu" that has been driving some of you crazy for a while. Go to Settings > User Interface Tweaks > Nitpicky Details > Disable Resume Point Menu AOB And of course no release notes are complete without mentioning the obligatory Bugfixes and Performance Improvements ;-) For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2023.2

    Dutch translation. Fixed repeat issue. Fixed radio list issue.

  • 2024.1

    - All new CarPlay implementation, written from the ground up to take advantage of modern CarPlay capabilities. - Improved Gonic server compatibility. - Updated translations. - Bugfixes and Performance Improvements. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2025.12.24

    - Refreshed user interface for newest iOS, iPadOS and macOS. - Updated translations. - Bugfixes and Performance Improvements. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2025.12.25

    - Refreshed user interface for newest iOS, iPadOS and macOS. - Updated translations. - Bugfixes and Performance Improvements. - 2025.12.25 Fixes a crash on iOS 26 when tabs are configured to be disabled. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2025.12.26

    - Refreshed user interface for newest iOS, iPadOS and macOS. - Updated translations. - Bugfixes and Performance Improvements. - 2025.12.25 Fixes a crash on iOS 26 when tabs are configured to be disabled. - 2025.12.26 Fixes layout issues on Mini-sized iPhones, and adds Decades as a possible tab. For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2026.1.10

    - Refreshed user interface for newest iOS, iPadOS and macOS. - Updated translations. - Bugfixes and Performance Improvements. - 2025.12.25 Fixes a crash on iOS 26 when tabs are configured to be disabled. - 2025.12.26 Fixes layout issues on Mini-sized iPhones, and adds Decades as a possible tab. - 2026.1.10 The alpha-index is back! For feature requests or issues: please use the in-app form (play:Sub | Feedback), or the contact form on http://michaelsapps.dk

  • 2026.1.22

    This version fixes a few bugs and annoyances: - Fixed a crash when switching browse sub-lists. - Fixed Offline scrobbles were sent with time of transmission instead of time of playback. - Fixed Sleep timer expires too soon. - Fixed changing app icon on iPad.

  • 2026.4.22

    New in this version: - CarPlay: now has a playback queue - CarPlay: Decades Support - CarPlay: Bookmarks Support - CarPlay: Genres Support - CarPlay: Optimizations of image loading and caching. - Various fixes to play queue handling. - Various fixes to cache handling.

  • 2026.6.22

    New in this version: - New: Polish translation. - New: Widgets are now Interactive widgets on newer iOS versions. - Fixed: Widget rendering issues when homescreen is in clear or tinted mode.. - Fixed a server sync issue where serverside changes was not reflected in app. - Fixed a few layout issues..

  • 2026.7.22

    New in this version: - 5-star rating support. - Bugfixes and other improvements.

  • 2026.8.22 · 23 Jul 2026

    New in this version: - Configurable order of music library items. - CarPlay: Adds alpha-index where possible. - CarPlay: Select active server now possible from CarPlay. - CarPlay: Now reloads when mediaserver is changed. - Various bugfixes.

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