AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 4.4. Trustworthiness 83 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 21 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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4.4
AppRecs Rating
Ratings breakdown
5 star
72%
4 star
9%
3 star
4%
2 star
7%
1 star
9%
What to know
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Low review manipulation risk
21% review manipulation risk
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Credible reviews
83% trustworthiness score from analyzed reviews
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High user satisfaction
80% of sampled ratings are 4+ stars (4.3★ average)
About JPLAY
Main features:
• Beautiful, clean and easy to use app allowing you to play music on nearly all streamers/network DACs - no core needed! (UPnP AV/DLNA)
• Plays from Qobuz, Tidal and files on local libraries
• HQPlayer Control API – Seamlessly integrate and remotely control HQPlayer directly from JPLAY
• Dramatically better sound quality thanks to minimizing network traffic
• Radio feature discovers new music for you
• Single library, individual library and folder views
• Extended playlists management
• Advanced search, sort, focus
• Artists bios, album reviews etc
• Highlighted audiophile formats
• My Activity, My history keep your playback stats
• Native iOS controls from locked screen
• Sharing your favorite music on social media
• And much, much more!
JPLAY requires an active subscription to access its content and features. Sign up for a JPLAY subscription in the app. New users can enjoy a 14-day free trial period that will be automatically converted into a yearly subscription. Subscription is automatically renewed and charged on a yearly basis. You can cancel it at any time up until the day before renewal and you can at any time turn off the auto renewal.
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Reviews for JPLAY
GiveMeANamePLZ
JPLAY with HQPlayer
Great companion app for HQPlayer - reduces overhead vs roon which hogs more resources. No need for a core. Able to run higher dsd rates and more complex filters on modest setup.
mindhead1
Real Roon Alternative for Some…
My thoughts on JPlay after a couple weeks of testing. JPlay is intuitive and easy to use. It looks good and most importantly sounds good. I notice no degradation in sound quality when using it compared to Qobuz Connect and Roon. This is not the case when using Qobuz through the native apps of some streaming devices. JPlay is client first meaning there is no easy way to sync information between clients you use on different devices. For example, if I setup jazzgroove.org radio stations on my Mac the changes I make don’t get synced to the JPlay client on my iPhone or iPad. This goes for Artists, songs, etc that you Like as well. Or playlists you create. I think you can take the database from one client and replace the database on another client with it, but I have not tested this. Also, if you do this you’d have to make 1 client your primary or it would wipe out the changes made on the other client. JPlay is very responsive and has an intuitive interface. Make sure to Select Gapless Playback setting for your rendering device. MinimServer is fast and efficient, but it is not capable of identifying and loading up album art for files that are missing it. Roon and Plex do this well. Or at least I haven’t figured out how to do that yet with MinimServer. I’m going to look at DLNA/UPnP servers like Plex or Squeezelite as alternatives to MinimServer. JPlay is a solid app. I can see it growing to be more feature rich, but it’s got a ways to go to get to where Roon is in terms of local library meta data management, client synchronization, and multi room capabilities. If you’re only using Roon for Qobuz or Tidal, and/or local library integration, don’t need multi room or cross device synchronization capabilities, and don’t have streamers that work with Qobuz Connect or Tidal Connect, JPlay is a solid option. If you only use Qobuz or Tidal and have a device that’s supports Connect I would use that option over JPlay (or Roon). JPlay will be replacing Roon for my streaming music purposes (80/20 Qobuz local library and web radio). I didn’t convert to a lifetime license before the end of my trial period and now have the 1 year subscription. I think of you do this you get a $50 discount on the lifetime subscription. Don’t quote me on that. I’ll likely pick up the lifetime subscription. I hope JPlay continues to develop the app and add functionality.
