At a glance
| MP95 | Symfonium | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Watch | Android |
| Price model | Free on Android; free to start on Apple, Pro yearly or lifetime | Paid |
| Plays your own files | Yes | Yes |
| Formats | 35+ codecs, 49 file types | Wide |
| FLAC / ALAC / WAV / AIFF | Yes | Yes |
| DSD (DSF, DFF) | Yes, to PCM | — |
| Imports from the Apple Music library | iPhone, iPad | — |
| Wi-Fi, cable, AirDrop, USB drive, NAS | Yes | — |
| Cloud drives and servers | Any Files-app provider, SAF folders | Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Subsonic, SMB, WebDAV |
| Works offline with no account | Yes | Partly |
| No ads on any tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bit-perfect path | Yes | — |
| Output rate follows the file (USB DAC) | Yes | — |
| Gapless | Yes | Yes |
| ReplayGain | Track / album | Yes |
| Headphone crossfeed | bs2b, 3 presets, free | — |
| Equalizer | 5-band + 14 presets | Yes |
| Tag editor | Yes | — |
| Retro machines (cassette, vinyl, reel, wheel…) | Yes | No |
| Real analog tape / vinyl sound | Yes | — |
| 8D audio, slowed + reverb | Yes | — |
| Music visualizer | Yes | — |
| Flashlight follows the bass | Yes | — |
| Home screen widgets with transport | Yes | — |
| Apple Watch | Remote | — |
| Mac app | Yes | No |
“Partly” = exists with limits (a paid tier, an account, a narrower scope). “—” = not a listed feature, or one we could not confirm; it does not mean “no”. Other apps’ details are as of September 2026 and can change; check their store listings.
What Symfonium has that MP95 does not
Symfonium’s niche is servers: Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Subsonic, Kodi, SMB and WebDAV in one library, offline caching, casting to Chromecast and UPnP speakers, and Android Auto. If your music lives on a home server, it is the client to use.
What MP95 has that it does not
For music on the phone, MP95 is the better player: a 32-bit float path with a live bit-perfect indicator, a USB DAC following each file on Android 14 and later, DSD and the rare formats through FFmpeg, bs2b crossfeed, and no network permission. It is free, and it has the six machines with their own sound.
Which to pick
Pick Symfonium for a home server. Pick MP95 for local files, played as well as the phone allows.
Frequently asked questions
Do MP95 and Symfonium both play FLAC?
Yes. MP95 also plays DSD, APE, WavPack, Opus, WMA and 30 more codecs, and shows format, bitrate and sample rate on the machine.
Does MP95 need an account or internet?
No. MP95 has no network access, no account and no ads on any platform.
What is free in MP95?
On Android, everything. On iPhone, iPad and Mac, the cassette deck and turntable with the whole Hi-Fi path, every format and offline playback; MP95 Pro unlocks the other machines and the full sound desk.
Can I use MP95 and Symfonium together?
Yes. They read the same files.