Playwave

A modern Subsonic client for iPhone.

If your server speaks the Subsonic API, Playwave plays it: gonic, Airsonic-Advanced, the original Subsonic and more.

Coming to the App Store soon. Free with one music source.

Token auth first, legacy servers still welcome

Playwave uses salted-token authentication, and if an older server refuses it, falls back to the classic password scheme automatically so it still connects.

What works

  • OpenSubsonic and classic Subsonic API servers
  • Albums, artists, genres, playlists, starred songs, folders
  • Random songs, newest, recent and frequent lists
  • Lyrics where the server provides them (Pro)

Setting it up

Library › + › Subsonic. Enter the address, for example http://192.168.1.40:4747 for gonic, and your login.

Playing an album from a Subsonic server in Playwave

Subsonic questions

Which servers are tested?

We test against Navidrome, gonic and a legacy password-only Subsonic server in our own lab.

Does it support folder browsing?

Yes, servers that expose music folders can be browsed folder by folder.

My server only supports passwords. Will it work?

Yes. Playwave detects that and switches to password authentication for that server.

Also works with Navidrome, Jellyfin, Plex, NAS & SMB, WebDAV, DLNA / UPnP, Files app.