
SubStreamer
Stream Your Own Music Library
Free · Designed for iPad
Free, open source music streaming from your personal server. Offline downloads, smart mixes, listening analytics, and 5-star ratings — all synced with your library.
Your music. Your server. Everywhere you go.
Substreamer turns your Subsonic-compatible server into a personal streaming service. Browse, play, and download your entire music library on iPhone and iPad — free, with no ads, no subscriptions, and no data collection.
Verified with Navidrome, Subsonic, Gonic, Nextcloud Music, and Ampache. Also compatible with Airsonic-Advanced, Funkwhale, Supysonic, and other Subsonic API servers.
STREAM & DOWNLOAD
Stream in full quality or choose a bitrate that suits your connection. Download albums and playlists for offline listening with background queue processing and automatic recovery. Substreamer switches to offline mode automatically when your server is unreachable.
TUNED IN — SMART MIXES
Personalised playlists powered by your listening history. Time-of-day mixes, deep cuts from similar artists, decade time machines, genre blends, favorites radio, and a custom mix builder — all generated from your own library, not an algorithm trained on someone else's taste.
LISTENING ANALYTICS
See your play history, top artists, albums, and songs, most active listening hours, activity heatmaps, and listening streaks. Scrobbles queue locally when you're offline and sync automatically when you reconnect. Exclude specific albums or artists so one-off plays don't skew your stats.
LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
Browse by album, artist, or playlist. List and grid views with alphabetical quick-scroll for large libraries. 5-star ratings and favorites sync with your server. Create and manage playlists, reorder tracks, or save your current queue as a new playlist.
PLAYBACK
Background playback with full lock screen and notification controls. Adjustable playback speed, shuffle, and repeat. Share albums or playlists with configurable links.
BEAUTIFUL & PRIVATE
Light, dark, and system themes with custom accent colors. Album art color extraction for immersive detail views. No tracking, no analytics, no account required — your music stays between you and your server.
OPEN SOURCE
Substreamer is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. Browse the code, report issues, or contribute at github.com/ghenry22/substreamer.
Ratings & Reviews
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Max width for bottom sheets on tablets
Update banner spacing animation
Support legacy auth for Nextcloud Music & Ampache
Playlists empty state placeholder when offline with no downloaded content
Can't manage shares when offline as requires API access
Onboarding centered on larger screens and tablets
Navidrome, subsonic, airsonic-advanced, gonic all properly supported now with capabilities and API level detection
Stop playback and clear playback state on logout
Client API Level requirement reduced to 1.15.0 to accomodate airsonic forks
The developer, Gaven Henry, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Gaven Henry
- Size
- 40.3 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Gaven Henry