Platypush vs Snapcast - multi-room audio in perfect sync
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Platypush
This app provides an easy way to access your Platypush (https://platypush.tech) devices and instances. The app scans for Platypush web services running on your network and offers a way to control integrations (lights, switches, music and media library and playback, cameras etc.) through the responsive web interface provided by the services. Features: * Automatic scan of devices on your network through Zeroconf/Bonjour. * Manual connection to devices not found on your network. Changelog: https://git.platypush.tech/platypush/platypush-app/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Snapcast - multi-room audio in perfect sync
Snapcast is a Snapcast control client and player for Android. It uses the Snapcast JSON-RPC API to control your synchronous multi-room audio player. This App is not meant for productive use and will only run when you have a Snapserver installed in your local network. Snapcast is a multi-room client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It’s not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multi-room solution. The server’s audio input is a named pipe /tmp/snapfifo. All data that is fed into this file will be send to the connected clients. One of the most generic ways to use Snapcast is in conjunction with the music player daemon (MPD) or Mopidy, which can be configured to use a named pipe as audio output.
| Feature | Platypush | Snapcast - multi-room audio in perfect sync |
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| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | ProductivityMedia PlayerDev ToolsMessagingVideoBrowser | MusicMedia PlayerMessagingVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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