dreamDroid vs Snapcast - multi-room audio in perfect sync
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
dreamDroid
An opensource client for enigma2 based dreamboxes. FAQ: https://dreamdroid.org/faq/ Supported Devices: dm9x0 ultraHD, dm7080hd, dm820hd, dm520hd, dm525hd, dm500hd, dm800, dm800se, dm7020hd, dm7025, dm8000 Unsupported Devices: This App is not fully compatible with "OpenWebIf"! Features: ★ Unlimited connection profiles (number of dreambox you can control using dreamDroid) ★ Stream your favorite channel or recording using the integrated or any (capable) external Video Player for android (BETA!) ★ See what's currently running ★ Browse channels and their EPG ★ Manage timers and set them using the EPG or create new timers manually ★ Search the EPG ★ Browse recorded movies ★ Use the built-in Signal Meter with accoustic feedback to adjust your Dish or check your receiption quality ★ Send Messages ★ Use one of two Virtual Remote Controls (Simple and Full) ★ Make a Screenshot and save it ★ Set a shutdown timer ★ Choose between a dark (default) and a light theme. If you have any questions or issues, please write me an email (german or english). You'd like to translate dreamDroid to your language? Visit https://www.dreamdroid.org/translate/dreamDroid/
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 | dreamDroid | Snapcast - multi-room audio in perfect sync |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | MusicMedia PlayerMessagingVideo | MusicMedia PlayerMessagingVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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