Infuse vs Volumio

Infuse is a video player for Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Vision. It plays a wide range of video and audio formats, supports network playback, hardware acceleration, and 4K playback. It can connect to Mac, PC, and NAS devices, cloud services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Box, and media servers including Emby, Jellyfin, and Plex. The app can retrieve metadata, artwork, cast information, ratings, and trailers, while iCloud can sync library settings, metadata, and server connections between devices. Users can add subtitles, including one-tap downloads from OpenSubtitles. Compatible hardware supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG. Parental controls can restrict access by rating or folder. Infuse is free to download. Pro adds features including additional formats, high-resolution Dolby and DTS-HD audio, AirPlay and Google Cast, advanced library synchronization, and cloud streaming. Pro costs $1.99 a month or $16.99 a year; a lifetime option costs $99.99, paid once. A free 7-day trial is listed for monthly and lifetime plans.

Volumio brings music files and streaming services together in a music player platform, with network playback and control through a browser or dedicated iOS and Android apps. The free software is offered for Raspberry Pi and PC, and listed supported platforms also include Linux, web browser, iOS, and Android. Standard includes NAS mounting through CIFS and NFS, UPnP and AirPlay playback, internet radio directories, and custom playlists. Its format list spans MP3, FLAC, WAV, DSD, AAC, and other audio formats, as well as video formats including MP4, MKV, and WebM. Volumio describes playback as optimized for bit-perfect audio from MP3 to DSD. Premium adds synchronized multiroom playback and use on up to six devices, plus Qobuz and TIDAL integrations, CD playback and ripping, Bluetooth playback, and digital and analog inputs. Users can cast to Chromecast-enabled devices or Sonos. Developers have WebSocket and HTTP REST APIs and plugins. Premium costs $8.49 a month or $79.99 a year. Volumio was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Florence, Italy.