iPhone and iPad app

Ruban

Stream your own music library

Your music, your server, no subscription.

Ruban plays the library on your Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible server, and the files on your iPhone. In high resolution, gapless, even offline.

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FreeiPhone and iPadNo data collected

Ruban’s home screen: the two-axis menu over the glowing wave

Sound, without compromise

Playback
Gapless, with ReplayGain and crossfade.
Formats
FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, Opus, Vorbis, AAC, MP3 and DSD. The real quality is shown on every track.
Offline
Download albums and playlists, over Wi-Fi only if you like. On cellular, transcoding saves your data.
Listening
10-band equalizer, synced lyrics, sleep timer and A-B repeat.
Library
Playlists, favourites, ratings and scrobbling, synced with your server.
Internet radio
The stations set up on your server, one tap away.
Now playing with the artwork, the file quality and the controls
An album page with its tracks and their quality

A player with character

You browse a two-axis menu set over a glowing wave that takes the colour of the current artwork.

Turn your iPhone during playback: a full-screen cassette appears, its reels spin and the counter rolls.

iPhone turned during playback: the full-screen cassette and its counter

Your server, your rules

  • Works with Navidrome, Gonic, Airsonic and any Subsonic-compatible server.
  • Several servers, on your local network or over the internet.
  • Your passwords stay in the iOS keychain.
The album grid of the library

On iPhone and iPad

  • An interface designed for each screen, in portrait and landscape.
  • Home Screen widgets.
  • Playback from Control Center and the Lock Screen.
  • Siri Shortcuts.
Ruban on iPad, in landscape

Your privacy

Ruban collects no data: no account, no ads, no tracking. The app only talks to your server.

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Questions

Does Ruban include music?

No. Ruban plays your own library: you need a Navidrome or Subsonic-compatible server, or audio files on your iPhone.

Is Ruban a Navidrome client for iOS?

Yes. Ruban is a Navidrome and Subsonic player for iPhone and iPad: it connects to your server, on your local network or over the internet.

Does Ruban play FLAC and high-resolution audio?

Yes: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and DSD, gapless. The real quality of the file is shown during playback.

Is there a subscription?

No. Ruban is free and needs no account.

Your music, your server, no subscription.

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Designed and built by Younes Khelifi