AudioRelay Alternatives

AudioRelay is described as 'Listen to your PC audio, use your phone as a mic or stream audio from your phone' and is a Music Streaming service in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to AudioRelay for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best AudioRelay alternative is Audio Share, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AudioRelay are SonoBus, PairPods, Airfoil and SoundWire.

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Listen to your PC audio, use your phone as a mic or stream audio from your phone.

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AudioRelay alternatives page was last updated Mar 20, 2025
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  1. Audio Share icon
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    Audio Share can share Windows/Linux computer's audio to Android phone over network, so your phone becomes the speaker of computer. (You needn't buy a new speaker😄.).

    13 Audio Share alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  Audio Sharing
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Lossless Audio
    8.  No Tracking

    Audio Share VS AudioRelay

     
    • Audio Share is the most popular Windows, Android & Linux alternative to AudioRelay.

    • Audio Share is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to AudioRelay.

    • Audio Share is Free and Open SourceAudioRelay is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Audio Share is Privacy focused and LightweightAudioRelay is not according to our users
  2. SonoBus icon
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    SonoBus is an easy to use application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network.

    15 SonoBus alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    SonoBus Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Stream audio
    3.  Connecting audio streams
    4.  Voice Recording
    5.  Remote monitoring
    6.  Voice Chat
    7.  Audio Conferencing

    SonoBus VS AudioRelay

     
    • SonoBus is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to AudioRelay.

    • SonoBus is Free and Open SourceAudioRelay is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. PairPods icon
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    A macOS menubar app that lets you share audio between two Bluetooth devices simultaneously. PairPods makes it easy to create shared listening experiences.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    PairPods Features

    1.  Bluetooth Support
    2.  Audio Sharing
    3.  Sits in the MenuBar

    PairPods VS AudioRelay

     
  4. Airfoil icon
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    Send any audio to the AirPort Express. Send any audio to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio - everywhere.

    25 Airfoil alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Stream audio

    Airfoil VS AudioRelay

     
  5. SoundWire icon
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    SoundWire lets you send any music or audio ("what you hear now") from your Windows or Linux PC to your Android mobile devices.

    18 SoundWire alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Raspberry Pi

    SoundWire Features

    1.  Raspberry Pi Development
    2.  Send audio from PC to Android
    3.  Low Latency
    4.  Stream audio

    SoundWire VS AudioRelay

     
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    Utility for turning your Android smartphone or tablet into a wireless speaker.

    16 WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker Features

    1.  Stream audio

    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker VS AudioRelay

     
    Comments about WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker as an Alternative to AudioRelay
    JackalRetro
    Oct 23, 2023
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    Name changed and it's filled with ads now, forcing you to pay to remove them. Also something about a bundled forced game in one of the reviews.

    AudioRelay Icon
    WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker icon
    • WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to AudioRelay.

    • WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker is Free and ProprietaryAudioRelay is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Snapcast icon
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    Snapcast enhances audio players, creating a multiroom solution with synchronized playback via client-server architecture. It allows simultaneous audio feeds and client grouping, integrating well with MPD and Mopidy for perfect audio distribution.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Snapcast Features

    1.  Stream audio

    Snapcast VS AudioRelay

     
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    Stream What You Hear (SWYH) is a Windows application to broadcast the sound of your computer (ie: “what you hear”) on an UPnP/DLNA device such as TVs, amps, network receivers, game consoles, etc...

    16 Stream What You Hear alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.5.0) is from May 2020.

    Stream What You Hear Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  Support for DLNA

    Stream What You Hear VS AudioRelay

     
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    SoundShare brings seamless audio sharing to macOS, allowing you to connect multiple Bluetooth audio devices and share music, podcasts, or videos with friends.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Audio Sharing
    7.  Native application
    8.  Bluetooth Support
    9.  Sits in the MenuBar

    SoundShare - Audio Sharing VS AudioRelay

     
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is the most popular commercial alternative to AudioRelay.

    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is Paid and ProprietaryAudioRelay is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SoundShare - Audio Sharing is LightweightAudioRelay is not according to our users
  10. Audio Source icon
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    Audio Source forwards Android microphone audio input to the PulseAudio daemon through ADB, so you can use your Android device as a USB microphone.

    7 Audio Source alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android

    Audio Source VS AudioRelay

     
  11. WO Mic icon
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    WO Mic can turn your phone to be a microphone for your computer. Millions of people have installed it and are using it daily for talking, recording, voice remote control and many other activities.

    11 WO Mic alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    WO Mic Features

    1.  Connecting audio streams
    2.  Stream audio

    WO Mic VS AudioRelay

     
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    Redirects and centralizes audio between PCs, enabling sound transfer across network for applications like chat, music, and alerts with easy toggling and up to four shared installations.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Stardock Acoustic Bridge Features

    1.  Stream audio

    Stardock Acoustic Bridge VS AudioRelay

     
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