What are the best Android apps for streaming to Chromecast?

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What are the best Android apps for streaming to Chromecast?

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Best Android apps for streaming to Chromecast	Price	Languages	API
-- BubbleUPnP [Free]	-	-	-
-- PowerAMP	-	30	Open
-- Plex for Android [$4.99]	-	-	-
-- Radio4000	-	-	-
-- Cast2TV	-	-	-

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score 7 · Answer 1

BubbleUPnP [Free]

Top Pro

Works from many sources

Most NASes, XBMC, Plex, Twonky, Serviio, Windows Media Player, and locally saved media on your phone/tablet See More

Top Pro

Works with many video streaming devices

Chromecast, DLNA TVs, gaming consoles See More

score 8 · Answer 2

PowerAMP

Top Con

Not compatible/no support for Google Chromecast

Top Pro

Compatible with many file types

PowerAMP is compatible with mp3, mp4, m4a including lossless alac, flac, ogg, wav, tta, wma, ape, and wv files. See More

CooperativeLelwani's Experience

doesnt support chromecast ! See More

Specs

Languages:30

API:Open

Output:Hi-Res Output (where supported by the device)

Audio Codecs:mp3, mp4/m4a/alac/aac, ogg, opus, wma, flac, wav, ape, wv, tta, mpc, aiff, dsd (dff/dsf), mka, mpga, tak, flv (audio), and other formats

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Free 15 day trial

PowerAMP is free trial software that allows one to use the full features of the app for a limited amount of time. See More

Top Pro

Bevy of features

With built in features such as sleep timer, lyric finder, tag editor, gap-less playback tweaks and options and advance features such as wakelock options, PoweAMP is one of the most user customizable music players on the Play Store. See More

Top Pro

Highly customizable

It offers a selection of themes and allows tweaking pretty much every aspect of the player UI, menus and the status bar. It even allows adjusting the zoom level of the album art among many more settings. See More

Top Pro

Great equalizer effects

PowerAMP offers hands down the best software equalizer available in an Android music player. There is a noticeable difference to the sound when using lossless files and PowerAMP's equalizer when compared to any other player in the Play Store. See More

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Plex for Android [$4.99]

Top Pro

Well-designed inferface

Organized and easy to learn interface, without feeling crammed on phones or tablets. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform

This client app works no matter if your server is running Windows, Linux, or from a Mac. See More

score 1 · Answer 4

Radio4000

PrivateTheros's Experience

Since radio4000 us using media providers such as Youtube, you can cast any radio like you cast a youtube video. Works from every chromecast enabled device. Easy. See More

Specs

Platforms:Everywhere

Price:Free

Free tier:Everything is free

Selective downloading:Yes (through ecosystem software)

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Pluto.TV [Free]

Top Pro

Channel Surfing Feel

Provides a set top box guide-like interface of Channel Surfing for internet videos. See More

Answer 6

MediaBrowser Android Client [$4.59]

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Parental Controls

Allows set-up for multi-users with age restrictions on content ratings or hours of access. See More

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What are the best Android apps for streaming to Chromecast?

7 Options Considered

BubbleUPnP [Free]

My Recommendation for BubbleUPnP [Free]

My Recommendation for BubbleUPnP [Free]

Works from many sources

Works with many video streaming devices

PowerAMP

My Recommendation for PowerAMP

My Recommendation for PowerAMP

Not compatible/no support for Google Chromecast

Compatible with many file types

Free 15 day trial

Bevy of features

Highly customizable

Great equalizer effects

Plex for Android [$4.99]

My Recommendation for Plex for Android [$4.99]

My Recommendation for Plex for Android [$4.99]

Well-designed inferface

Cross-platform

Radio4000

My Recommendation for Radio4000

My Recommendation for Radio4000

Pluto.TV [Free]

My Recommendation for Pluto.TV [Free]

My Recommendation for Pluto.TV [Free]

Channel Surfing Feel

MediaBrowser Android Client [$4.59]

My Recommendation for MediaBrowser Android Client [$4.59]

My Recommendation for MediaBrowser Android Client [$4.59]

Parental Controls

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