iOS · version 1.8 on the App Store
1-bit
A free iOS music player for people who keep their library on a NAS, a UPnP/DLNA media server, a self-hosted bridge, or a folder on the phone itself — and care what bits reach the DAC. Bit-perfect, bit-exact DSD over DoP, native-rate PCM, no transcoding. Point it at any folder on your device, play directly from a UPnP/DLNA server with no bridge required, and send audio out to renderers like the Chord 2Go.
See it in action
Built to be looked at, not just heard.
A real library browser with a full-screen Now Playing dashboard, per-track format badges, and a live sample-rate readout — so you always know exactly what's reaching your DAC.
What it does
A real music player, not a file browser.
1-bit scans your library into albums, artists, and playlists, then plays it to your DAC the way it was recorded — no system mixer, no resampling, no hidden processing.
Four sources, one library
Play from an SMB share, a 1-bit bridge you run yourself, a UPnP/DLNA media server, or files on the iPhone — all in one scanned library.
Bit-exact DSD over DoP
DSF and DFF wrapped in DoP straight to a USB DAC — DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, never transcoded to PCM.
Native-rate PCM
FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, and AAC at the file's own sample rate — 44.1 through 192 kHz.
Gapless playback
Seamless between tracks when the format matches — the DoP marker phase is preserved across boundaries.
CarPlay
Browse, search, and tap-to-play on a CarPlay head unit, with full Now Playing on the dash.
Remote control everywhere
Now Playing, Lock Screen, Control Center, AirPods, and Apple Watch — transport that works where you do.
The whole point
Bit-exact, end to end.
iOS has no first-party way to play DSD, and most apps quietly transcode it to 48 kHz PCM. 1-bit doesn't touch the bits — what audiophiles call bit-perfect, taken literally.
- Source Your files DSF · DFF · FLAC · ALAC · WAV · AIFF
- 1-bit · iOS Bytes in, DoP out no resample · no mixer · no transcode
- Your DAC The original 1-bit stream DSD64/128/256 · native-rate PCM
Bit-exact, end to end
DSF and DFF files are read off your network or local storage, wrapped in DoP (DSD-over-PCM) frames, and handed straight to the USB audio endpoint. No system mixer, no resampling, no dithering. If your DAC reports DoP lock, you are hearing the original 1-bit stream.
DSD uses a full pre-cache by default so the marker stream can't stutter on network jitter. PCM goes direct: the hardware sample rate is renegotiated to match the file. The render thread is lock-free, with per-DAC PLL settling tuned for the trickier hardware.
Going through a 1-bit bridge? TLS fingerprint pinning means only the bridge you paired with can serve audio to your phone — no public CA, no MITM window, and no transcoding on the wire.
Where your music lives
Four sources, one library.
SMB share
Point the app at your NAS or Mac File Sharing, scan, listen. Credentials live in the iOS Keychain.
1-bit bridge ↗
Free, open-source companion server. Faster than SMB, reachable over Tailscale or WireGuard, side-steps the Samba edge cases.
UPnP / DLNA server
Browse and play straight from a NAS media server or a Chord 2Go's own library — no bridge in the path.
On-device
Point 1-bit at any folder on the device or an attached drive and it plays the files where they already are — no copying, no server. New in 1.8.
Need a hand?
Meet BitFixer — bridge help, on tap.
A built-in AI that knows the 1-bit docs and the open-source bridge inside out. Ask what the bridge is, why it beats SMB, or get a step-by-step for installing it — on your Mac, PC, Linux box, or NAS. Hit an error? Paste a screenshot and it'll help you read it.
New in 1.8
Point it at your music.
Your music, where it already lives
Pick a folder anywhere on the device or an attached drive and 1-bit plays it in place — no copying it into the app first, and no new permission to grant.
A timeline made of dust
The track's real waveform drifts behind the progress bar and brightens with the music. Your bridge computes it offline — nothing is measured on the audio path.
Album booklets
A badge on the artwork opens the liner notes full-screen, on the albums your bridge has a PDF booklet for.
Appears On
The records where an artist only guests — a session player, a “with” credit — now show on their page, and guest-only names turn up in search.
Same audio path
No transcoding. No resampling. No hidden processing. The app and the bridge move bytes; the DAC does the rest.
Every release since 1.0.
Requirements
What you need.
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iOS 26.1 or later, iPhone or iPad.
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At least one source — an SMB share (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, macOS, Samba), a 1-bit bridge, a UPnP/DLNA media server, or a folder of music on the device itself.
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For DSD, a USB DAC with DoP (USB-C or a Lightning-to-USB adapter). PCM plays through any output, including Bluetooth and the built-in speaker.
Works with your DAC
Connect any DoP-capable USB DAC — Chord, iFi, FiiO, Topping and more — and 1-bit sends DSD straight to it. Plug in a profiled one and 1.8 shows you the settings it was tuned for. Not sure whether yours makes the list?
See DAC compatibility →Privacy
Nothing to collect.
- No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads, no tracking.
- SMB credentials and bridge tokens stay in the iOS Keychain on your device.
- Zero personal data collected by default — GDPR, Swiss FADP, and CCPA compliant by construction.
- Read the full privacy policy →
Why is it free?
No telemetry play — there's nothing to monetize. The app ships no analytics SDKs and collects nothing by default; this website uses only Vercel's cookieless visit counts plus a tap counter on the download buttons (no cookies, no profiles, nothing sold or shared). The companion bridge is open-source under MIT. 1-bit is a personal project — I built it because nothing on iOS played my own library bit-perfect to my DAC, and I share it free.
Free on the App Store
Bring your library to your DAC.
No account, no subscription, no catch. Setup and FAQ live on the support page, or email support@ars.md.
Free · iOS 26.1+ · iPhone & iPad