Audiomovers LISTENTO is the industry standard for streaming audio out of your DAW in real time. Grammy-winning engineers use it. Studios rely on it. It works.
It also costs $99.99/yr at the entry tier — for a feature set that's entirely about monitoring your own session on your own local network.
Auxfeed does that part for free. No trial, no time limit. Here's an honest comparison of what each tool does, where they differ, and which one makes sense for your workflow.
What both tools do
Both Auxfeed and LISTENTO solve the same core problem: you're mixing in your DAW, and you want to hear that audio somewhere other than your studio monitors. Maybe it's your phone in the live room. Maybe it's a client's laptop. Maybe it's checking your mix in a different acoustic space.
Both tools work as DAW plugins. Both stream audio in real time over a network. Both support multiple listeners. Both have iOS apps.
Where they diverge
Pricing for local monitoring
This is the most significant difference.
LISTENTO Basic costs $99.99/yr. That gets you 16 channels and up to 10 listeners. LISTENTO Pro is $199.99/yr for 128 channels, 150 listeners, MIDI, and Talkback.
Auxfeed local Wi-Fi streaming is free. Not a free trial — free forever. Stereo streaming, PCM lossless or Opus codecs, up to 96 kHz, multiple simultaneous listeners, iOS and Android apps. No account required.
If your use case is monitoring your own mix on your own network, Auxfeed's free tier covers everything LISTENTO Basic covers — at $0/yr.
Setup and account requirements
LISTENTO requires an account and an active subscription to use.
Auxfeed Wi-Fi streaming requires neither. Install the plugin, open the app, connect. The plugin advertises itself on your local network via Bonjour (mDNS). The app finds it automatically — no IP addresses, no port numbers, no configuration.
Remote streaming
This is where LISTENTO has a clear advantage for many workflows. LISTENTO's core value proposition is sending your mix to a remote client — an artist listening from home, a mastering engineer in another city, a director in a different time zone. That's what it was built for.
Auxfeed remote streaming requires Auxfeed Pro ($9.99/mo or $79/yr). It uses a 6-digit pairing code to connect through the Auxfeed relay server from any network — no VPN, no port forwarding. It works well for the remote monitoring use case, but LISTENTO has more years of infrastructure behind its remote delivery product.
If remote delivery is your primary use case, LISTENTO is the more established option.
Codecs
| Codec | Auxfeed | LISTENTO |
|---|---|---|
| PCM lossless | Yes | Yes |
| Opus | Yes | No |
| AAC | iOS only | No |
Auxfeed includes Opus as a compressed codec option — useful when bandwidth is constrained or when streaming over a congested Wi-Fi network.
Metering
Auxfeed includes Momentary LUFS and Short-term LUFS (EBU R128) in the free tier. Per-channel peak meters run at 60fps. Integrated LUFS, True Peak dBTP, Loudness Range (LRA), and platform presets (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Netflix) are in Auxfeed Pro.
Platform availability
Both have macOS and iOS support. Auxfeed also has an Android app and a Windows plugin (VST3 / AAX).
Feature comparison
| Feature | Auxfeed Free | Auxfeed Pro | LISTENTO Basic | LISTENTO Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Wi-Fi streaming | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote streaming | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Account required | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price | $0 | $9.99/mo | $99.99/yr | $199.99/yr |
| iOS app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Android app | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Windows plugin | Yes | Yes | Varies | Varies |
| LUFS metering | Momentary + Short-term | Full (Integrated, LRA) | — | — |
| True Peak | No | Yes | — | — |
| MIDI streaming | No | No | No | Yes |
| Talkback | No | No | No | Yes |
| Multiple listeners | Yes | Yes | Up to 10 | Up to 150 |
Which one fits your workflow
Use Auxfeed if:
- Your primary use case is monitoring your own session on your local network
- You want LUFS metering included at no cost
- You need Android support
- You want to evaluate remote streaming before committing to a subscription
- $99/yr for local monitoring doesn't align with how you work
Use LISTENTO if:
- Remote client delivery is a core part of your workflow
- You need MIDI or Talkback in your remote sessions
- You're already paying for it and it works for you
The honest take
LISTENTO is a good product. It has more history, more enterprise features, and a proven track record for remote studio work.
Auxfeed's position is simpler: professional-quality Wi-Fi streaming should be free. If that's the feature you're paying $99/yr for, you shouldn't have to.
The plugin is free at auxfeed.com. The iOS and Android apps are free on their respective stores. Local streaming requires no account and no subscription.