Auden for iOS
Your music already lives on your own server. Auden plays it on your iPhone or iPad — over your network, with no streaming service and no account in the middle. Built for Synology first. Coming soon on the App Store as a free download with one optional in-app purchase.
Auden is Chhaya Digital’s product.
Last updated: September 7, 2026
The whole library, in your pocket.
These are Auden’s own screens, captured from the app — not mockups of a product that does not exist yet.
At home, or away from it.
On your own network, Auden talks to the NAS directly. Away from home, it reaches the same server over QuickConnect or a VPN, and it tells you which route it is using rather than leaving you to guess why a song will not start.
Your server credentials are held in the iOS Keychain and can sit behind Face ID. They are not copied to us, because there is no “us” in the path — the music travels between your phone and your server.
For the tunnel, the flight, the dead spot.
Download a track, an album, or a whole playlist to the device and Auden plays it with the server switched off entirely. When the connection drops mid-listen, it says so and keeps playing from what you already have.
Downloads sit in the app’s own storage, protected by your device passcode, and the app shows you exactly how much space they take before you run out of it.
What is in it
What the app does today, stated plainly. Anything still being built is named as such.
- Server
- Synology DiskStation, reached over your LAN, QuickConnect, or a VPN. Support for other home media servers is planned, not shipped.
- Library
- Albums, artists, songs, and folders, indexed from the server and browsable while you are offline.
- Playback
- A queue you can reorder, shuffle and repeat, a sleep timer, and lock-screen controls.
- Offline
- Download individual tracks, albums, or playlists to the device and play them with no server in reach.
- Playlists
- Build and edit playlists on the phone, import and export them, and define smart playlists from rules.
- Search
- Filter the collection by song, album, or artist without sending the query anywhere.
- Lyrics
- Reads
.lrclyric files stored alongside your music. - Credentials
- Server passwords are stored in the iOS Keychain and can be placed behind Face ID. See the Auden privacy policy.
- Requires
- An iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later, and a music library on a server you control.
- Help
- Setup steps and answers for getting Auden talking to your server.
Auden is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Synology Inc.
What Auden will cost
Auden will be a free download on the App Store. Playing your own library is the free app: browsing, search, streaming, the queue, playlists, and up to 25 offline downloads, with no account and no advertising.
Auden Pro is one optional in-app purchase, bought once. It is not a subscription and it does not renew. It lifts the download limit, adds playlist download sync, and lets you save more than one server. Every install starts with seven days of Pro switched on, so you can decide after using it rather than before. Coming soon on the App Store; the final terms will be published before anyone is asked to pay.
Questions about the product go to the studio, where the person building it reads them. Setup questions belong on the support page.
Free to download. One optional purchase. No subscription.
Questions
What will Auden cost?
Auden will be a free download on the App Store. Auden Pro is one optional in-app purchase, bought once. It is not a subscription. Coming soon on the App Store.
Your music. Your server.
Coming soon on the App Store. If you run a NAS full of music and want to hear when it is ready, write to the studio.