Help shape NaviBeat

Beta program for testers willing to share feedback

Do you want to help test NaviBeat?

If you do, and you are willing to share what you find, we would love to have you on the test group. NaviBeat is built by one person in Belgrade; every bug you flag, every weird interaction you notice, every “this should work like this instead” thought ends up shaping the next release.

What we are looking for:

• Real-world server setups (Navidrome on a Pi, NAS, VPS, behind a reverse proxy, with Last.fm wired up, with custom domains, with self-signed certs).
• Real-world Apple device mixes (older iPhones, M-series iPads, Intel Macs, Apple Silicon Macs, Apple TV HD / 4K, every Apple Watch generation).
• Real-world music libraries (small, huge, lossless, mixed bitrate, classical with deep multi-disc albums, foreign-script metadata, podcasts).
• Honest reactions. “This menu confused me,” “I expected X to happen,” “the spacing feels off here” are all useful. Bug reports and design taste both count.

How the program works

Apple TestFlight is the official channel. Joining is free, the only requirement is an Apple ID. Once you have the invite link, you install the TestFlight app from the App Store, tap the invite link, and the test builds appear there with a yellow dot next to the version number. Each build is good for 90 days, after which TestFlight prompts you to update.

You can leave the program at any time by opening TestFlight, tapping NaviBeat, and choosing Stop Testing. We do not collect anything beyond the email address you sent us and the device crash / screenshot reports you choose to attach inside TestFlight.

What changes between TestFlight and App Store

Test builds usually land 3 to 14 days before the matching App Store release. They are functionally complete (no half-finished features) but may contain rough edges in areas where we want eyes on a specific change. Each new build ships with a short “what to test” note inside TestFlight, focusing on the parts that changed.

Privacy

Your email goes only to me (Nenad). It is used to send you the TestFlight invite and to follow up on bugs you report. It is not added to a mailing list, not shared with any third party, and not retained after you ask to be removed. Anything you share inside TestFlight (crash logs, screenshots, comments) reaches Apple and then me. See the NaviBeat Privacy Policy for what the app itself stores on your devices.

Not sure yet?

That is fine. The stable release on the App Store is the recommended path for anyone who just wants to listen to music; the beta program is for people who genuinely enjoy poking at new builds and writing back about them. If you fall in either group, both are welcome.