Roon vs the world (streaming software)

I'm surprised no one has given Roon a run for their money as an app based one time purchase for reasonable money would be a big deal I think.  

I went from Bluesound OS which is great and I thought even better than Sonos to running the Lumin app with my Teac NT-505 and sound was a huge step up but interface was not nearly as nice.

Had a free 60 day Roon trial and it was definitely a huge improvement from the Lumin software.  I haven't ponied up for a subscription yet as I wanted to go back first to see what I'm missing which is quite a bit.

Roon definitely isn't perfect but it does integrate your local library well and it also loops all your streaming devices together pretty much regardless of brand seamlessly which is really it's greatest strength.

I'll probably pony up for a year and then if nothing more exciting comes along go lifetime.  That's really my fear is that you go lifetime and then someone else blows them out of the water and you're switching to the next big thing after having paid for lifetime with Roon.

I tried BluOs, Lumin and Roon interfaces. 
The Roon interface is for me by far the best, very informative and best Tidal integrattion.

I recently upraded my hardware substantially and to my ears the SQ of roon is substantially better than BluOs and Lumin interfaces. 
My experience.

I tried BluOs, Lumin and Roon interfaces. 
The Roon interface is for me by far the best, very informative and best Tidal integrattion.

I recently upraded my hardware substantially and to my ears the SQ of roon is substantially better than BluOs and Lumin interfaces. 
My experience.

I was using iPeng and I agree the sound of Roon is substantially better.  I have Roon on my Music Server.  I wonder how much better it would sound if I moved it to a nucleus or similiar device.

Besides the great user interface, the "killer app" of Roon in my opinion is that it lets you put your entire library together regardless of source. My ripped CDs and Tidal albums are all just there together instead of having to go into just Tidal or just locally stored files. I haven't seen other software that does that but I haven't explored lately since I've been on Roon about a year and a half and have no desire to change. Like the OP, though, I haven't bought the lifetime subscription because who knows what options will be out next year and I worry that Tidal could go under and make the value proposition of Roon tank for me. At least Qobuz is now an option but it still seems somewhat risky to me with the competition in music streaming services.