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If I were you, I would stick to streaming in that case.
However, if you're dead set on storing files locally and there's no other option but to transcode, then use 128kbps Opus instead of AAC - assuming that iPhones support it (I haven't checked). It's a lot more efficient.
A good converter program to use is fre:ac but don't ask me for an iOS only app because I'm not an Apple guy at all.
Doesn’t support it directly, I can’t add opus files to the iTunes library, so I had to use VLC for them, but it’s not designed to be a music player for the iPhone and the music stops after playing a couple of songs with the screen off
The app I'm using on my iPhone (foobar2000) supports OGG Opus. ~However, decoding takes about a second, resulting in a noticeable gap between songs.~
EDIT: It seems that HydrogenAudio have fixed the Opus decoding in foobar2000 Mobile.