diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py b/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
index 4b65cd1801a..49bee109361 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/__init__.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
             cg.add(setter(value))
 
     # sendspin-cpp library
-    esp32.add_idf_component(name="sendspin/sendspin-cpp", ref="0.7.2")
+    esp32.add_idf_component(name="sendspin/sendspin-cpp", ref="0.8.0")
 
     cg.add_define("USE_SENDSPIN", True)  # for MDNS
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp b/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp
index 3216a696fb5..ca443c18404 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sendspin/sendspin_hub.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void SendspinHub::setup() {
   this->client_->add_player(this->player_config_).set_listener(this->player_listener_);
 #endif
 
-  if (!this->client_->start_server()) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to start Sendspin server");
+  if (!this->client_->start()) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to start Sendspin client");
     this->mark_failed();
     return;
   }
diff --git a/esphome/idf_component.yml b/esphome/idf_component.yml
index b3cd5ee09b5..95337007b8f 100644
--- a/esphome/idf_component.yml
+++ b/esphome/idf_component.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ dependencies:
   esp32async/asynctcp:
     version: 3.4.91
   sendspin/sendspin-cpp:
-    version: 0.7.2
+    version: 0.8.0
   lvgl/lvgl:
     version: 9.5.0
   fastled/FastLED: