# Looking Glass - Music Remote — Control Music from menu bar

> Mobile remote control for the Music app, enhancing playback and library management. (iPhone/iPad app by Marco Albera.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/looking-glass-music-remote/id1602004436 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marco Albera](https://appshunter.io/developer/1556419265)
- Category: Music, Utilities, Music
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 21 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.2 · 2 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-12-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/looking-glass-music-remote/id1602004436/reviews.md

## What is Looking Glass?

After being loved on Mac, Looking Glass now lands on your mobile devices!

Looking Glass is a remote for the Music app, designed to improve and speed up the interaction with your favorite songs.

The Now Playing section is the home of Looking Glass: from there you can quickly check and explore details about the currently playing tracks, such as artist and album, and perform actions such as Love, Dislike, Add to Library and Add to Playlist. You can also long press on the song cover to love and, if enabled from settings, save with just one action. Swiping left or right on the album cover moves the queue backward or forward.

You can quickly search for tracks, albums, artists and playlists in your library or in the full catalog and start playing them with a tap, or add them to the queue with a right swipe. You can also explore and play your Recommendations in the same way from the dedicated button.

Note: Looking Glass requires the Music app and subscription to work correctly.

## Key features

- Control Music app playback
- View Now Playing details
- Love/Dislike tracks
- Add to Library/Playlist
- Search music library and catalog
- Play recommendations

## Recent user reviews (10 of 21)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/looking-glass-music-remote/id1602004436/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Perfect control over music

*2025-11-30*

I moved to another MacOS system and wracked my brain to remember what app did Music in the Menu bar. I finally found it and glad I did. So usefule.

### 5/5 — Tahoe

*2025-09-23*

Will you be updating this for Tahoe by chance?

**Developer response:** Thanks a lot for the kind words! Yeah, a scrubbing feature would be a good addition. I need to figure out how to best integrate it in the menu.

### 5/5 — its free

*2025-09-23*

and works perfectly

### 4/5 — Wonderful!

*2025-05-07*

Love this lightweight, functional app! My only wish is that it would work better with Apple Music Radio (e.g. One, Chill, etc.); currently it will only show “Apple Music Chill - “ and never update the artist or song unless you click on the title in the menu bar each time the song changes. Slight annoyance, but other than that, a great addition to macOS!

### 5/5 — Exactly what I was looking for

*2025-03-14*

I wanted an app that displayed the currently playing song in the menu bar but also allowed me to search my Music Library without having to open/unhide the actual Apple Music app. Looking Glass does exactly that and even has global keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) to call up the controls you need with no mouse interaction. Perfect. Thanks a lot, from one developer to another.

### 5/5 — LOVE

*2024-04-22*

I wish I would have found this much sooner.

### 4/5 — Great app

*2024-04-09, version 1.4*

It's a great app that I use in substitute of the official buggy music scrubber from macOS. 

Only knocked a star down because I wish the rewind button took me back to the start of the song (like the Apple Music app) instead of changing it to the previous song.

### 5/5 — The perfect Mac app

*2024-03-31, version 1.4*

Does exactly what it needs to do, does it elegantly and beautifully.

### 5/5 — Great Music Menubar controller

*2024-03-06*

Much easier than the Mini player and works flawlessly!

### 5/5 — Perfect! The Missing Element of Apple Music

*2023-11-03*

I love Apple musinc but they this app makes the easly realtime sorting/rating of songs SO MUCH EASIER than the default Apple Musinc UI.

Thannks!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Looking Glass

### What is Looking Glass?

Looking Glass is a free mobile application designed to act as a remote control for the Music app. It allows users to enhance and speed up their interaction with currently playing songs and manage their music library.

### What devices does Looking Glass support?

Looking Glass is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It also has a companion app for Mac, indicating cross-platform compatibility within the Apple ecosystem.

### How does Looking Glass interact with the Music app?

Looking Glass provides quick access to details of currently playing tracks, such as artist and album. Users can perform actions like 'Love', 'Dislike', 'Add to Library', and 'Add to Playlist' directly from the app.

### Can I search for music with Looking Glass?

Yes, you can quickly search for tracks, albums, artists, and playlists within your library or the full catalog. You can also explore and play your Recommendations.

### Does Looking Glass require a subscription?

Yes, Looking Glass requires the Music app and a subscription to work correctly, as it functions as a remote for the Music app's features.

### How often is Looking Glass updated?

The latest version of Looking Glass is 1.1.7, and it was last updated on March 23, 2023. This indicates a relatively active development cycle.

### What is the user sentiment for Looking Glass?

Looking Glass has received a perfect rating of 5.0 stars from 2 ratings, suggesting very positive initial user feedback.

### Is Looking Glass suitable for all ages?

Looking Glass has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users, including children.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.7 — 2023-03-23

Maintenance updates

### 1.1.5 — 2022-04-15

Features:
- Improved swipe buttons

### 1.1.4 — 2022-04-10

Features:
- Clicking on a song on a list now adds it and the next items to the queue

### 1.1.3 — 2022-04-09

Features
- Added history section

### 1.1.2 — 2022-04-07

Features:
- More artwork images
- Initial navigation support
- Swipe to play immediately

Improvements:
- Better Handoff support

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