# MonkeyMote Music Remote — user reviews > 155 indexed App Store user reviews of MonkeyMote Music Remote by Martin Tofall, rated 4.40/5 from 144 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monkeymote-music-remote/id406419202/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monkeymote-music-remote/id406419202.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 105 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of MonkeyMote Music Remote? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive and clean interface design - 🚀 Fast and responsive performance - 💪 Reliable connection when working properly - 🎵 Excellent library browsing and search functionality - 🔋 Minimal battery consumption - ⭐ Great value for $1.99 price point - 🛠️ Responsive developer support and regular updates - 🎮 Easy setup and auto-discovery features - 📱 Works seamlessly with MediaMonkey and Winamp - 🌟 Beautiful album artwork display **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent connection failures and drops - ❌ Incompatible with MediaMonkey 5 and newer versions - ⚠️ Inconsistent performance (works 10% of the time for some users) - 🔌 Requires complex setup and troubleshooting - 📵 No Mac/JRiver plugin support - 🔄 Connection drops when phone locks - 😤 Poor support documentation and broken support links - 🎯 Unclear UI feedback for actions like enqueueing - 💸 Separate paid versions for iPad - 📱 Aggressive rating prompts **Commonly reported bugs** - App fails to connect to PC despite correct network setup - Generic connection errors with no clear resolution - App crashes after recent updates - Freezes during initial sync - Plugin detected as virus by Norton antivirus - Album art padding and fitting issues - Inconsistent song selection behavior (sometimes plays, sometimes enqueues) - Doesn't show all artists despite correct metadata - Stops working when computer enters screensaver mode - Connection issues with MediaMonkey 5 - Enqueue and play button wipes entire playlist - Requires manual reconfiguration after modem reset **Most requested features** - Folder browse option for library navigation - Ability to access user-created playlists from desktop - Search by song title functionality - Auto-reconnect when connection is lost - Streaming capability for Shoutcast/Winamp - Direct streaming to iPhone without computer audio - Album artist view option - Standalone music player for iPhone library - Mac version support - JRiver plugin for Mac - Russian and Ukrainian language support - KMPlayer and VLC remote support - iOS control panel button integration ## Newest reviews (12 of 155) ### 3/5 — Playlist Winamp *2026-03-25* Impossible d’en créer une. Version de Winamp 5.541 ### 3/5 — MM5 *2025-04-18* Finally MonkeyMote supports MediaMonkey5! This allowed me to upgrade to MM5, which I wanted to do because it supports dsf files. But I have noticed two glitches on the part of MonkeyMote: 1. The “year” info of each tune in the tag doesn’t seem to be conveyed. It isn’t displayed in the media details popup nor in the playlist as it appeared with MM4. 2. Some, not all, album arts in dsf files don’t show. They do appear in the MediaMonkey screen on Windows so they are definitely there in the file but they don’t show up on the MonkeyMote screen on iPhone. However, they do show up for some dsf files. I suppose these are plug-in problems, as the ios app itself is the same. Hope they will be remedied soon! ### 2/5 — Works like 10% of the time *2024-11-15* No idea why it's so inconsistent in connecting to my PC but it's really frustrating. Port's open, firewall allows connections on the network, MM open, and plugin's installed so I've done what I need to do, and it has connected a few times, but it gives me a generic error and won't connect 90% of the time. Not worth the time and frustration ### 4/5 — Aimp *2024-10-10* Не видно тэгов, исправить как? ### 3/5 — Такое себе *2022-01-05* Не читает имена файлов. Тэги не везде заполнены правильно. В плейлисте одни вопросы вместо названий. По факту пользоваться невозможно. ### 2/5 — No longer works with MM 5 *2021-07-06* Bought the app and it worked well with Media Monkey 4. Now it no longer works with the new version 5. Shame. ### 4/5 — неплохо, но есть замечания *2021-01-08* Управление и информация работают хорошо, но при загрузке всех плейлистов JRiver намертво повисает (видимо, плагин криво отрабатывает загрузку плейлистов). Так же было бы неплохо сделать режим горизонтальной ориентации (телефон стоит на подставке с включённым экраном и хотелось бы его перевернуть и подключить к питанию. или, например, горизонтально обложка и текст на экране, без переключения). ### 3/5 — Неудобно *2020-03-15* Неочевидное переключение на эквалайзер. Добавьте кнопку; Внутри эквалайзера нет возможности выставления частоты «по умолчанию»; При создании точки доступа с телефона iOS, приложение никак не хочет находить «компьютер»; Так и не нашёл где создавать пароль на управление. 3 из 5 ### 1/5 — MonkeyMote *2019-11-02* Очень нестабильна. Метатеги редактировать невозможно, не удается подключиться. Нужны доработки! Зря потраченные деньши, есди не исправят баги ### 1/5 — Doesn’t connect *2019-09-28* Works ok when it connects ### 2/5 — Cannot view all library and connection drops *2019-04-06* I cannot view all my music library, only the current play list. Every time the phone lock and when I open again it reconnects and many times the connection cannot be reestablish again making the up unusable ### 4/5 — Close to perfect *2019-02-23* Please add support for MediaMonkey 5 soon **Developer response:** I'll look into that once it gets out of beta. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nothing happens *2025-09-18* Doesn’t work. Bought the app and stuck trying to connect. The support link goes nowhere. The music player never launches ### 1/5 — Does not work with JRiver on Mac. *2024-08-06* This app requires a plugin for JRiver media centre to be installed for it to work. That plugin is only provided for windows platforms. ### 1/5 — Connection problem *2023-02-19* My PC and cellphone are on the same WiFi network. It can never detect my PC. ### 1/5 — Wished it worked *2022-10-09, version 2.8.10* But alas no. Too complicated to set up. Couldn't get it to function. Was sent to a bunch of adjustements to my system that were complex and too long. Maybe it will resolve someday and I'll return to this. ### 1/5 — Was good… no longer *2022-08-20* Doesn’t work with MediaMonkey5 ### 1/5 — Leider. Keine Verbindung *2022-06-19* Ich suche eine Alternative zu ITunes. Leider bekomme ich die App nicht eingerichtet. Aus meiner Sicht, müsste es ausreichen, per USB angeschlossen zu sein. ### 1/5 — vielleicht nicht schlecht, aber ... *2021-06-14* Die aktuelle Version von MediaMonkey ist "5". Diese App funktioniert damit nicht. Damit ist sie für den Moment nur "für die Tonne" ... ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2020-08-04* This app flat out doesn’t work. Two dollars wasted trying to put music on my iPhone X. Don’t waste your $2. Yes, I tried every suggestion they made “click here”, etc. Nothing! ### 1/5 — One star for nagging for a rating. *2020-05-12* Giving one star on account of constantly being badgered for a rating. ### 1/5 — Not Mediamonkey *2019-12-03* This is not a MediaMonkey program. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-06-27* Great! ### 5/5 — Finally a solution *2025-01-07* Because I'm on iOS, I can't find maby solutions for a remote to use with winamp. This is worth the $1.99 price tag if you're on iOS. ### 5/5 — Still works beautifully with Winamp *2023-11-06* Still works beautifully with Winamp ### 5/5 — MonkeyMote exactly what I needed! *2023-04-02* If you are looking to remotely control your Mediamonkey library on your iPhone, look no further ! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2020-12-06* I was waiting my whole life for something like this. ### 5/5 — При выходе с подключения *2020-02-25* При выходе из подключения, больше не появляется автоматическое подключение. Ручные настройки подключения тоже выдают что невозможно подключиться. Хотя все ввожу верно, айпи адрес и тд. Соединение возможно установить лишь в том случае если перезапустишь плеер Aimp4 на компьютере. Исправьте ### 5/5 — Very handy! Love it!!! *2019-10-16* lol ### 5/5 — Great remote for best library player *2019-10-13* Best easy and fast ### 5/5 — Prima *2018-08-18* Macht was es soll, Interface gut durchdacht, perfekte Ergänzung für MediaMonkey. Was ich mir wünsche: Noch laaaange Support von iOS9 - dann kann ich das alte Phone noch lange als Fernbedienung für Musik nutzen ... ### 5/5 — Excellent *2017-09-20, version 2.8.1* It does everything I want and need. Buy far the best mediamonkey remote I have used on iOS or android. It turns my computer into the best source for music and let's me take full advantage of my sound card's excellence. The interface works smoothly and is well designed and attractive. It does not seem to use much battery life, either. Great app, life would be less good without it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*