# MusiCards Release Viewer

> MusiCards Release Viewer (iPhone/iPad app by Gyorgy Hild.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musicards-release-viewer/id6763909271 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gyorgy Hild](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895552012)
- Category: Music, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-03
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musicards-release-viewer/id6763909271/reviews.md

## What is MusiCards Release Viewer?

MusiCards is a visual MusicBrainz release browser and personal music player designed for exploring music data in a calm, clean and structured way.
Search for artists, releases and tracks, scan CD barcodes, look up MusicBrainz release IDs, identify music using Shazam or Apple Music Now Playing, and explore detailed release, track and artist information.
Connect an indexed local music library or your own Navidrome server to see which MusicBrainz releases you can play. Matching releases can be played directly in MusiCards with background playback and system media controls.

The app organises music into five cards:
• SEARCH: Find artists, releases and tracks, scan barcodes, use Shazam, browse recent items and discover releases from Apple Music Now Playing.
• RELEASE: View cover art, release details, label information, release history and other available versions. Open the selected release in Apple Music when available, or play it from a connected library.
• TRACKS: Browse the complete track list. For classical music, composers, works and movements are displayed in a structured way instead of a flat list. Tap any track to see performers, creators and technical credits.
• ARTIST & DISCOGRAPHY: Read a short Wikipedia biography excerpt and browse a categorised MusicBrainz discography by year. English Wikipedia content is preferred, with another available language used when no English article exists.
• PLAYER: Play matching releases from an indexed local library or Navidrome. View artwork, track information, performer credits, playback source, audio route and decoded audio format. Control playback from MusiCards, the Lock Screen, Control Center or the system Now Playing interface.

A MusiCards account is not required. Connecting a local library or a self-hosted Navidrome server is optional; the complete MusicBrainz browsing experience remains available without either.
MusiCards is a personal project focused on clear and transparent presentation of music metadata. The app does not infer or generate missing information — if data is unavailable from its sources, it is shown as missing.

Powered by MusicBrainz, the open music encyclopedia.
MusicBrainz data is available under the Creative Commons CC0 licence.
Cover art is provided by the Cover Art Archive.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-08-29

MusiCards 2.0 adds personal library integration and a complete built-in music player.

• Connect an indexed local music library or your own Navidrome server.
• See playable artists and releases directly in search results and discographies.
• Play matching releases with queue, seek, previous and next controls.
• Continue listening in the background on iPhone and iPad.
• Control playback from the Lock Screen, Control Center and the system Now Playing interface.
• View the playback source, audio route, bitrate, sample rate, bit depth and actual decoded audio format.
• Reopen recent artists and releases instantly using the new recent-content cache.
• Use non-English Wikipedia articles when no English artist article is available.
• Improved dark-mode card appearance and iPad full-screen layout.
• Improved playback reliability, asynchronous selection handling, caching and error recovery.

This release also includes numerous interface refinements and stability improvements across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-27

Improved the native macOS window experience, corrected performer credit classification, and refined track-detail layout on iPhone. Includes structural and stability improvements across iOS and macOS.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-15

Added icons and links to all the major streaming apps and Discogs as well. These links appear only when the release has the link in MusicBrainz database

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-15

• Added Shazam integration to the search field.
• Improved release matching for recognized tracks.
• Added Apple Music links to release cards.
• Various UI improvements and bug fixes.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-05-31

- Fixed an issue affecting swipe navigation between Track Details pages
- New: launch Apple Music directly from the RELEASE card to play the selected release

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