Audirvāna Remote vs yaMPC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audirvāna Remote
Control your music playback on your computer from your mobile device. Access your entire music library, create playlists, and adjust audio settings remotely for a seamless high-fidelity listening experience at home.
- Browse music libraries
- Create and manage playlists
- Select audio output device
- Adjust volume
- Access settings
- Control HD streaming services
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Audirvāna Remote App allows you to control the Audirvāna software running on your computer from your mobile device and enjoy your music more freely at home. Your albums, playlists, artists and HD streaming services are all accessible from the Audirvāna Remote, and the software running on your computer still guarantees optimal audio playback. - Browse all music libraries accessible from the application. - Create, rename and reorganize your playlists - Choose the output audio device and precisely adjust the volume - Check and adjust all your settings To use Audirvāna Remote: - Open Audirvāna on your Mac or PC and install Audirvāna Remote on your iPhone or iPad - Connect your computer and your phone or tablet to the same wifi network. - Select your computer from the Remote app, and enter the code displayed on the screen. - Enjoy the Audirvāna experience without moving from your couch. Audirvāna is a software for macOS or Windows 10/11 that accepts all audio formats and makes music a priority on your computer to make it a true high-fidelity audio source.
yaMPC
Control your Music Player Daemon (MPD) remotely with this app. Easily manage your music library, control playback, and edit your queue. Unlock advanced browsing and search features with an in-app purchase.
- Multiple MPD server registration
- Automatic MPD server detection
- Queue management and editing
- Playback controls (play, pause, skip, volume)
- Album and song browsing
- Advanced search and filtering
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If you use Music Player Daemon (MPD), try FREE features of yaMPC now! Initial setup of yaMPC for your MPD is very easy. Go through the tutorial first - tap "App Support" on this page, then tap "Link to yaMPC Tutorial" FREE Features: - Able to register multiple MPD Servers and switch them to control. - Scan button auto-detects MPD 0.20 or later versions (need to enable Zeroconf), Volumio or MoOde - Easy Cover-Arts settings for MPD 0.21 or later versions, Volumio or MoOde. - Queue scene: lists songs in the Queue (or the Current Playlist), plays a song by tapping. Allows you to edit and clear queue. - Queue and Play scenes: You can play songs and pause, play next song, previous song, play randomly or repeatedly. Fast forward and rewind with buttons or slide bar. Controlling volume. - Albums scene: lists albums with cover-arts, album titles and album artists. Filter albums by album title and/or album artists. - Albums songs sub-scene: lists songs in the tapped album. Add a song to Queue and/or play the song. Features require In-App Purchase: - Browse scene: lists Genres, Artists, Composers, Playlist or Folder contents. Filter them by any text. You can display albums and songs by tapping an item in the list. - Search scene: You can search songs by title, artist or any tag. Play a song by tapping it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audirvāna Remote at 85% against yaMPC's 33%. Audirvāna Remote also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. yaMPC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audirvāna Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audirvāna Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audirvāna Remote has 862 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Audirvāna Remote's written reviews are positive against 33% of yaMPC's.
Audirvāna Remote ships an update every 5 weeks, yaMPC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audirvāna Remote | yaMPC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (862 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 862 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audirvana | Yasuyuki Suzuki |
Customer experience
Audirvāna Remote
yaMPC
Bugs and requests
Audirvāna Remote
Reported bugs
3 issues- Remote app sometimes fails to connect to the desktop app
- Album art not displaying correctly in certain cases
- Playlist playback issues and desynchronization
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more music streaming services
- Improve playlist management and creation
- Provide more customization options
- Implement a volume control feature in the remote app
yaMPC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audirvāna Remote
No in-app purchases
yaMPC
- yaMPC Full Function$2.99









