Comparison

Audirvāna Remote vs yaMPC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse music libraries
  • Create and manage playlists
  • Select audio output device
  • Adjust volume
  • Access settings
  • Control HD streaming services
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Audirvāna Remote4 screens
yaMPC4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. yaMPC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audirvāna Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Audirvāna Remote versus yaMPC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudirvāna RemoteyaMPC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (862 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings862 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAudirvanaYasuyuki Suzuki

Customer experience

Audirvāna Remote

All ratings856 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews869 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.6%

yaMPC

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

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

None

Audirvāna Remote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

yaMPC

One-time1
  • yaMPC Full Function$2.99

Questions

Is Audirvāna Remote free?
Audirvāna Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is yaMPC free?
yaMPC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Audirvāna Remote or yaMPC?
Audirvāna Remote is rated higher. Audirvāna Remote averages 4.6 out of 5 from 862 ratings, while yaMPC averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Audirvāna Remote or yaMPC have ads?
Neither Audirvāna Remote nor yaMPC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audirvāna Remote or yaMPC?
Audirvāna Remote ships an update every 5 weeks, and yaMPC every 3 months. Most recently, Audirvāna Remote was updated on November 6, 2026 and yaMPC on November 2, 2026.

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