Comparison

Socket.dj vs yaMPC

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

Head to head
About

Socket.dj

This app allows you to stream music and music videos from Plug.dj, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Engage with music communities by voting on songs, creating playlists, and chatting with other fans. It offers an ad-free experience for unlimited listening and social interaction.

Highlights
  • Unlimited music streaming
  • Access YouTube and SoundCloud
  • Join music communities
  • Vote on songs
  • Create playlists
  • Chat with users
  • Be a room DJ
Features
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Socket works with Plug.dj, YouTube and SoundCloud to access hundreds of music communities, enjoy free unlimited streaming and socialize with millions of music and music videos fans. Download Socket and use the guest account to immediately enjoy ad-less music and explore the communities. Create a free personal account, and you can start voting on songs, create your own playlists, be the DJ of a room and follow your own community… all from your iPhone! With Socket, you play an active role in the music you listen to by voting for or against (Woot/Meh) songs playing, chat with members sharing the same interests, and make new friends.

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

Socket.dj4 screens
yaMPC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: yaMPC at 3.5 against Socket.dj's 2.8. Socket.dj's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Socket.dj sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and yaMPC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

yaMPC holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Socket.dj's written reviews are positive against 33% of yaMPC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Socket.dj ships an update every 4 months, yaMPC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Socket.dj versus yaMPC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocket.djyaMPC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (19 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGO ManagementYasuyuki Suzuki

Customer experience

Socket.dj

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral21.1%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

yaMPC

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Socket.dj

One-time1
  • Premium version$2.99
1 purchases

yaMPC

One-time1
  • yaMPC Full Function$2.99

Questions

Is Socket.dj free?
Socket.dj is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is yaMPC free?
yaMPC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Socket.dj or yaMPC?
yaMPC is rated higher. Socket.dj averages 2.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while yaMPC averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Socket.dj or yaMPC have ads?
Neither Socket.dj nor yaMPC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Socket.dj or yaMPC?
Socket.dj ships an update every 4 months, and yaMPC every 3 months. Most recently, Socket.dj was updated on October 5, 2026 and yaMPC on October 15, 2026.

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