Comparison

Rigelian vs MaximumMPD

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

Head to head
About

Rigelian

Control your music library on MPD, OpenHome, or Kodi-based players with a modern interface on your iPhone or iPad. Effortlessly browse, search, and manage your music, playlists, and radio stations.

Highlights
  • Browse music by Artist, Album, Genre, Folder
  • Qobuz integration for select players
  • Thousands of radio stations
  • Playlist creation and editing
  • Cue file support
  • Powerful search and queue management
  • Automatic player detection
Features
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Rigelian turns your iPhone and iPad into a refined, powerful controller for music players based on OpenHome (BubbleUPnP & upmpcli) and MPD (MPD, moOde, Volumio, Bryston, Chord Poly). Built specifically for iOS, it combines speed, clarity, and precision in a clean, modern interface designed for serious music lovers. Browse your collection effortlessly by artist, album, genre, folder, composer, or performer (MPD), and find anything instantly with fast, responsive search across your entire library. Create and manage playlists, control your play queue exactly the way you want, jump directly from the queue to related albums or artists, and quickly access recently added music or rediscover your collection with random playback. Rigelian integrates seamlessly with Qobuz on BubbleUPnP and upmpdcli players, gives you access to thousands of radio stations via radio-browser.info for MPD and displays track quality during playback and browsing. It automatically discovers compatible players on your network — including Bryston, Volumio, Rune, moOde, and standard MPD — and makes switching between them effortless. Enjoy high-quality album artwork, artist biographies and related artists. Subscription information The free version of Rigelian for iOS lets you add items to your playlist up-to 10 times per month. For unlimited access monthly and annual options are available, both including a 2-week free trial. A single subscription will work on all your devices, for all your family members. Cancel anytime during the trial period and you will not be charged. Payment is charged to your App Store account after the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service https://www.rigelian.net/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy https://www.rigelian.net/privacy/

About

MaximumMPD

Control your Music Player Daemon (MPD) server remotely. Browse your music library by artist, album, or song, generate random playlists, and manage outputs. It also supports album art downloading and server discovery.

Highlights
  • Remote MPD server control
  • Random playlist generation
  • Artist, album, and song browser
  • File browser
  • Quick search functionality
  • Output selection
  • Album art downloading
Features
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MaximumMPD is a MPD (Music Player Daemon) client providing remote control over all your MPD based songs Features: Random Playlist generation Multiple connections Server Discovery via Bonjour Artist, Album Song Browser File Browser Quickly search for artists, albums and songs Output Selection Quickly create and edit playlists AlbumArt downloading via MPD (if version >= 0.21), HTTP and UPnP Requirements : An MPD Server running in your home network. See http://www.musicpd.org/ for more details Various images provided by Icons8 https://icons8.com

Screenshots

Rigelian4 screens
MaximumMPD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaximumMPD at none against Rigelian's 2. MaximumMPD also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Rigelian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per month. MaximumMPD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Rigelian against 4.1 for MaximumMPD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Rigelian's written reviews are positive against 86% of MaximumMPD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rigelian ships an update every 6 weeks, MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rigelian versus MaximumMPD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRigelianMaximumMPD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (33 ratings) — better4.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLcw KremersRichard Backhouse

Customer experience

Rigelian

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.4%

MaximumMPD

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rigelian

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Access - Auto Renew14 Days trial$0.691 Month
  • 1 Year Access - Auto Renew14 Days trial$4.291 Year
None

MaximumMPD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rigelian free?
Rigelian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MaximumMPD free?
MaximumMPD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rigelian or MaximumMPD?
Rigelian is rated higher. Rigelian averages 4.2 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while MaximumMPD averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do Rigelian or MaximumMPD have ads?
Neither Rigelian nor MaximumMPD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rigelian or MaximumMPD?
Rigelian ships an update every 6 weeks, and MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. Most recently, Rigelian was updated on September 23, 2026 and MaximumMPD on June 11, 2026.

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