Comparison

MaximumMPD vs Euphony Stylus

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

Head to head
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

About

Euphony Stylus

Features
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Control your Euphony installation from your phone.

Screenshots

MaximumMPD4 screens
Euphony Stylus1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Euphony Stylus at weekly against MaximumMPD's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaximumMPD ships an update every 5 weeks, Euphony Stylus weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MaximumMPD versus Euphony Stylus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaximumMPDEuphony Stylus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard BackhouseHD/INFO d.o.o.

In-app purchases

None

MaximumMPD

No in-app purchases

None

Euphony Stylus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaximumMPD free?
MaximumMPD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Euphony Stylus free?
Euphony Stylus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MaximumMPD or Euphony Stylus have ads?
Neither MaximumMPD nor Euphony Stylus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaximumMPD or Euphony Stylus?
MaximumMPD ships an update every 5 weeks, and Euphony Stylus weekly. Most recently, MaximumMPD was updated on June 11, 2026 and Euphony Stylus on September 28, 2026.

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