MaximumMPD vs SoundTools Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote MPD server control
- Random playlist generation
- Artist, album, and song browser
- File browser
- Quick search functionality
- Output selection
- Album art downloading
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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
SoundTools Pro
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Engineered for the moment the show goes live. Soundtools Pro is the live FOH companion built for real working engineers. While the show runs, every tap counts. Every readout has to be obvious under house light. Every calculation has to come back instantly — no clutter, no menus, no internet. Five live modules. Built for the booth. -Calculator — Speed of sound, wavelength, delay time, SPL distance law, dB summation, room modes, Sabine RT60. The everyday math, one tap away. -BPM / FX — Tap-tempo, reverb time recommendations, effect delays with feedback math. Sync your delay throws between songs. - LUFS Meter — ITU-R BS.1770 with K-weighting. Integrated, short-term, momentary, true-peak. Stay in spec for broadcast, streaming, or your own loudness target. -Real-time Spectrum — FFT analyzer with peak-hold, plus a feedback finder that tracks the resonance before it rings out. -Acoustic Delay — Measure the actual physical delay between FOH and a mic position using pink noise and cross-correlation. No external test rig required. Why Soundtools Pro? · Built FOR live use — big readouts, dark UI, minimal taps · Works fully offline — your data stays local, no cloud, no tracking · One-time purchase, lifetime updates — no subscription · Made by a working sound engineer who lives at FOH The complete toolkit: · Surviving Audio — Pre-show planning and system design · Your Ear — Free ear training based on 9 EQ pivot points · Soundtools Pro — Real-time tools during the show (this app) Three apps, one story: **train, plan, execute.** About Soundtools Pro is part of the Soundtools Tech ecosystem. Built independently, designed for working pros, priced fairly. No ads. No data harvest. Just tools that work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MaximumMPD at Free against SoundTools Pro's $9.99. MaximumMPD also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On 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
MaximumMPD is free to download; SoundTools Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | MaximumMPD | SoundTools Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Richard Backhouse | Juerg Andres |
In-app purchases
MaximumMPD
No in-app purchases
SoundTools Pro
No in-app purchases
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