Comparison

yaMPC vs Walnut Audio

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

Head to head
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.

About

Walnut Audio

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Pure music control for MPD Walnut Audio is a streamlined MPD (Music Player Daemon) client designed for music lovers who want efficient control without visual distractions. Text-based, fast, and focused. HOW IT WORKS Walnut Audio is built around two primary listening modes: ALL MUSIC MODE - Load your entire library with random on - As you listen, search and queue songs one after another - Queued songs play next, then random continues - Discover and rediscover tracks effortlessly PLAYLIST MODE - Load curated playlists for focused sessions - Want to add a song from outside the playlist? Use Search Entire Library to find any song in your library - Queue it without replacing your current playlist SMART QUEUE MANAGEMENT Build your listening session without interruption: - Add to Queue — Queue songs to play next without clearing what's playing - Priority System — Queued songs play before random continues - Queue View — See and manage your upcoming tracks SHOW SONG IN LIST Listen to a track that reminds you of another song from the same album or folder? Tap Show Song in List to jump to that song's location in your queue. Browse nearby tracks, then play or queue what you want to hear next. EXCLUSIVE PLAY Sometimes you want to focus on one artist or album: - By Artist — Clear queue, load all songs by an artist, random, play - By Album — Clear queue, load full album, random, play One tap to dive deep. FEATURES - Play, pause, skip, seek, volume control, random - Real-time status via MPD idle monitoring - Multi-word search across artist, album, title, genre - Multiple server profiles with Bonjour auto-discovery - HTTP streaming with phone call handling (pause/resume) - Lock screen & Control Center integration - Siri Shortcuts for profile switching COMPANION TO Walnut Audio for MacOS Part of the MpdForApple family. Walnut Audio shares its core with Walnut Audio for MacOS, our menu bar client for Mac. iOS adds: HTTP streaming, Bonjour discovery, phone call handling, Siri Shortcuts, and touch-optimized controls. Set your MPD with httpd output + wave encoder + format 44100:16:2 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/s

Screenshots

yaMPC4 screens
Walnut Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Walnut Audio at every 10 days against yaMPC's every 3 months. 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. yaMPC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Walnut Audio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

yaMPC ships an update every 3 months, Walnut Audio every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
yaMPC versus Walnut Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteryaMPCWalnut Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuyuki SuzukiRoi Zargari

In-app purchases

1 purchases

yaMPC

One-time1
  • yaMPC Full Function$2.99
2 purchases

Walnut Audio

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Year Subscription 4.99$$4.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription, 4.99$$4.991 Year

Questions

Is yaMPC free?
yaMPC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walnut Audio free?
Walnut Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do yaMPC or Walnut Audio have ads?
Neither yaMPC nor Walnut Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, yaMPC or Walnut Audio?
yaMPC ships an update every 3 months, and Walnut Audio every 10 days. Most recently, yaMPC was updated on October 15, 2026 and Walnut Audio on October 17, 2026.

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