Comparison

Yamd vs mikMPD

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

Head to head
About

Yamd

Features
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Remote control app for MPD server. Connect to your Music Player Daemon server and control the playback from convenience of your phone or tablet. App includes: - Full library and library search - Filesystem browser - Queue management and playback settings - Playlist management (creating, editing, deletion) - Artist and cover art fetching from Discogs and Last.fm databases - Basic output settings (on/off) This is only a remote control app and not a music player. There's currently no options to stream music directly to your device.

About

mikMPD

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This requires a running MPD server on your network. More information about MPD and how to configure it can be found here: https://www.musicpd.org. mikMPD should work with other MPD implementations as Mopidy, OwnTone, Chord Poly etc. Album art (fetched from MusicBrainz/CoverArtArchive), synced lyrics (via LRCLIB). Browse by albums, artists, genres, or playlists with search filtering. Album and artist detail views include Wikipedia summaries. Play or enqueue entire albums/artists with one tap. Playlists β€” Full stored-playlist support: browse, rename, and delete playlists. Radio β€” Built-in Swedish Radio streams (SR P1–P4 GΓΆteborg) plus custom station management with persistent storage. CD β€” Play audio CDs directly via cdda:/// URIs with per-track control. File Browser β€” Navigate the MPD directory tree. Single-tap enters directories, double-tap plays files. Swipe actions for add/play. Search β€” Concurrent search across songs, artists, and albums with debounced input, batch selection, and album art thumbnails. Queue β€” View and manage the current playlist. Double-tap to jump to a song, drag to reorder, swipe to delete, clear all, toggle consume mode. Outputs & Partitions β€” Toggle audio outputs on/off, switch between MPD partitions, create and delete partitions, move outputs between partitions via long-press context menu. Multiple Servers β€” Save any number of MPD servers and switch between them with one tap. Nearby servers advertising over Bonjour/Zeroconf are discovered automatically and can be added directly. Passwords are stored in the Keychain, and the last-used partition is remembered per server. Listen on Phone β€” Stream audio from an MPD httpd output directly to the device via AVPlayer. Configure the stream URL per server, then toggle "Listen on phone" in Now Playing. Supports background playback with lock screen metadata (song title, artist, album art) and lock screen transport controls. Snapcast β€” Control a Snapcast multiroom server from the More tab

Screenshots

Yamd4 screens
mikMPD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mikMPD at weekly against Yamd's every 21 months. Yamd's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yamd ships an update every 21 months, mikMPD weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Yamd versus mikMPD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYamdmikMPD
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander RogachevMIKAEL PER JOHAN OSTERDAHL

In-app purchases

None

Yamd

No in-app purchases

None

mikMPD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yamd free?
Yamd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mikMPD free?
mikMPD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yamd or mikMPD have ads?
Neither Yamd nor mikMPD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yamd or mikMPD?
Yamd ships an update every 21 months, and mikMPD weekly. Most recently, Yamd was updated on September 18, 2026 and mikMPD on September 24, 2026.

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