MPD Pilot vs Pentaton

MPD Pilot is a Music Player Daemon (MPD) controller designed for fast, convenient control of your music library, queue, and playback. Key Features: - Playback Control: Control playback, volume, and outputs with a clean, responsive interface. - Queue Management: Build, reorder, and manage your current queue with ease. - Remote Library Browser: Browse your music library remotely in a file tree view and manage playlists. - Artist and Album Views: Explore your collection by artist or album, with integrated search for quick navigation. - Song Search: Quickly find tracks in your MPD database. - Automatic Server Discovery: Discover compatible MPD servers on your local network via Bonjour. - Local Playback on Device: Stream audio from your MPD server directly to your iPhone or iPad via speakers, Bluetooth headphones, or AirPlay devices. Supports HTTP-based and Snapcast streams, including formats such as FLAC, MP3, OPUS, and Vorbis, with stream quality details available in the app. - Cover Art Display: View cover art from your MPD collection or external sources. - Localized in 12 languages. Requirements: - MPD Pilot requires an MPD server for library browsing, queue management, and playback control. - To listen on your device, your MPD server must also be configured with a streaming output. Learn more about MPD setup at https://www.musicpd.org and https://mpdpilot.app/help Premium Features: Unlock Premium to connect to an unlimited number of MPD servers, create multiple local playback streams, and enjoy ad-free local audio playback. All other app features remain available in the free version. Privacy Policy: https://mpdpilot.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://mpdpilot.app/terms-of-use Visit https://mpdpilot.app for more information.

Pentaton lets you enjoy your digital music collection, just like your favorite artists intended. Listen to your full albums, front to back, without distractions or social media noise. Enjoy the moment without being let down by your streaming provider. Be in total control of your listening experience, do not let any algorithm or licensing deal decide for you ever again. Bit-perfect output with DSP: • Parametric equalizer with 12.000+ build-in headphone presets • USB DACs with automatic sample-rate matching when supported • Lossless ALAC streaming via AirPlay 1 and 2 • Bit-perfect streaming to Roon endpoints • Gapless playback when sample-rates allow Supported sources: • Local files on device • Local media library (excluding DRM-protected tracks) • SMB shares Supported formats: • Lossless PCM: FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, WavPack, Monkey’s Audio (APE) and TheTrueAudio (TTA) • Lossy PCM: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, Speex and Musepack • DSD: Native, DSD-over-PCM and DSD-to-PCM • Comprehensive signal analysis tools for catching fake-lossless and fake-high-res files Note: Pentaton does not come with any music, it is designed to play your own media files. You can try Pentaton with all of it's features for free for 7 days, after which you will need to unlock it via a one-time in-app purchase or a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/apps/6711346182/distribution/info Privacy Policy: http://pentaton.app/privacy