Party Jukebox vs Simple DAAP Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Party Jukebox
This app transforms your device into a virtual jukebox, letting guests queue songs from your music library. Friends can request tunes, and the playlist shuffles them in. It features playback controls, song/artist display, and album art.
- Virtual jukebox experience
- Guest song requests
- Randomized playlist order
- Playback controls (Play/Pause/Skip)
- Song title and artist display
- Album artwork display
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Party Jukebox brings the feel of a real jukebox to your party by allowing your friends to pick songs on your device while the current song plays. The new songs are added to the playlist in random order. A skip function allows you to skip over an unpopular selection and a Play/Pause button is provided as well. More songs can be added to the playlist at any time without interrupting playback. Song title and artist are displayed in large easy to read text along with album artwork (when available). In addition to requests, you can load a party song list just to get and keep the music going until your friends make requests. Avoid hours of preparing playlists and CDs for your party by letting your friends pick their favorite tunes from the songs on your device at the party. The simple user interface is specifically designed for newcomers not familiar with the device. Party Jukebox is perfect for your next party and your friends can even leave their quarters at home!
Simple DAAP Client
Stream music from a DAAP server on your network. Automatically detects servers using Bonjour, allowing you to listen to your music library without complex setup. Compatible with various DAAP servers like mt-daapd.
- DAAP client functionality
- Stream music from DAAP servers
- Automatic server detection (Bonjour)
- Compatible with mt-daapd
- Simple, no-configuration setup
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This application is a simple DAAP client. It is possible to listen to the delivered music from the daapd server(like mt-daapd, not containing iTunes ). The server can be detected without any configuration (that is Bonjour). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FriyARCDxOQ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple DAAP Client at Free against Party Jukebox's $0.99. Simple DAAP Client also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months). Party Jukebox's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 45%) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Simple DAAP Client is free to download; Party Jukebox costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple DAAP Client holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple DAAP Client has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Party Jukebox's written reviews are positive against 45% of Simple DAAP Client's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Party Jukebox ships an update every 25 months, Simple DAAP Client every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Party Jukebox | Simple DAAP Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 2.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 44.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giebler Enterprises | magnet-magic.com |
Customer experience
Party Jukebox
Simple DAAP Client
Bugs and requests
Party Jukebox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple DAAP Client
Reported bugs
12 issues- Crashes when selecting a song
- Crashes when connecting to server
- Crashes when playing music
- Crashes with large number of songs
- Crashes with FLAC files
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- Crashes with forked-daapd
- Crashes on app startup
- App closes immediately after starting server
- Connection error when selecting song
- Error message behind grey screen
- Playback stalls frequently
- Track order scrambled
Requested features
17 requests- Password support
- Backgrounding/multitasking
- Search functionality
- Improved UI/UX
- Audio controls (play/pause/next)
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- Album art display
- Playlist support
- Track order sorting
- Support for forked-daapd
- Support for Rhythmbox
- Support for iTunes 7+
- Airplay support
- Ability to specify server IP address
- Dark mode
- VPN access support
- Improved battery usage
- Login with authorization
In-app purchases
Party Jukebox
No in-app purchases
Simple DAAP Client
No in-app purchases
