Comparison

Simple DAAP Client vs MaximumMPD

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

Head to head

Simple DAAP Client

Free

🎵 Music

★ 2.77 ratingsView app →

MaximumMPD

Free

🎵 Music

★ 4.116 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

DAAP client functionality
Stream music from DAAP servers
Automatic server detection (Bonjour)
Compatible with mt-daapd
Simple, no-configuration setup

Features

Read full description

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

About

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.

Highlights

Remote MPD server control
Random playlist generation
Artist, album, and song browser
File browser
Quick search functionality
Output selection
Album art downloading

Features

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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

Screenshots

Simple DAAP Client3 screens

MaximumMPD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MaximumMPD at 4.1 against Simple DAAP Client's 2.7. MaximumMPD also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MaximumMPD holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Simple DAAP Client's written reviews are positive against 86% of MaximumMPD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple DAAP Client ships an update every 5 months, MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Simple DAAP Client versus MaximumMPD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Simple DAAP Client	MaximumMPD
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.7 (7 ratings)	4.1 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	44.9% of reviews	85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	7	16 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 5 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	26.2	12.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	15 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	magnet-magic.com	Richard Backhouse

Customer experience

Simple DAAP Client

All ratings7 ratings

Positive42.9%

Neutral14.3%

Negative42.9%

Written reviews89 reviews

Positive44.9%

Neutral19.1%

Negative36.0%

MaximumMPD

All ratings16 ratings

Positive87.5%

Neutral0.0%

Negative12.5%

Written reviews28 reviews

Positive85.7%

Neutral3.6%

Negative10.7%

Bugs and 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

MaximumMPD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simple DAAP Client

No in-app purchases

None

MaximumMPD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple DAAP Client free?

Simple DAAP Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is MaximumMPD free?

MaximumMPD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Simple DAAP Client or MaximumMPD?

MaximumMPD is rated higher. Simple DAAP Client averages 2.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while MaximumMPD averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.

Do Simple DAAP Client or MaximumMPD have ads?

Neither Simple DAAP Client nor MaximumMPD shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Simple DAAP Client or MaximumMPD?

Simple DAAP Client ships an update every 5 months, and MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. Most recently, Simple DAAP Client was updated on September 18, 2026 and MaximumMPD on June 11, 2026.