Comparison

Simple DAAP Client vs yaMPC

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

Head to head
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
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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

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.

Screenshots

Simple DAAP Client3 screens
yaMPC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: yaMPC at 3.5 against Simple DAAP Client's 2.7. Simple DAAP Client's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (45% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Simple DAAP Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

yaMPC holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Simple DAAP Client's written reviews are positive against 33% of yaMPC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple DAAP Client ships an update every 5 months, yaMPC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple DAAP Client versus yaMPC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple DAAP ClientyaMPC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (7 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.226.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermagnet-magic.comYasuyuki Suzuki

Customer experience

Simple DAAP Client

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral19.1%
Negative36.0%

yaMPC

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

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
Show 7 more
  • 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)
Show 12 more
  • 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

yaMPC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simple DAAP Client

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

yaMPC

One-time1
  • yaMPC Full Function$2.99

Questions

Is Simple DAAP Client free?
Simple DAAP Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is yaMPC free?
yaMPC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple DAAP Client or yaMPC?
yaMPC is rated higher. Simple DAAP Client averages 2.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while yaMPC averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Simple DAAP Client or yaMPC have ads?
Neither Simple DAAP Client nor yaMPC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple DAAP Client or yaMPC?
Simple DAAP Client ships an update every 5 months, and yaMPC every 3 months. Most recently, Simple DAAP Client was updated on September 18, 2026 and yaMPC on September 10, 2026.

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