Comparison

SqueezePad vs mconnect control HD

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

Head to head
About

SqueezePad

Control your Logitech Squeezebox with a fast and intuitive interface on your iPad. An optional upgrade allows you to stream music directly to your device, turning it into a standalone player. Enjoy gapless playback and synchronized audio for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Instant player selection
  • Cached menus and album art
  • Preloaded playlist
  • Drag and drop playlist reordering
  • Screensaver mode with large cover art
  • Music streaming to iPad
  • Gapless playback and synchronization
Features
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SqueezePad is the preeminent controller for your Logitech Squeezebox. This smooth operating, fast and intuitive controller for your Squeezebox will provide you with complete remote control from your iPad. An upgrade allows music streaming directly to your iPad as well. An unbeatable price tag to get full control of your Squeezebox! Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZxbumV0Wao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIzgUOuZtmE ◆◆◆ SqueezePad is … FAST! ◆◆◆ - instant player selection: a simple touch on the player in the top left shows an instant popup menu. Experience how fast player switching can really be. - cached menus and album art: when you browse the artist or albums menu, their content (with images) is saved. On every subsequent visit the lists are instantly available until the next rescan automatically invalidates the cache. - preloaded playlist: a big chunk of your playlist is preloaded and available on the right hand side of the screen. No waiting times when you want to take a peek at the future songs. - instant alphabetical index and smooth scrolling: the alphabetical index updates the album and artist list already when you just drag your finger over it. - shortcuts to most used functions: on the bottom bar you have buttons for artist, albums, internet radio and favorites menu. Also common playlist function have their own buttons. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad is … SMOOTH! ◆◆◆ - awesome looks: obvious when you look at the screenshots - smooth transitions and animations: As to be expected from a real iPad App, SqueezePad supports menu transitions and smooth scrolling. - volume + progress popups: when changing volume or progress of a song, you get popups telling you the actual values. So stop guessing your desired values today! - drag+drop for playlist entries: playlist entries can be reordered with drag and drop. A quick swipe shows a delete button. - screensaver mode: Tap the big cover-art and SqueezePad switches to a screensaver mode working in portrait and landscape orientation. Now you get even bigger cover art on your iPad. This makes SqueezePad a great information screen for your next party. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad has … PLAYBACK! * ◆◆◆ - stream music to your iPad: now your iPad becomes a small player on its own, and is able to stream your local music or internet radio stations. You’ll find this feature as an in app purchase in the players menu. - many supported formats: SqueezePad has native suport for mp3, FLAC, aac, alac, wav, aiff, pcm. With the help of your Squeezebox Server you can also stream OGG-files to your iPad (it will convert them automatically to either WAV or MP3). If your Squeezebox Server runs on a Windows machine, even WMA-files are supported! - gapless playback and synchronization: SqueezePad will preload the next song in the playlist, so that it will start without any delay. Also the full synchronization protocol of the Squeezeboxes are implemented. - many supported Apps: Last.FM, Deezer or WiMP are supported out of the box. Spotify works with the help of triodes plugin installed in Squeezebox-Server Rhapsody, Napster and Pandora are not working due to licensing issues issues * Please be aware that Logitech blocks direct streaming access to MySqueezebox.com. Squeezebox-Server required to use the playback feature. ◆◆◆ SqueezePad's got … EXTRAS! ◆◆◆ So many extras - please visit my web-site to get a full descriptions: - integrated browser for fast information retrieval - playlist modification mode - configure manual server for advanced networks/remote streaming - set up your alarms - automatically wake your server with Wake On LAN - much much more ... ◆◆◆ Requirements ◆◆◆ Compatible with SqueezeBox-Server from v7.4 to v7.9, to be downloaded from http://www.mysqueezebox.com/download. Also supports direct connection to MySqueezebox.com if you don't own a local server.

About

mconnect control HD

Control your network audio devices with this app. Stream music from your phone, PC, or NAS to compatible speakers. Manage playlists, set up devices, and enjoy multi-room audio.

Highlights
  • Stream music from phone, PC, NAS, and cloud
  • Internet streaming and radio playback
  • Multi-room audio control
  • Playlist management
  • Network audio device setup
  • TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, vTuner integration
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mconnect Control is a dedicated control app for ConversDigital’s mconnect technology compatible network audio products. 1. Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer and vTuner to mconnect compatible audio. 2. Stream music files to mconnect compatible audio from your phone, PCs and NAS. 3. Play music files in PCs and Network Attached Storages (NAS) with your phone and tablet. * mconnect Control HD is a tablet version of mconnect Control to provide horizontal UI. [Features] - Works with “mconnect compatible” network audio products. - Stream music from your phone to mconnect compatible audio. - Stream music from PC, network storage, and cloud to mconnect compatible audio. - Listening Internet streaming music and Internet Radio with mconnect compatible audio. - Play music in any servers with your phone. - Network Audio Device Setup: WiFi selection, firmware update and other setups. - Multi-room control: select group of speakers to play music simultaneously. - Playlist management across servers. - Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer. - TIDAL Integration. - Qobuz Integration. - Deezer Integration. - vTuner Integration. mconnect is a technology and trademark of ConversDigital Co., Ltd. TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Qobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. Deezer is a trademark of ODYSSEY MUSIC GROUP. vTuner is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software Ltd.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SqueezePad at 91% against mconnect control HD's 29%. SqueezePad also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). mconnect control HD's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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

mconnect control HD is free to download; SqueezePad costs $4.99 up front. SqueezePad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mconnect control HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SqueezePad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of SqueezePad's written reviews are positive against 29% of mconnect control HD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SqueezePad ships an update every 5 weeks, mconnect control HD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SqueezePad versus mconnect control HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSqueezePadmconnect control HD
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better2.8 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStefan Hansel Solutions UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)ConversDigital Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

SqueezePad

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%

mconnect control HD

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative68.6%

Bugs and requests

SqueezePad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Connectivity issues with some users
  • Playback problems with certain audio formats

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add portrait mode support
  • Improve performance for very large music libraries
  • Integrate more closely with Squeezebox server settings

mconnect control HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SqueezePad

One-time1
  • SqueezePad Playback$3.99
None

mconnect control HD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SqueezePad free?
SqueezePad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is mconnect control HD free?
mconnect control HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SqueezePad or mconnect control HD?
SqueezePad is rated higher. SqueezePad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while mconnect control HD averages 2.8 from 11 ratings.
Do SqueezePad or mconnect control HD have ads?
Neither SqueezePad nor mconnect control HD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SqueezePad or mconnect control HD?
SqueezePad ships an update every 5 weeks, and mconnect control HD every 3 weeks. Most recently, SqueezePad was updated on October 2, 2026 and mconnect control HD on September 30, 2026.

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