# mconnect Player vs MaximumMPD

The clearest difference is price: MaximumMPD at Free against mconnect Player's $5.99. MaximumMPD also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (86% vs 46%). mconnect Player's advantage is chart position (#157 vs unranked) and ratings volume (78 vs 16). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

MaximumMPD is free to download; mconnect Player costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

MaximumMPD holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of mconnect Player's written reviews are positive against 86% of MaximumMPD's.

mconnect Player ships an update monthly, MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | mconnect Player | MaximumMPD |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.5 (78 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460/reviews) | **[4.1 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maximummpd/id1437096437/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **78** | 16 |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | **85.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#157** | — |
| Size | 87 MB | 15 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 12.4 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ConversDigital Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/503760463) | [Richard Backhouse](https://appshunter.io/developer/965553249) |

## What reviewers say

### mconnect Player

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460)

**Currently charting:** #157 Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

Stream your music, videos, and photos from various sources to compatible devices. Enjoy gapless playback and support for high-resolution audio formats. Seamlessly cast media to UPnP, Chromecast, and AirPlay devices.

**Highlights:** UPnP/DLNA media streaming, Google Cast (Chromecast) support, AirPlay streaming, Gapless playback, DSD and FLAC playback, TIDAL, Qobuz, and Bugs integration

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🎵 Excellent high-resolution audio streaming (24-bit/96kHz+)
- 🔌 Reliable UPnP/DLNA control point functionality
- 🎯 Strong Qobuz and Tidal integration
- ⚡ Gapless playback support
- 🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Inconsistent device discovery and connectivity issues
- ⏸️ Queue/playlist management is limited and cumbersome
- 🔄 Auto-play to next track doesn't work reliably
- ⚠️ Poor developer support and unresponsive to emails

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when searching or browsing Qobuz
- Gapless playback stops before end of album
- Scrub line doesn't work in player
- Song truncation in queue (cuts off last 8-18 seconds)
- Loud digital noise/white noise between songs

**Requested features**

- Add to queue functionality from now-playing screen
- Advanced playlist and queue management (reordering, randomize)
- Dark mode/theme options
- Search within playlists
- Persistent queue/playlist memory across app restarts


### MaximumMPD

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maximummpd/id1437096437)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is mconnect Player free?

mconnect Player costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is MaximumMPD free?

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

### Which has better reviews, mconnect Player or MaximumMPD?

MaximumMPD is rated higher. mconnect Player averages 3.5 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while MaximumMPD averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.

### Do mconnect Player or MaximumMPD have ads?

Neither mconnect Player nor MaximumMPD shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, mconnect Player or MaximumMPD?

mconnect Player ships an update monthly, and MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. Most recently, mconnect Player was updated on September 23, 2026 and MaximumMPD on June 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*