DOK vs MaximumMPD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DOK
Control your digital radio and internet-connected audio devices with this app. It automatically configures to your device's capabilities, offering access to thousands of stations, podcasts, and local music playback.
- Internet radio and podcast access
- DAB/DAB+ and FM radio control
- UPnP and USB music player
- iPod docking
- Volume and preset control
- Automatic mode detection
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DOK - Digital Audio Remote Control is a remote control for digital radio and internet connected audio devices which allows navigation between the many functions. NOTE: If you have a Wi-Fi connected audio product, why not try the new UNDOK app for a better experience and compatibility with multi-room devices? The Remote Control automatically detects the modes supported on the radio and configures the App screens so there are no unnecessary modes on the app. Modes and features supported by the App (together with corresponding radio): -Access over 13000 internet radio stations and 200000 Podcast / Listen again services -Digital radio stations DAB and DAB+ (with display of station metadata) -FM radio stations -UPnP and USB file music player -iPod docking via Apple connector -Radio control including volume, presets, scanning, and other settings
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.
- Remote MPD server control
- Random playlist generation
- Artist, album, and song browser
- File browser
- Quick search functionality
- Output selection
- Album art downloading
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MaximumMPD at 86% against DOK's 17%. MaximumMPD also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). DOK's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MaximumMPD holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaximumMPD has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of DOK's written reviews are positive against 86% of MaximumMPD's.
DOK ships an update every 5 months, MaximumMPD every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DOK | MaximumMPD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontier Smart Technologies Ltd | Richard Backhouse |
Customer experience
DOK
MaximumMPD
In-app purchases
DOK
No in-app purchases
MaximumMPD
No in-app purchases
