Walnut Audio vs MusicBook Pro

Pure music control for MPD Walnut Audio is a streamlined MPD (Music Player Daemon) client designed for music lovers who want efficient control without visual distractions. Text-based, fast, and focused. HOW IT WORKS Walnut Audio is built around two primary listening modes: ALL MUSIC MODE - Load your entire library with random on - As you listen, search and queue songs one after another - Queued songs play next, then random continues - Discover and rediscover tracks effortlessly PLAYLIST MODE - Load curated playlists for focused sessions - Want to add a song from outside the playlist? Use Search Entire Library to find any song in your library - Queue it without replacing your current playlist SMART QUEUE MANAGEMENT Build your listening session without interruption: - Add to Queue — Queue songs to play next without clearing what's playing - Priority System — Queued songs play before random continues - Queue View — See and manage your upcoming tracks SHOW SONG IN LIST Listen to a track that reminds you of another song from the same album or folder? Tap Show Song in List to jump to that song's location in your queue. Browse nearby tracks, then play or queue what you want to hear next. EXCLUSIVE PLAY Sometimes you want to focus on one artist or album: - By Artist — Clear queue, load all songs by an artist, random, play - By Album — Clear queue, load full album, random, play One tap to dive deep. FEATURES - Play, pause, skip, seek, volume control, random - Real-time status via MPD idle monitoring - Multi-word search across artist, album, title, genre - Multiple server profiles with Bonjour auto-discovery - HTTP streaming with phone call handling (pause/resume) - Lock screen & Control Center integration - Siri Shortcuts for profile switching COMPANION TO Walnut Audio for MacOS Part of the MpdForApple family. Walnut Audio shares its core with Walnut Audio for MacOS, our menu bar client for Mac. iOS adds: HTTP streaming, Bonjour discovery, phone call handling, Siri Shortcuts, and touch-optimized controls. Set your MPD with httpd output + wave encoder + format 44100:16:2 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/s

MusicBook Pro is a private songwriting, songbook and live performance app for songwriters and musicians. Capture ideas, write lyrics, add chords, organize related ideas in Projects and build setlists for the stage. Record your own ideas and create editable Draft Lyrics with Apple speech recognition. SmartFunctions offers suggestions and tools while you stay in control of every change. Rehearse with a metronome, tuner and Smart Coach. Use Performance for lyrics and chords on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with free read-only viewing on Apple TV. Apple Watch provides a metronome and quick idea recording. Version 6.0 saves edits as you work and supports recovery after interruptions. Share songs and setlists, review SmartFunctions suggestions before applying them, and capture ideas with improved recording and automatic naming flows. On iPhone Duo, switch between a compact outer layout and a spacious inner layout while keeping your current song open as you fold or unfold. Every feature is included in the free version. Save up to 6 Songs, 2 Drafts, 2 Ideas, 2 Projects and 2 Setlists; Sessions are unlimited. One Full Version purchase removes these library limits. No ads, subscriptions or third-party tracking.