Comparison

mikMPD vs Melo MPD

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

Head to head
About

mikMPD

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This requires a running MPD server on your network. More information about MPD and how to configure it can be found here: https://www.musicpd.org. mikMPD should work with other MPD implementations as Mopidy, OwnTone, Chord Poly etc. Album art (fetched from MusicBrainz/CoverArtArchive), synced lyrics (via LRCLIB). Browse by albums, artists, genres, or playlists with search filtering. Album and artist detail views include Wikipedia summaries. Play or enqueue entire albums/artists with one tap. Playlists β€” Full stored-playlist support: browse, rename, and delete playlists. Radio β€” Built-in Swedish Radio streams (SR P1–P4 GΓΆteborg) plus custom station management with persistent storage. CD β€” Play audio CDs directly via cdda:/// URIs with per-track control. File Browser β€” Navigate the MPD directory tree. Single-tap enters directories, double-tap plays files. Swipe actions for add/play. Search β€” Concurrent search across songs, artists, and albums with debounced input, batch selection, and album art thumbnails. Queue β€” View and manage the current playlist. Double-tap to jump to a song, drag to reorder, swipe to delete, clear all, toggle consume mode. Outputs & Partitions β€” Toggle audio outputs on/off, switch between MPD partitions, create and delete partitions, move outputs between partitions via long-press context menu. Multiple Servers β€” Save any number of MPD servers and switch between them with one tap. Nearby servers advertising over Bonjour/Zeroconf are discovered automatically and can be added directly. Passwords are stored in the Keychain, and the last-used partition is remembered per server. Listen on Phone β€” Stream audio from an MPD httpd output directly to the device via AVPlayer. Configure the stream URL per server, then toggle "Listen on phone" in Now Playing. Supports background playback with lock screen metadata (song title, artist, album art) and lock screen transport controls. Snapcast β€” Control a Snapcast multiroom server from the More tab

About

Melo MPD

Features
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Melo is a remote control for MPD

Screenshots

mikMPD4 screens
Melo MPD3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Melo MPD at 18.0 against mikMPD's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
mikMPD versus Melo MPD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermikMPDMelo MPD
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.218.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIKAEL PER JOHAN OSTERDAHLLibor Vanc

In-app purchases

None

mikMPD

No in-app purchases

None

Melo MPD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mikMPD free?
mikMPD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melo MPD free?
Melo MPD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mikMPD or Melo MPD have ads?
Neither mikMPD nor Melo MPD shows ads.

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