Comparison

DMD2 Music vs Walnut Audio

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

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About

DMD2 Music

This app provides over 60 ad-free, commercially licensed music channels curated by professional DJs for businesses like hotels and restaurants. It offers a wide variety of genres and atmospheric sounds, with options for custom music programming and weekly track additions.

Highlights
  • Over 60 ad-free music channels
  • Commercially licensed music
  • Curated by professional DJs
  • Custom music programming
  • Weekly track additions
  • Atmospheric sound channels
Features
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Jazz, Lounge, Pop, Folk, Classical Music, Soothing and Relaxing Channels, ... more than 50 ad free and commercially licensed music channel - striking, convenient and cost-effective: That's DMD2 Music Music evokes emotion and conveys mood. Properly selected music lifts the spirits, gives comfort and well-being to everyone. Music in the hospitality industry is as important as furniture or atmospheric light. The right sound can vitally beautify your guests stay. However, the compilation of the right music tracks is both demanding and time consuming. Therefore, the issue is often given insufficient attention in many companies. As a result, music is perceived negatively by the guests. With DMD2 Music a new music service produced by professional DJ's is now available specifically for the needs of hotel, restaurant and spa. Originated from our studios in Switzerland, we offer over 60 legally licensed and commercial-free music channels containing different styles, from pop to classical and jazz, with even atmospheric channels like ocean sounds or fire crackle included. These channels will provide the right mood at any time and any place in your business. If you have special needs to the music, our DJ's will create an individual program just for your convenience. Our DJ's have access to a music treasure of more than half a million of tracks, with over 2,000 brand new tracks added every week. Leave the music compilation up to us and focus fully on your guests! Download our App, connect your iOS device to the music system and start enjoying our great sound! Naturally, you can also transmit the music wirelessly over Airplay. Or, also nice, plug in your headphones and enjoy the music for yourself. Start to appreciate DMD2 Music immediately and try the service for free for two weeks. Please be advised that using our service over the mobile data network might cause additional charges of our Operator.

About

Walnut Audio

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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

Screenshots

DMD2 Music3 screens
Walnut Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DMD2 Music at none against Walnut Audio's 2. DMD2 Music also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Walnut Audio's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Walnut Audio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. DMD2 Music asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DMD2 Music ships an update every 6 months, Walnut Audio every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DMD2 Music versus Walnut Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDMD2 MusicWalnut Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDigital Media Distribution AGRoi Zargari

In-app purchases

None

DMD2 Music

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Walnut Audio

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Year Subscription 4.99$$4.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription, 4.99$$4.991 Year

Questions

Is DMD2 Music free?
DMD2 Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walnut Audio free?
Walnut Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DMD2 Music or Walnut Audio have ads?
Neither DMD2 Music nor Walnut Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DMD2 Music or Walnut Audio?
DMD2 Music ships an update every 6 months, and Walnut Audio every 10 days. Most recently, DMD2 Music was updated on October 23, 2026 and Walnut Audio on October 17, 2026.

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