AirMusic Control vs MPDPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirMusic Control
Control internet radio devices with your iOS device. Manage favorite stations, search for new ones, and access local media. Offers remote control functionality for compatible devices.
- Control internet radio devices
- Edit 'My Favorite' stations
- Search for radio stations
- UPnP Support
- Change device name
- Remote control functionality
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AirMusic Control is designed to control internet radio devices using Magic M6/M7 platform. It provides you easy and comfortable operation with the iOS device. Features: * Local Radio / Internet Radio / Media Center * Edit "My Favorite" of the device * Radio station search * UPnP Support * Change Device name * Automatic check with the software update for the device or you can check it manually on the settings. If it's failed to connect internet radio device, please restart the internet radio device or check the option "WLAN-Devices can communicate" of your wifi router is checked, then try it again. ------------------------------------------------ Please check the product user guide to see if App features are supported by your radio or not : * FM / AUX / DAB / Bluetooth / USB / CD * Preset hotkey All of the stations you add will automatically save to "My Favorite". * Push to Talk * Local File Support * Change Startup Screen * Multi (Device) Room Support * Remote Control If you have any problems, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for all of your support and feedback. contact@mediayou.net
MPDPlayer
Control your MPD server with this app, featuring queue management, playlist editing, and server search. Unlock advanced features like widget and watch app control through an optional subscription.
- Control current queue
- List recently added songs
- Add and modify playlists
- Search MPD server
- Widget control (IAP)
- Watch app control (IAP)
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With MPDPlayer you can control your MPD-Server. It includes a Widget and a Watch App to control quickly your Server. The App provides features like: * Control your current queue * List your recently added songs (Last 2 Weeks) * Add and modify your Playlists * Searching through your MPD-Server * Control your MPD-Server easily with your Watch App (only with In-App-Purchase) * Control your MPD-Server easily with a Widget (only with In-App-Purchase) This app is financed by advertising to be offered free of charge. In addition, this app contains a subscription to remove this advertising for one year. In addition to removing the ad, the interaction with the widget and the watch app will be unlocked. Without this subscription, they will each display the necessary information, but any interaction is not possible. This entire "Premium" package can be purchased for one year, which will automatically be renewed after one year, unless automatic renewal is turned off 24 hours before the start of the next period. Here are the terms of use of the app: https://mpdplayer.de/en/terms-of-use.html Here are the privacy policy of the app: https://mpdplayer.de/en/privacy-policy.html By downloading and installing this App, you agree that you have read and accept these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirMusic Control at none against MPDPlayer's 1. AirMusic Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (142 vs 6). MPDPlayer's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 55%). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. MPDPlayer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. AirMusic Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for AirMusic Control against 4.3 for MPDPlayer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AirMusic Control has 142 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of AirMusic Control's written reviews are positive against 67% of MPDPlayer's.
AirMusic Control ships an update every 2 months, MPDPlayer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirMusic Control | MPDPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (142 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontier Smart Technologies Ltd | Adrian Berisha |
Customer experience
AirMusic Control
MPDPlayer
In-app purchases
AirMusic Control
No in-app purchases
MPDPlayer
- Premium (1 Year)$1.991 Year
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