MPDjs vs Rigelian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MPDjs
Control your Music Player Daemon (MPD) server remotely. Browse your music library by artist, album, or song, and generate random playlists. Supports multiple connections and server discovery.
- Remote MPD control
- Random playlist generation
- Browse by artist/album/song
- Quick song search
- Multiple connections
- Server discovery
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MPDjs is a MPD (Music Player Daemon) client providing remote control over all your MPD based songs Features: Random Playlist generation Multiple connections Drill down through artists and albums to your songs Quickly search for songs Find songs by Artist, Album, Song Search or File Swipe left or right for page selection or tap header bar to access page menu Output Selection Server Discovery via Bonjour Requirements : An MPD Server running in your home network. See http://www.musicpd.org/ for more details
Rigelian
Control your music library on MPD, OpenHome, or Kodi-based players with a modern interface on your iPhone or iPad. Effortlessly browse, search, and manage your music, playlists, and radio stations.
- Browse music by Artist, Album, Genre, Folder
- Qobuz integration for select players
- Thousands of radio stations
- Playlist creation and editing
- Cue file support
- Powerful search and queue management
- Automatic player detection
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Rigelian turns your iPhone and iPad into a refined, powerful controller for music players based on OpenHome (BubbleUPnP & upmpcli) and MPD (MPD, moOde, Volumio, Bryston, Chord Poly). Built specifically for iOS, it combines speed, clarity, and precision in a clean, modern interface designed for serious music lovers. Browse your collection effortlessly by artist, album, genre, folder, composer, or performer (MPD), and find anything instantly with fast, responsive search across your entire library. Create and manage playlists, control your play queue exactly the way you want, jump directly from the queue to related albums or artists, and quickly access recently added music or rediscover your collection with random playback. Rigelian integrates seamlessly with Qobuz on BubbleUPnP and upmpdcli players, gives you access to thousands of radio stations via radio-browser.info for MPD and displays track quality during playback and browsing. It automatically discovers compatible players on your network — including Bryston, Volumio, Rune, moOde, and standard MPD — and makes switching between them effortless. Enjoy high-quality album artwork, artist biographies and related artists. Subscription information The free version of Rigelian for iOS lets you add items to your playlist up-to 10 times per month. For unlimited access monthly and annual options are available, both including a 2-week free trial. A single subscription will work on all your devices, for all your family members. Cancel anytime during the trial period and you will not be charged. Payment is charged to your App Store account after the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service https://www.rigelian.net/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy https://www.rigelian.net/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rigelian at 76% against MPDjs's 14%. Rigelian also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (33 vs 5). MPDjs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Rigelian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per month. MPDjs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rigelian holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rigelian has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of MPDjs's written reviews are positive against 76% of Rigelian's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MPDjs | Rigelian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Backhouse | Lcw Kremers |
Customer experience
MPDjs
Rigelian
In-app purchases
MPDjs
No in-app purchases
Rigelian
- 1 Month Access - Auto Renew14 Days trial$0.691 Month
- 1 Year Access - Auto Renew14 Days trial$4.291 Year







