The best iOS app for mpd, Volumio, Bryston and OpenHome

The best iOS and macOS app for audiophiles and HiFi enthusiasts that use a player based on mpd, Volumio, Bryston or OpenHome. Take a look at some images that show the streamlined UI offered on various devices.

Players are automatically detected and you’re good to go in no time, whether it’s Volumio, moOde audio, Kodi, Bryston or a regular mpd based player. As of version 3.0, also supported are players based on OpenHome, through BubbleUPnP and upmpdcli.

When using BubbleUPnP or upmpdcli, Rigelian provides integrated access to both your local library, and the vast library offered by Qobuz (this requires a separate subscription to Qobuz).

For the latest updates, check the What’s New page.

For iOS, iPadOS and macOS

Features

Fully up-to-date with the latest developments in iOS, iPadOS and macOS, Rigelian lets you browse through your music library quickly so you’ll be listening to your favorite tunes in seconds.

Player control

Basic controls are always available, while the now-playing screen gives access to all control functions. On the Mac short-cut keys are available for the most used actions.

Browsing

Rigelian support fast browsing by artist, album, genre, folder, composer and performer. The artist view includes an artist biography (powered by last.fm) as well as a list of similar artists in your library.

Radio stations

Rigelian uses Shoutcast for an extensive list of radio stations across many different genres. And in case your favourite station is not listed, you can manually add it’s stream url.

Search

Like browsing, search is super-fast showing results as you type.

Adding music

There are different ways to add music to your playqueue. The default is ‘replace’, which will replace the contents of the playqueue with the music you selected. Other options are available via a long-press / right-click context menu: add-next, add-next-and-play or add-at-end. You can also change the default in case you like to keep your playlist intact.

Favorites

Favorites give you quick access to your favourite albums, stations, playlists and songs. Add them via a long-press or right-click.

Testimonials

One of the five apps I use every day

Really well done app for a great price. The author is very responsive to problems and suggestions. All apps should be this good!

med@sc

Excellent

Happy to pay a reasonable subscription It’s a simple & clean interface Only thing missing is a watch version.

John

Best mpd interface

I‘ve tried some alternatives to Rigelian but soon this was my favorit. Plays dsd, super fast internet radio connection, warm support. App for macos available. Useful gimmicks like lastfm information to your tracks showing similar tunes in your library.

Frank

Surprisingly good

Most mpd apps have lousy UI — not this one! Highly recommended.

Ppippacs

Just simply the best mpd player

The features are really well-implemented and navigation is very sleek. showing album and artist info as well as playing similar artists make the experience very good in music listening. it is just elegant design and developer is very welcoming for feature requests.

popxoz

Cool

Very nice app, streaming is great, the only feature missed is the search by genre

Zitegeist

Clean, functional, does its job perfectly

Best mpd controller I’ve came across. Others are stuffy and outright ugly. This one isn’t. Even the app icon is nice.

Suentin