Cordata

The native controller your hi-fi deserves.

Command HQPlayer and UPnP/OpenHome renderers from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Turn your own library into something you actually explore, not just a file list.

Download on the App Store iPhone · iPad · Mac

Requires playback gear on your network. Cordata is the remote, not the source. With HQPlayer (Embedded or Desktop with Network Control), one app is both your library and your player. On UPnP/OpenHome, you'll need two pieces working together: a media server for your library (e.g. MinimServer or Asset, typically on a NAS) and a renderer to play it (a network streamer or endpoint). Cordata discovers and drives this gear; it doesn't replace it. If you don't already run a setup like this, this isn't the app for you (yet).

Rediscover your own library

Your collection, made legible. Cordata surfaces what you own the way a great record shop clerk would, and it starts the moment you open it.

Home

Fills in as you listen

Recently played, most played, forgotten favorites, rediscover, by decade. A home screen that learns your habits.

Radio

An endless station from anything

Build a station from any track, artist, or album. It starts instantly and never repeats an artist back-to-back.

Surprise Me

One tap to rediscover

Reshuffle a large collection and stumble onto records you forgot you had.

Smart Mixes

Themed by mood, energy, era

Coherent mixes drawn from your own library, not a generic algorithmic feed.

See the truth about every file

For the format-obsessed. With the optional, free companion running alongside your library, Cordata shows you what's really in the file.

Waveform

Roon-style seekbar

Scrub the track on a real peak-envelope waveform.

Provenance

Flags fake "hi-res"

Dynamic Range, BPM, and musical key for the playing track, plus a verdict that flags upsampled "hi-res," with per-track spectrograms.

Context

Lyrics & artwork

Synced lyrics and high-resolution embedded artwork, beautifully presented.

Signal path

Format at a glance

Bit depth, sample rate, and the live engine readout for HQPlayer.

A listening history that's yours

The streaming services keep this data to themselves. Cordata keeps a permanent, private record, and gives it back.

Dashboard

Your year, in sound

Heat map, top artists / albums / tracks, sound-quality breakdown, streaks, and trends.

Time Machine

On this day

What you played on this day in years past.

Portable

Never locked in

Export your history, sync to ListenBrainz, import from Last.fm. Your taste graph stays yours, wherever you go.

Complete record

Nothing gets forgotten

Every play is kept, so your stats, streaks, and rediscovery only get richer the longer you use it.

In sync, everywhere

Every device tells the same story. Rate a track on your Mac and your iPhone already knows. Play counts, ratings, listening history, and library metadata stay identical across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Switch devices and you never miss a beat or re-count a play.

One picture

Identical on every device

Your stats and library read exactly the same whether you open Cordata on the couch, at the desk, or on the go. No reconciling, no drift.

Your own iCloud

Private by design

Everything syncs through your personal iCloud. There's no Cordata account and no server that ever sees your listening. The data is yours and stays yours.

Rich context, on device

Apple Music editorial notes, artist bios, similar artists, and the playlists that feature them, mapped onto the music you already own. It's a permission, not a subscription; no Apple Music plan required. Plus Apple Intelligence album insights.

A few looks

Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with a modern Liquid Glass interface that's thoughtful, fluid, and fast.

Home screen
Home: recently played, rediscover, by decade
Now Playing: artwork, waveform, signal path
Now Playing: artwork, waveform & signal path
Listening dashboard
Listening: your dashboard & history
Library
Library: explore your collection

Simple pricing

Cordata
$49.99/year
Start with a 2-month free trial.

Auto-renewable subscription billed to your Apple Account. Renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.

Just exploring? Tap Try the Demo in the app to browse a sample library instantly. No hardware or account required.