diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
index e7ee2d67..03d8f3de 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
@@ -869,16 +871,34 @@ private fun MostPlayedRow(
 }
 
 private const val MOST_PLAYED_ROWS = 3
+private const val MOST_PLAYED_TILE_WIDTH_DP = 176
+private const val MOST_PLAYED_TILE_HEIGHT_DP = 56
+private const val MOST_PLAYED_COVER_DP = 48
 
-// 3 rows of CompactTrackTile (~188dp intrinsic each: 140dp cover +
-// 8dp spacer + 2 lines of text) + 2 * 8dp inter-row spacing = ~580dp;
-// 600dp gives breathing room without leaving an obvious gap.
-private const val MOST_PLAYED_GRID_HEIGHT_DP = 600
+// 3 rows of MOST_PLAYED_TILE_HEIGHT_DP + 2 * 8dp inter-row spacing,
+// rounded up. Mirrors Flutter (`CompactTrackCard` in
+// flutter_client/lib/library/widgets/compact_track_card.dart) which
+// uses a horizontal-row card pattern - much denser than the square
+// per-track tiles that web uses (operator request 2026-06-01: "in the
+// flutter iteration the tiles were different and smaller so more of
+// them could fit in a smaller space").
+private const val MOST_PLAYED_GRID_HEIGHT_DP = 200
 
 @Composable
 private fun SkeletonCompactTrackTile() {
-    Column(modifier = Modifier.width(140.dp)) {
-        SkeletonAlbumTile()
+    Row(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .width(MOST_PLAYED_TILE_WIDTH_DP.dp)
+            .height(MOST_PLAYED_TILE_HEIGHT_DP.dp)
+            .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .size(MOST_PLAYED_COVER_DP.dp)
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
+                .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant),
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -887,15 +907,18 @@ private fun CompactTrackTile(
     track: TrackRef,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    Column(
+    Row(
         modifier = Modifier
-            .width(140.dp)
-            .clickable(onClick = onClick),
+            .width(MOST_PLAYED_TILE_WIDTH_DP.dp)
+            .height(MOST_PLAYED_TILE_HEIGHT_DP.dp)
+            .clickable(onClick = onClick)
+            .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
     ) {
         Box(
             modifier = Modifier
-                .size(140.dp)
-                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(6.dp))
+                .size(MOST_PLAYED_COVER_DP.dp)
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
                 .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant),
             contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
         ) {
@@ -904,7 +927,7 @@ private fun CompactTrackTile(
                     imageVector = Lucide.Music,
                     contentDescription = null,
                     tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                    modifier = Modifier.size(56.dp),
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp),
                 )
             } else {
                 AsyncImage(
@@ -915,21 +938,28 @@ private fun CompactTrackTile(
                 )
             }
         }
-        Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
-        Text(
-            text = track.title,
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
-            maxLines = 1,
-            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-        )
-        Text(
-            text = track.artistName.ifEmpty { " " },
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-            maxLines = 1,
-            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-        )
+        Spacer(Modifier.width(8.dp))
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .weight(1f)
+                .fillMaxHeight(),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
+        ) {
+            Text(
+                text = track.title,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                maxLines = 1,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            )
+            Text(
+                text = track.artistName.ifEmpty { " " },
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                maxLines = 1,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            )
+        }
     }
 }