# Bose QC Earbuds — user reviews > 624 indexed App Store user reviews of Bose QC Earbuds by Bose Corporation, rated 4.80/5 from 32,697 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bose-qc-earbuds/id6458265806/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bose-qc-earbuds/id6458265806.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 29,046 · 4★ 2,660 · 3★ 597 · 2★ 88 · 1★ 306 ## What do users think of Bose QC Earbuds? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎧 Unbelievably clear and crisp sound - 🔊 Impressive battery life - 👍 Comfortable and secure fit - 🔍 Customizable EQ and sound settings - 🚀 Responsive touch controls **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app - 🔇 Automated voice prompts cannot be disabled - ⏱️ Automatic standby/disconnect issues - 🔌 Requires app to be open and connected - 🤖 Voice controls not working as expected **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or freezes frequently - Connectivity issues between earbuds and app - Inconsistent Bluetooth pairing experience - Earbuds randomly disconnecting or powering off **Most requested features** - Option to save custom EQ/sound profiles - Ability to disable automatic standby/disconnect - Improved app stability and responsiveness - More granular control over voice prompts ## Newest reviews (10 of 624) ### 2/5 — App automatically opens *2026-08-23, version 3.0.3* Why the hell does the app automatically open when I close it? & wheres the setting to turn off in ear detection for Bose QC? ### 3/5 — Battery life of the earphones box *2026-08-17, version 3.0.3* I am going to be honest but it took me a while to get use to the app and what it offers! Coming off Jabra and I probably had more expectations for Bose brand! Could do with a box battery life display please and sound cancelling rain or waves for sleeping. ### 2/5 — Good start; awful finish. *2026-08-16, version 3.0.3* I’ve owned the product since last Christmas and about 6 months in they’ve stopped pairing in app which prevents me from using all features like EQ, hands free, and most importantly (for my applications) sound deadening/enhancing They’ve essentially been dumbed down to a ~$30 pair of earbuds and I consider myself lucky that they should even pair at all with how sharply my faith in the product has declined. I gave it the benefit of doubt and tried waiting for the next app update to come out as well as the next update for my phone (iP13PM) to make sure there was no reason it should be awry.. Did not work. I would not consider BOSE products at ALL after this experience. -The app is meant for THESE Earbuds alone.. so how can you tell me it’s having trouble getting them to pair?? You’re not trying to detect other products.. How useless of an App is this? I’m no software dev but this is absolutely absurd for such a large company to have such a dedicated platform for a product and have it still do NOTHING! If I didn’t know better id say it’s nothing more than an information miner on my phone. -Trying to troubleshoot in-app is WORTHLESS. ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS. There are only THREE buttons. One brings you to the BOSE store, one asks if you would like to pair a new device, one is the settings. I tried re-pairing my device as a new device and it tells me that my Bluetooth must be enabled to do so (…Despite my earbuds being paired and transmitting audio on Bluetooth) I tried going to the ‘Help’ tab in settings but only had access to 3 pages- 1. Terms of use 2. Privacy Policy 3. License Disclosure I defy anyone from BOSE to tell me how any of those can help ANYONE looking for guidance/troubleshooting/FAQs past not paying a real person to tell me ‘Kick rocks, your money is ours’ Worst yet, I genuinely enjoyed them when they worked- but BOSE seems to be unable to be asked to provide feasible means of having a lasting and maintainable product. It’s worth noting that I’m in my twenties and consider myself young enough to be immersed in tech my whole life and be bog-standard tech-savvy. With that being said there was no easy fix available and I struggle to believe that isn’t by design. I’d love to be proven wrong and helped through this process or wake up to fully functional earbuds; but when the easiest option available is ‘buy new Bose’ it’s just seeming like another company to take more and give less. Not with my dollar, not anymore. ### 3/5 — They work but also don't *2026-08-15, version 3.0.3* My earbuds keep doing weird things. Disconnecting when they aren't meant to. They stop working from time to time. Like now my right earbud isn't working. ### 4/5 — Sound balance *2026-08-07, version 3.0.3* Love these so far but only issue I have is when you have them set to quite the right earbud has some noise you can hear that the left earbud doesn’t. If you put them both back in the charger and back out they work perfect again ### 4/5 — Bose earbuds and speakers *2026-08-07, version 3.0.3* Love traveling with it and my other Bose devices. From earbuds to mini speakers they all work great! ### 2/5 — App Keeps Reopening Itself *2026-08-05, version 3.0.3* The app is nice besides the fact that it will keep opening itself after I close it no matter what I do. It interrupts my videos, my time on other apps, and is overall really annoying, pls fix!! ### 5/5 — Left please!? *2026-08-03, version 3.0.3* Left earbud not working 100% ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-08-03, version 3.0.3* I have been having issues with these since purchasing ### 5/5 — Bose QC Buds *2026-08-03, version 3.0.3* The ear buds stay in my ears, unlike the Apple and Samsung ear buds. They are comfortable. Great sound, clear and crisp. I recommend them especially for folks that work out. Awesome experience. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t function 90% of the time *2026-08-30, version 3.0.3* When I attempt go connect my Bose earbuds 90% of the time it just returns the error “something went wrong”. Customer service was no help. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all *2026-08-29, version 3.0.3* Everytime I try to pair it just says “too many redirects” and fails. ### 1/5 — Lacking *2026-08-28, version 3.0.3* I wanted to stop the earbuds from pausing my music when i took one out; there's no way to do that anymore, besides sticking tape on the sensor of your earbuds. The earbuds also amplify sounds like wind which is super annoying. Pointless app. ### 1/5 — Not for everyone’s ears *2026-08-27, version 3.0.3* I don’t think being able to control these earbuds. Should be done by smiling or frowning, or shaking your head, but no matter. The supplied bands and rubber fixed and then configuration, but not working on my ear. And here I am stuck with the earbuds or forced to sell them at a loss. ### 1/5 — Always disconnects *2026-08-22, version 3.0.3* Left earbud always disconnects after working fine for hours. Then have to re do connection, for the price it shouldn’t happen ### 1/5 — Awful app *2026-08-22, version 3.0.3* Ear buds are great, the app, however is frustratingly awful and not fit for purpose. Never connects to my ear buds. And when it does it takes 10-15 minutes to load. ### 1/5 — Unsatisfactory *2026-08-15, version 3.0.3* I’ve had these Bose earbuds for almost a year. The sound quality is quite nice! 5 stars. However, the app experience & pairing are a negative 12. I’ve worked in IT for the past 21 years supporting and working with iPhones from 3G (2008) and still support them today, Aug 15 2026. So I’m pretty familiar with iPhone functionality. And the last 3 Samsung earbuds I’ve owned, I had ZERO complications pairing All of them to iPhone after iPhone. But these Bose QC Ultra 2, an absolute Nightmare trying to pair with devices & control the earbuds via the Bose app. The native Bluetooth on the phone is connected, & when I go into the app, it says to find my product name ( it does appear in the list ) I click Connect, & keep getting the same error. ### 1/5 — Junk *2026-08-13, version 3.0.3* Can not connect to new firmware ### 1/5 — Welp… *2026-08-12, version 3.0.3* Just purchased brand new QC earbuds and tried to connect to this app… too many redirects. Why is happening to us all?? I spent too much on these earbuds to have its companion app non-functional. Come on… ### 1/5 — Annoying *2026-08-11, version 3.0.3* Had these earphones for a year or so, haven’t really used the app, recently downloaded it and every few seconds the app opens itself. If I’m watching a video the app will open, so I thought I’ll pause the video and close the app from my phone. Played the video and the app opened again Had to go into settings and disable everything for this is for it to stop opening every 5 seconds when I’m trying to watch something. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bose QC earbuds *2026-08-31, version 3.0.3* Fantastic item always bought Bose and once again not disappointed ### 5/5 — Way better than I expected *2026-08-31, version 3.0.3* 3rd pair of Bose earbuds I’ve bought and they get better and better every time 👌 ### 5/5 — Brilliant Bose QC Earbuds ! *2026-08-25, version 3.0.3* So easy to set up and the earbuds are very comfortable and the sound is spectacular. ### 5/5 — Troubleshooting *2026-08-23, version 3.0.3* I just got my Bose Earbuds and charged it for the very first time with my iPhone charger, since I was too lazy to grab the Bose charger. Woke up next morning, buds refused to connect to my phone. I freaked out! Thought about returning it & replacing it but I couldn’t bear to even wait, I had tasted it& it was unimaginable to be without it. Eventually, I tried the AI, Melody, and after explaining my challenge, it took me through steps to troubleshoot and it worked. I shed a tear within. ### 5/5 — Best earbuds *2026-08-16, version 3.0.3* These are by far the best earbuds I have had. Both the sound is awesome and the noise control can’t be matched. I was power washing my deck and the power washer was about 6 feet away from me and I could not even here it with these earbuds in and it’s a gas power washer too so I was very impressed. ### 5/5 — Bose pink *2026-08-10, version 3.0.3* Me gustan es lo que buscaba tenía otros duraron 4 años y me encantaron ### 5/5 — Top *2026-08-08* Je suis satisfait du produit très bonne qualité ### 5/5 — hearing loss *2026-08-07, version 3.0.3* a year ago I suffered hearing loss. my daughter bought me Bose Earbuds, and for the first time in a year i can her music again, but this time clearly and as i remembered how music should sound. this is what good quality earbuds do. Thank you Bose ### 5/5 — Me encantan!!! *2026-08-06, version 3.0.3* Son geniales tube JBL ENDURANCE RACE 2 pero estos son otra cosa ### 5/5 — Überraschender Komfort und Sound — Schwächen nur bei der Sprachsteuerung *2026-08-05* Ich bin mit den Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds insgesamt extrem zufrieden. Klanglich spielen sie in der absoluten Oberliga und bieten genau den satten detaillierten Sound, den man von Bose erwartet. Ein riesiger Pluspunkt ist für mich der Tragekomfort. Sie sitzen fantastisch im Ohr und drücken selbst nach mehreren Stunden Tragen überhaupt nicht. Das führt dazu, dass ich im Alltag mittlerweile deutlich öfter zu den Bose greife als zu meinen Apple AirPods. Was den Sitz und das reine Hörerlebnis angeht, haben die Bose für mich klar die Nase vorn. Ein kleiner Wermutstropfen bleibt allerdings beim Thema Sprachsteuerung. Hier merkt man einfach die nahtlose Einbindung der AirPods ins Apple Ökosystem. Wenn das iPhone nicht direkt in Reichweite liegt, lässt sich die Sprachsteuerung über die Bose Earbuds kaum nutzen. Auch die Bose eigene Sprachsteuerung funktioniert leider noch nicht wirklich zuverlässig, hier sollte Bose per Update nachbessern. Fazit: wer primär auf herausragenden Sound, erstklassigen Tragekomfort und stundenlanges schmerzfreies Tragen setzt, macht hier alles richtig. Ein starker Kopfhörer mit leichten Abzügen bei den Smart-Features. Von mir gibt es eine klare Kaufempfehlung! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*