BTS for KATANA User Reviews

Name: BTS for KATANA-AIR
Rating: 2.3 (69 reviews)

BTS for KATANA-AIR

Roland Corporation

🔧 Utilities

🎵 Music

Customer Experience

Positive experience14.9% of reviews

Neutral16.1% of reviews

Negative experience69.0% of reviews

~ Based on 87 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of BTS for KATANA. Based on 69 reviews and a 2.3/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 8 negatives reviewers mention most about this Music app.

Positive things

🎶Great amp sound
💡Innovative wireless amp
🎛️Extensive effect library
🔋Wireless convenience

Negative things

🐛Frequent connection issues
🧽Clunky and outdated UI
📉Poor usability
🚫Lack of updates
😵Confusing interface
📱Portrait mode only on iPad
⏳Slow connection process
❓Difficult to find support

Is BTS for KATANA Safe?

BTS for KATANA-AIR has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for BTS for KATANA is 51/100.

This assessment is based on 69 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.3/5.

Safety Analysis

27.5% of ratings point to a safe experience

7.2% of ratings suggest some concerns

65.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 69 App Store ratings for BTS for KATANA.

Is BTS for KATANA Legit?

BTS for KATANA-AIR appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BTS for KATANA is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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McRocklin Patches?

Thanks for adding the old Blues patches. Can we have the McRocklin patches added to the Tone Exchange too, please?

EatMe86

a year ago

No connection

It would be nice if this app would connect. I have tried with my phone and my tablet. Neither one will connect.

Bill2112

a year ago

Very poor outdated app

I’ve been using the app with a katana air amp for 4 years now. Amp is fine but the app is pretty rubbish to be honest. I’ve had a few occasions where it just wont connect and updating it….well I don’t even know how to do this, it’s just all really clunky. I’ve now lost all my tones and for the life of me I cannot work out how to download them again. Just try finding how to contact Boss to do this on their website is just impossible, so I’m going to ditch the amp and buy a spark amp which just seems so much more advanced and easy to use

obebiker

a year ago

Response from developer

We’re sorry to hear you’re having trouble. Thank you for leaving a review. Here is a link to our customer support portal. https://www.roland.com/cloud/contact-us/

No Firmware Update

It’s painful to update the firmware. I have Windows 11, installed the driver, and it is still not displaying the Katana drive. I followed the instructions on how to enable the amp to update the firmware, but no luck! They should add the firmware update using this app.

DuhFireBird

a year ago

Worst app ever used

This is the worst app I have ever used. So many problems it would take hours to describe.

VARanger

a year ago

Stopped working with Airstep

Nothing changed unless the App has updated. Now I can’t connect to katana and airstep , not showing up in Bluetooth devices , no help online

Spark240ac

a year ago

Response from developer

Sorry to hear you are having trouble and thank you for leaving a review. Feel free to reach out through our customer support portal and we would be happy to assist you further. https://www.roland.com/cloud/contact-us/

Cannot connect and support not helpful

A great amp made useless by very poor software support. Bluetooth connect very unreliable and no way to use it via USB

Time Jockey

a year ago

Landscape mode, fix session videos and MacBook.

The session view on iPad has a serious flaw as video window takes up too much of the screen. This then only leaves room to see 1 song title - the iPhone version is much better. A landscape view for effects better arranged would be better. The k air midi app does a better job.. if app could run on MacBook , this would be a big bonus !

Dave Music review

2 years ago

Response from developer

About ready for a major update

The app is starting to get left behind by its competitors in terms of usability and graphical interface. Come on Boss your just being lazy

Do-nut

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the review. Your feedback is very much appreciated and I'll make a note of it for you and pass it along.

Technical issue on App

The app doesn’t work now. Want me change to librarian and tone center. That’s bad thing. And even trying to connect librarian. Still not work on the app. Please give explanation

id PeeonJim

2 years ago

Won’t even connect.

Will not connect. The amp has been great, but I haven’t been able to connect to the app once since buying the katana air ex. Pretty terrible user experience.

JA Dilla

2 years ago

使い方が

アプリと接続し音量等の調整はできるようになったが
iPhoneからの音楽再生ができない

iPhoneか直接音楽が流れてしまい使い物にならない状態

スーパーカブラー

2 years ago

Response from developer

こんにちは、私たちはピアノアプリの修正に熱心に取り組んでいます。他のローランド楽器への互換性も拡大する予定です。アプリを改善するまでしばらくお待ちいただきありがとうございます。

Oh come on, portrait mode only?

Practically unusable on iPad. Why do developrs do this?

TanJcn

2 years ago

No Music Library Function

Music library (session list) doesn't work
ipad 10th
iphone 15 pro

scholzer

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello Scholzer, Thanks for your feedback and review for the BTS app. While it’s too complex for us to answer here, our Product Support Team will be happy to help. You can connect with them through the Backstage area of our website. Thank you! Roland Backstage- https://www.boss.info/backstage/login

The Amp is great, the app is lacking

There needs to be a serious UX overhaul on this app. It’s clunky and unintuitive and unappealing to the eye. I LOVE the hardware though. When I compare this to the Spark Live app, there’s a clear winner in terms of software design

Hallowsend31

2 years ago

Bluetooth Won’t Function (Brand new Headset)

I got this headset today to play my guitar and the Bluetooth won’t even pair at all. It will present the menu options and the headset is solid blue (showing it’s connected). Cmon Roland!

Babolat96

2 years ago

Was nice when it worked

This app was useful for Katana 50mkII with AIRSTEP Kat but after last update now it won’t pair. Katana librarian is an alternative. I’ll go back to using macOS version.

TT Rennerstein

3 years ago

Can’t connect to Bluetooth from my phone to xsonic katana air

Cm7b5

3 years ago

Was nice when it worked

This app was useful for Katana 50mkII with AIRSTEP Kat but after last update now it won’t pair. Katana librarian is an alternative. I’ll go back to using macOS version.

TT Rennerstein

3 years ago

Connexion impossible en Bluetooth

Depuis 1 semaine, impossible de connecter mon appareil en Bluetooth … Peut-être lié à la mise à jour IOS 17..

Benjito-Sama

3 years ago

Response from developer

Bonjour Benjito, Désolé pour le manque de connexion. Sachez que nous travaillons toujours sur les mises à jour pour assurer la stabilité de notre gamme d'applications. Avec la sortie récente du Katana Air EX, l'appli a été mise à jour pour être compatible avec le nouveau produit. Par conséquent, une mise à jour logicielle est prévue pour le Katana Air d'origine afin de garantir une compatibilité totale,