Roon vs Wireless Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roon
This app serves as a controller for a Roon Server, enabling users to browse and play their music library. It offers a rich metadata-driven interface for musical discovery, connecting to over 1,000 compatible audio devices for seamless playback.
- Music library browsing and playback
- Rich metadata for musical discovery
- Connects to 1,000+ audio devices
- Seamless in-home audio connection
- Access music library remotely via Roon ARC
- Bit-perfect playback and format support
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*** The Roon experience requires a Roon Server on your network. *** The Roon App is another controller for your Roon Server. You browse and play your music library on over 1,000 compatible audio devices, and provides a seamless in-home connection. You can install the free Roon App on as many devices as you like. What is Roon? The very best way to experience your music: Roon reshapes the way you browse and explore music. Powered by rich metadata, Roon's interface invites you on a new journey of musical discovery every time you log in. Your music library becomes the starting point on a vast map of performers, composers, influences, and genres. Follow the path emanating from the music you love to discover exciting new sounds and reconnect with long-forgotten favorites. You can delve even deeper through lyrics, artist photos, bios, reviews, and tour dates - then continue the journey with recommendations specifically tailored to your tastes and listening habits. Listen anywhere, on all your gear: Roon lets you play from your collection of music files and TIDAL, Qobuz, and KKBOX libraries on thousands of Roon Ready, Airplay, Chromecast, and USB devices from one app inside your home. Meanwhile, Roon ARC provides access, playback, and precision audio control for your entire Roon music library directly from your phone, wherever you are in the world. Flawless playback. Everywhere, every time: Roon is built to ensure your music sounds perfect every time you hit play, no matter where you are. Roon guarantees the best possible sound quality from every piece of audio gear - our MUSE sound engine delivers bit-perfect playback, exhaustive format support, and precision audio control for a fully customizable and flawless listening experience. From headphones to your home hi-fi, and everything in between.
Wireless Audio
Stream music wirelessly to any room in your home, playing different songs in each or the same song everywhere. Control your audio experience easily from a downloadable app, connecting to various internet radio and music services.
- Wireless multiroom audio streaming
- Play different music in different rooms
- Play same music throughout the house
- Control via downloadable app
- Stream from internet radio and music services
- Easy installation
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The Samsung ‘Wireless Audio – Multiroom’ system enables listeners to enjoy tether-free entertainment in any room in the house, from virtually any audio source, all controlled from a downloadable app and facilitated by easy installation. Stream all music, anywhere It’s easy to find and play the music you love from various free Internet radio or music services*. Play different songs in different rooms or play the same song all throughout the house - give a room sound simply by adding extra speakers. (* Music services vary by region) Easy Control Liberate your listening experience and take back control via a simple downloadable remote app. Please contact Samsung(Customer Contact Center or Website) if you are having problems operating Multiroom Speaker or Multiroom Audio App. - Website : www.samsung.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wireless Audio at 4.3 against Roon's 3.6. Wireless Audio also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 556) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Roon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 21%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wireless Audio holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wireless Audio has 3.3K ratings behind it against 556, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Roon's written reviews are positive against 21% of Wireless Audio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Roon ships an update every 3 weeks, Wireless Audio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roon | Wireless Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (556 ratings) | 4.3 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 20.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 556 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 616 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roon Labs | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Roon
Wireless Audio
User reviews
Roon
From 556 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great when it works
- 🎨 Fantastic app
- 🎧 Best way to experience music
- 🤖 Powerful music management
- 🔍 Excellent music discovery
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔌 Unstable connection
- 🕰️ Slow performance
- 🤯 Confusing interface
- 🚫 Lack of accessibility
Wireless Audio
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good app
- 👍 Amazing app
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Funktioniert perfekt
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work anymore
- 🐛 Crashes constantly
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Outdated app
Bugs and requests
Roon
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on search
- Audio devices disappearing
- Volume issues after updates
- Inability to find Roon core
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Offline music playback
- Better Tidal/Spotify integration
- Improved metadata editing
- Apple Watch support
Wireless Audio
Reported bugs
9 issues- Disconnects frequently
- Speakers disappear from app
- Volume control issues
- Crashes on startup
- Fails to connect to WiFi
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- Sirius login issues
- Deezer login issues
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
- Slow performance
Requested features
14 requests- Add Amazon Music
- Add Apple Music support
- More channels
- Recall stations
- Add desktop app for Mac
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- Add shortcuts for configurations
- Add remote control functionality
- Improve volume control
- Add multi-stereo pair/group playback
- Optimize for iPhone X
- Add Russian language
- Add Apple Music integration
- Add podcast support
- Improve interface and animations
In-app purchases
Roon
No in-app purchases
Wireless Audio
No in-app purchases









