Roon vs Wireless Audio Multiroom
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 Multiroom
Stream music wirelessly throughout your home, playing different songs in each room or the same song everywhere. Control your audio experience easily from a downloadable app, with simple speaker setup.
- Wireless multiroom audio streaming
- Stream music from various sources
- Play different songs in different rooms
- Play the same song throughout the house
- Easy installation and control
- Add extra speakers for more sound
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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 Multiroom at 4.3 against Roon's 3.6. Wireless Audio Multiroom also leads on 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 20%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Multiroom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 556 and 569 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Roon's written reviews are positive against 20% of Wireless Audio Multiroom'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 Multiroom every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roon | Wireless Audio Multiroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (556 ratings) | 4.3 (569 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 19.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 556 | 569 — 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 | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 616 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roon Labs | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Roon
Wireless Audio Multiroom
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 Multiroom
From 569 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great sound quality
- 👍 Useful alarm features
- 🚀 Easy to set up
- 👍 Intuitive app interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 Unreliable speaker grouping
- 🐛 Buggy firmware updates
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with iOS 13+
- 🐛 Laggy and unresponsive 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 Multiroom
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Speakers randomly disconnect
- Surround sound setup not working
- Inability to log in to Deezer
- Music playback issues with iOS devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Apple Music
- Improve Deezer integration
- Allow custom speaker configurations
- Provide better volume control options
- Implement more intuitive user interface
In-app purchases
Roon
No in-app purchases
Wireless Audio Multiroom
No in-app purchases
Questions
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