Comparison

Roon vs Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

This app allows users to fine-tune their home cinema audio system by providing access to advanced calibration settings. View speaker detection, analyze calibration results, and customize target curves for each channel to achieve personalized sound profiles.

Highlights
  • View speaker detection results
  • Analyze calibration before/after
  • Edit target curves per channel
  • Adjust EQ frequency rolloff
  • Switch high-frequency rolloff curves
  • Enable/disable midrange compensation
  • Save and load calibration results
Features
Currently charting
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The latest Denon Marantz audio video products use Audyssey MultEQ for simple, accurate set-up calibration of your system to the room in which it’s used. But, now you can go further with the Audyssey MultEQ Editor app, going ‘under the hood’ to view and adjust settings for detailed tuning – allowing you to customize the sound more precisely to the specific problems in your room, and tailor the sound to your personal preferences. With this comprehensive app, you can harness the power of Audyssey MultEQ to take total control of the way your home cinema sounds. This app will allow you to: •View the speaker detection results, to check correct installation •View before and after results of the Audyssey calibration, making it easy to identify room problems. •Edit the Audyssey target curve for each channel pair to suit your tastes •Adjust the overall EQ frequency rolloff for each channel pair •Switch between 2 high frequency rolloff target curves •Enable/Disable midrange compensation to make the sound brighter or smoother •Save and load calibration results This app requires specific hardware in your product to function: please double-check that your Denon or Marantz model is supported - see list below - before purchasing. •Multi-Language Support (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. The OS language setting is automatically detected; when not available, English is selected.) Compatible models: (Product availability varies depending on regions.) Denon AV Receiver: AVR-X6300H, AVR-X4300H, AVR-X3300W, AVR-X2300W, AVR-X1300W, AVR-S920W, AVR-S720W, AVR-S730H, AVR-S930H, AVR-X1400H, AVR-X2400H, AVR-X3400H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X6400H, AVR-X8500H, AVR-S740H, AVR-S940H, AVR-X1500H, AVR-X2500H, AVR-X3500H, AVR-X4500H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X1600H, AVR-X2600H, AVR-X3600H, AVR-S750H, AVR-S950H, AVR-A110, AVR-X6700H, AVR-X4700H, AVR-X3700H, AVR-X2700H, AVR-S960H, AVR-X8500HA, AVR-X1700H, AVR-S760H, AVR-A1H, AVR-X4800H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-S970H, AVR-X1800H, AVR-S770H, AVR-X6800H, AVR-A10H, AVR-S980H, AVR-X2900H, AVR-X3900H Marantz AV Receiver: AV7703, SR7011, SR6011, SR5011, NR1607, NR1608, SR5012, SR6012, SR7012, SR8012, AV7704, AV8805, NR1609, SR5013, SR6013, SR7013, AV7705, NR1710, SR5014, SR6014, SR8015, SR7015, SR6015, SR5015, NR1711, AV7706, AV8805A, AV 10, CINEMA30, CINEMA 40, CINEMA 50, CINEMA 60, CINEMA 70s, AV 20, AV 30, CINEMA 50 SERIES 2, CINEMA 60 SERIES 2, CINEMA 70s SERIES 2 Not compatible with Denon and Marantz models other than those listed above.

Screenshots

Roon4 screens
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Roon at Free against Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's $19.99. Roon also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's advantage is chart position (#61 vs unranked) and review sentiment (42% vs 33%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Roon is free to download; Audyssey MultEQ Editor app costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roon holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 556 and 205 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Roon's written reviews are positive against 42% of Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roon ships an update every 3 weeks, Audyssey MultEQ Editor app every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Roon versus Audyssey MultEQ Editor app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoonAudyssey MultEQ Editor app
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.6 (556 ratings) — better3.0 (205 ratings)
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews42.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings556 — better205
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#61 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size616 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoon LabsD&M Holdings

Customer experience

Roon

All ratings556 ratings
Positive59.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral15.5%
Negative51.9%

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

All ratings205 ratings
Positive46.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative45.4%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative42.1%

User reviews

Roon

From 556 App Store ratings

What 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

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

From 205 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works as expected
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Allows customization of sound curves
  • 💡 Provides more control than built-in receiver settings
  • 🔧 Improves sound quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 🔍 Unable to find/connect to some receivers
  • 💰 Expensive for the functionality provided
  • 🤯 Complicated user interface
  • 🔄 Requires restarting receiver after changes

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

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Communication errors when trying to send calibration to receiver
  • Incorrect speaker distance calculations in exported files
  • Midrange compensation issues causing sound quality problems
  • Crossover settings being overridden incorrectly
  • App crashing on iOS 15 devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to specify frequency and decibel values directly
  • Allow disabling of auto-leveling
  • Bring more advanced features from REW
  • Add more target curve options
  • Enable real-time adjustments and measurements

In-app purchases

None

Roon

No in-app purchases

None

Audyssey MultEQ Editor app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roon free?
Roon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audyssey MultEQ Editor app free?
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roon or Audyssey MultEQ Editor app?
Roon is rated higher. Roon averages 3.6 out of 5 from 556 ratings, while Audyssey MultEQ Editor app averages 3.0 from 205 ratings.
Do Roon or Audyssey MultEQ Editor app have ads?
Neither Roon nor Audyssey MultEQ Editor app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roon or Audyssey MultEQ Editor app?
Roon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Audyssey MultEQ Editor app every 3 months. Most recently, Roon was updated on September 24, 2026 and Audyssey MultEQ Editor app on September 24, 2026.

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