Roon vs Marshall Voice
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.
Marshall Voice
Easily set up your Marshall Voice smart speaker. Customize sound profiles, rename your device, and access user manuals. Stay updated with software releases for a seamless audio experience.
- Quick setup
- Sound customization
- Device renaming
- Access user manuals
- Software updates
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Use this app for quick and easy setup of your Marshall Voice with Amazon Alexa speaker. Customise the sound, rename your device, access user manuals, receive software updates and more. Supports the following Marshall products: Acton II Voice with Amazon Alexa Stanmore II Voice with Amazon Alexa Uxbridge Voice with Amazon Alexa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roon at 3.6 against Marshall Voice's 1.6. Roon also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 11%) and ratings volume (556 vs 88). Marshall Voice's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Roon holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roon has 556 ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Roon's written reviews are positive against 11% of Marshall Voice's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roon | Marshall Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (556 ratings) — better | 1.6 (88 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 10.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 556 — better | 88 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 616 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roon Labs | Marshall Group AB |
Customer experience
Roon
Marshall Voice
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
Marshall Voice
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Good sound quality
- 👍 Easy to use (for some)
- ✨ Sleek appearance
Room to improve
- ❌ Alexa integration broken
- ❌ Wi-Fi connection issues
- ❌ App crashes/freezes
- ❌ Device setup fails
- ❌ Not compatible with newer iOS
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
Marshall Voice
Reported bugs
18 issues- Alexa sign-in broken
- App crashes on Alexa sign-in
- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi
- Device setup fails
- App not detecting speaker
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- App shows 'No connection' even when connected to Wi-Fi
- App freezes on welcome/terms screen
- Speaker disconnects from Wi-Fi frequently
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Airplay not working
- Firmware update failing
- App not working on iOS 14/15/17/18
- Speaker makes strange noises and stops/resumes
- Cannot rename speaker
- Setup fails consistently
- App doesn't proceed from landing page on iOS 14
- Speaker stops playing on Bluetooth after one song
- App advises no Wi-Fi connection when started
Requested features
11 requests- Update app for Alexa functionality
- Add Italian language support
- Add Spanish (Spain) language support
- Support for Google Assistant variants
- More frequent app updates
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- iPad and Apple Watch compatibility
- Allow changing Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/AUX via app
- Support for more music services (Deezer, Apple Music)
- Allow changing wake word
- Support for routines
- Add remote control functionality
In-app purchases
Roon
No in-app purchases
Marshall Voice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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