Roon vs Teufel Go
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.
Teufel Go
This app enhances your Teufel audio devices, offering custom sound profiles, battery monitoring, and advanced controls. Tailor your listening experience with features like Active Noise Canceling and multi-device connectivity.
- Customizable equalizer
- Battery status and ECO mode
- Active Noise Canceling control
- ShareMe for dual headphone listening
- Multi-speaker chaining
- Product customization options
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Note: The Teufel Headphones App is now called Teufel Go, and in the future will be usable with select Teufel headphones and Teufel portables! The Teufel Go App works with the following Bluetooth speakers: ROCKSTER GO 2, ROCKSTER NEO, ROCKSTER CROSS 2, MYND. And the following headphones: AIRY TWS PRO (new), AIRY TWS 2, AIRY SPORTS, REAL BLUE NC 3 (new), REAL BLUE PRO, REAL BLUE TWS 2/TWS 3, REAL BLUE/BLUE NC (versions released November 2021 and later) REAL BLUE IN, SUPREME ON, SUPREME IN.* The Teufel Go App offers many additional features: · Equalizer: customize the audio profile to your preferences, or choose a preset** · Adjust volume in the app** · Check battery status and capacity, or activate battery-saving ECO mode** · Headphones only: ANC/Transparency Mode/Conversation Mode: turn on Active Noise Canceling, Transparency Mode or Conversation Mode** · Headphones only: use ShareMe to listen on two headphones of the same model at the same time to share with friends** · Portables only: connect up to 100 speakers in a chain or activate Stereo Mode** · Customize your product: system noises, auto standby & intelligent pause, Multipoint, voice assistant, LED brightness, customize touch control** * Other models cannot be used with the Teufel Go App for technical reasons ** Note: not all app features are available for every model. Availability depends on product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Teufel Go at 90% against Roon's 33%. Teufel Go also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6). Roon's advantage is ratings volume (558 vs 15) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Teufel Go holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roon has 558 ratings behind it against 15, 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 90% of Teufel Go's.
Roon ships an update every 3 weeks, Teufel Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roon | Teufel Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (558 ratings) | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 558 — better | 15 |
| 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 632 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roon Labs | Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH |
Customer experience
Roon
Teufel Go
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
Teufel Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roon
No in-app purchases
Teufel Go
No in-app purchases









