Advanced car audio setting vs S8 DSP Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced car audio setting
Control your Sony car receiver through Bluetooth. Adjust audio settings like fader, balance, and listening position remotely using your smartphone.
- Bluetooth control for Sony car receivers
- Remote audio settings adjustment
- Fader/Balance control
- Listening Position settings
- Custom sound configuration
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Advanced car audio setting is an app which controls Sony’s Car receiver via Bluetooth. SongPal has been renewed to Sony | Music Center. Devices that were compatible with SongPal are compatible with Sony | Music Center as well. Main Feature Custom Sound Setting Full settings of Fader/Balance/Subwoofer, and Listening Position are available using smartphone as a remote screen. Note Some features may not be supported by certain devices. Some functions and services may not be supported in certain regions/countries. Please make sure to update Advanced car audio setting to the latest version. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license. Other system, product and service names used herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective manufacturers, although the ™ and ® marks are not used in text.
S8 DSP Mobile
Control your S8 DSP device remotely via Bluetooth LE. Offers two modes: DRC for basic functions and CONFIGURATOR for full control. Create, load, and adjust setups offline before uploading to your device.
- Bluetooth LE device control
- DRC mode for basic functions
- CONFIGURATOR mode for full features
- Offline setup creation and simulation
- Load and save setup files
- Upload configurations to S8 DSP device
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Through the S8 DSP Mobile app you can use your iPad/iPhone to set up and command the complete S8 DSP device feature set via Bluetooth LE connection. S8 DSP mobile app offers two remote control modes: DRC or CONFIGURATOR. DRC mode allows to control basic DSP functions like memories, master volume, subwoofer volume and input selection. The CONFIGURATOR mode offers a clear user interface for controlling all the S8 DSP device features. Using the APP in OFFLINE mode you can create/simulate a new setup file or load a setup file already stored in your device. Then you can make the adjustment and save it again or upload that setup file into the S8 DSP device once a BT connection is estabilished.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: S8 DSP Mobile at 2.3 against Advanced car audio setting's 2.1. S8 DSP Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 25 months). Advanced car audio setting's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
S8 DSP Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Advanced car audio setting's written reviews are positive against 20% of S8 DSP Mobile's.
Advanced car audio setting ships an update every 25 months, S8 DSP Mobile every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced car audio setting | S8 DSP Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (18 ratings) | 2.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sony Corporation | Elettromedia S.p.A. |
Customer experience
Advanced car audio setting
S8 DSP Mobile
In-app purchases
Advanced car audio setting
No in-app purchases
S8 DSP Mobile
No in-app purchases
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