Pure Select vs Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pure Select
Control your connected radio with this app. Stream over 25,000 internet radio stations, digital, or FM channels. Access Spotify and adjust volume directly from your iOS device.
- Stream 25,000+ internet radio stations
- Access digital and FM radio
- Spotify integration
- Volume adjustment
- Remote control for compatible radios
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Pure Select is the companion app for our Evoke F3 with Bluetooth, Evoke C-F6, Elan IR3 and Elan IR5 connected radios. You can use the Pure Select app to tune your radio into over 25,000 internet radio stations or your favourite digital or FM stations, access the Spotify* app and adjust the volume from the convenience of your iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. *Requires a Spotify Premium subscription.
Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard
Control your smart home and music visualizer from your iPhone or iPad. Manage your TV visuals, music playback, and smart lights with intuitive controls. Seamlessly integrates with your Apple TV for a complete audiovisual experience.
- Control TV visuals
- Browse visual library
- Manage music playback
- Configure smart lights
- Adjust brightness and color
- Easy setup and pairing
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Theatrium on iPhone and iPad is the remote for Theatrium on Apple TV — the music visualizer and smart home dashboard that turns your TV and room lighting into one audiovisual experience. CONTROL THE SHOW • Start or stop the visuals on your TV from the couch • Browse the full visual library with real previews and switch scenes instantly • Pin a favorite or let the TV auto-rotate through your set MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS • See what's playing with full-size album art • Play, pause, skip and adjust volume when Home Assistant runs your speakers LIGHTS IN SYNC • Configure smart light groups, turn light sync on or off. • Adjust brightness and color with live swatches showing what your room is doing • Choose which lights join in — no more picking entities with the TV remote EASIER SETUP • Pair with a 4-digit code shown on your TV • Type server addresses and tokens on a real keyboard and send them straight to the Apple TV • See at a glance that your Apple TV and your smart home are connected Requires Theatrium on Apple TV (free on the tvOS App Store). Works over your home network — no accounts, no cloud. Theatrium Pro is a single one-time purchase shared across your Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. Apple, Apple TV, Apple Home and Apple Music are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard at 5.0 against Pure Select's 4.0. Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 37 months). Pure Select's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pure Select asks for nothing beyond the download.
Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Pure Select ships an update every 37 months, Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure Select | Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pure International Limited | Ryan Van laar |
Customer experience
Pure Select
Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard
In-app purchases
Pure Select
No in-app purchases
Theatrium Smart Home Dashboard
- Theatrium Pro$4.99
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