Comparison

Orange Door Request vs ION Sound Control™

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

Head to head
About

Orange Door Request

Discover music video venues in your area and request songs at participating locations. If your favorite venue isn't listed, inquire about joining the network. Start requesting your favorite tracks for free.

Highlights
  • Find participating venues
  • Request songs
  • Discover local entertainment
  • Connect with venues
  • Free song requests
Features
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Orange Door Music Video is the leading supplier of music video systems used in the hospitality and entertainment industry internationally. (Bars, Pubs, Bowling centers etc.). Find a list of participating venues in your vicinity through this App, and if your favorite venue is not participating, ask a staff member why not? Download the app and start requesting songs for free!

About

ION Sound Control™

Control compatible ION speakers remotely to adjust volume, lighting, and equalizer settings. Stream music from other apps, manage radio stations, and check battery status from up to 100 feet away. Requires Bluetooth connection.

Highlights
  • Remote volume control
  • Adjust lighting effects
  • Customize equalizer settings
  • Change input sources
  • Check battery status
  • Manage radio stations and presets
Features
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Enhance your Sound Experiences™ with the ION Sound Control™ app. Quickly access the functionality of your compatible* ION speaker from anywhere up to 100 feet away to adjust volume, lighting, equalizer settings, change input sources, check your battery status, dial in your favorite radio stations, save radio presets, and more! *Note: Please refer to list below for compatible product. Some features in the app may not be available for all products. This app controls music that streams from other apps on your device. You must first connect your device to speaker via Bluetooth® before connecting with the app to control your streaming music remotely. Compatible Products: • Pro Glow Ultra • Pro Glow Express • Total PA Ultimate • Game Day Primetime • Sport Boom • Party Boom Plus • Block Rocker • Total PA Titan • Sport 320 • Party Splash • Uber Boom • Pathfinder Go • Explorer Express • Geode Rock Speaker • Tailgater Tough • Total PA Freedom • Tailgater Boom • Aquaboom X • Trouper 100 • Trouper 300 • Tahiti Link • Party Splash Link • Sol Stone Link • Trailblazer Roar • Block Rocker Icon • Glow Stone Link • Wave Rider X • Tailgater TD • Total PA Apex • Luma Duo • Trailblazer Summit • Tailgater XL • Glow Tone • Total PA Quake • Tailgater Classic

Screenshots

Orange Door Request4 screens
ION Sound Control™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ION Sound Control™ at 2.5 against Orange Door Request's 1.7. ION Sound Control™ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (96 vs 7). Orange Door Request's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 20%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ION Sound Control™ holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ION Sound Control™ has 96 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Orange Door Request's written reviews are positive against 20% of ION Sound Control™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orange Door Request ships an update every 15 months, ION Sound Control™ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Orange Door Request versus ION Sound Control™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrange Door RequestION Sound Control™
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (7 ratings)2.5 (96 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews — better20.4% of reviews
Number of ratings796 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBCM Music SystemsION Audio

Customer experience

Orange Door Request

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%

ION Sound Control™

All ratings94 ratings
Positive36.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative56.4%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive20.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative75.5%

Bugs and requests

Orange Door Request

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ION Sound Control™

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App hops back and forth in FM frequency
  • App loses mind in FM input
  • App loses functionality after update
  • Cannot change LED color/pattern
  • App doesn't work with specific speakers
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  • App interferes with Bluetooth pairing
  • App distorts audio
  • App locks out without location services
  • App requires location services but no setting
  • App doesn't connect to speaker
  • App shows 'can't find speaker' when connected
  • App settings don't save
  • Sound gets choppy after 10 minutes
  • App doesn't support older speakers
  • App doesn't find speaker even when phone is connected
  • App asks for purchase date and store
  • App has connection issues
  • App doesn't pair
  • App gets stuck on loading/bluetooth screen
  • App doesn't sync two speakers
  • App has glitches/stutters when playing music
  • App indicates firmware available when it's not
  • App takes multiple tries to connect
  • App is incompatible with specific models
  • App charges for a paid version without clear pricing

Requested features

11 requests
  • Improve EQ with more bands
  • Allow editing device names
  • Make lights react to music
  • Show volume number
  • Turn speaker on from app
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  • Add ability to turn on speaker voice
  • Improve speaker light sync to music
  • Add firmware update option
  • Allow control without location services
  • Add 5-7 band EQ
  • Make volume slider live

In-app purchases

None

Orange Door Request

No in-app purchases

None

ION Sound Control™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orange Door Request free?
Orange Door Request is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ION Sound Control™ free?
ION Sound Control™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orange Door Request or ION Sound Control™?
ION Sound Control™ is rated higher. Orange Door Request averages 1.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ION Sound Control™ averages 2.5 from 96 ratings.
Do Orange Door Request or ION Sound Control™ have ads?
Neither Orange Door Request nor ION Sound Control™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orange Door Request or ION Sound Control™?
Orange Door Request ships an update every 15 months, and ION Sound Control™ every 2 months. Most recently, Orange Door Request was updated on October 24, 2026 and ION Sound Control™ on October 21, 2026.

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