iLive Wi vs Monster Zone control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLive Wi
Wirelessly stream music to your iLive Wi-Fi speakers from your smartphone or tablet. Easily manage multiple speakers, control playback, and access your favorite music services without direct phone connection.
- Wireless music streaming
- Speaker grouping and ungrouping
- Music management
- Station and preset control
- Volume control
- Wi-Fi network playback
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Take control with the iLive Wi-Fi app. This easy to use app lets you control your music from your smartphone or tablet to listen on your iLive Wi-Fi Speakers. With the app you can group and ungroup speakers, manage your music, stations and presets, control volume, and more. Enjoy listening to your popular music streaming services without connecting your phone to the speakers. Just connect your iLive speaker and use the iLive Wi-Fi app to play music wirelessly over your Wi-Fi Network. Get an iLive Wi-Fi speaker at https://iliveelectronics.com/platinum/speakers.html. Stay Tuned We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features.
Monster Zone control
Manage your Monster outdoor and PA speakers from your smart device. Adjust volume, lighting, and EQ settings, switch audio sources, and sync multiple speakers for an enhanced listening experience. Tune into radio stations and save your favorites.
- Control volume, LED lights, and equalizer
- Switch input sources
- Sync EZ-Play and TWS speakers
- Surf and save radio stations
- Compatible with MNGI30, MNRRX, and X6 speakers
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Control your Monster Outdoor Speakers with the all-in-one Monster Zone Control mobile app. Adjust settings, switch input sources, sync EZ-Play and TWS speakers, and change things up on the fly, all from your compatible smart device. Monster Rockin App Features + Compatible with MNGI30 and MNRRX speaker + Connect two speakers with Monster TWS + Control volume, LED lights, input sources, and equalizer settings, including the Bass boost + Surf radio frequencies and save your favorite stations Monster all-in-one PA speaker App Features + Compatible with X6 PA speaker + Connect two X6 with Monster TWS + Control volume, LED lights, input sources, equalizer settings + Surf radio frequencies and save your favorite stations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monster Zone control at 2.5 against iLive Wi's 1.5. iLive Wi's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (618 vs 33). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Monster Zone control holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iLive Wi has 618 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of iLive Wi's written reviews are positive against 21% of Monster Zone control's.
iLive Wi ships an update monthly, Monster Zone control every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLive Wi | Monster Zone control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (618 ratings) | 2.5 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 618 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DPI (HK) LTD. | 丽丽 巴 |
Customer experience
iLive Wi
Monster Zone control
User reviews
iLive Wi
From 618 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup
- 💡 Alexa integration
- 🚀 Works great
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Unable to connect to Wi-Fi
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🔒 Lack of support
- 💡 Needs better instructions
Monster Zone control
From 33 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 App works for some users
- 💡 Can sync multiple speakers for some
- 💡 Controls lights and radio stations
- 💡 Shows battery life percentage
- 💡 Allows fine control of colors and volume
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work for many
- 🐛 Takes forever to load/find speaker
- 🐛 Disconnects often, times out quickly
- 🐛 Minimal functionality, clunky
- 🐛 Volume buttons are MAX or OFF
Bugs and requests
iLive Wi
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Alexa functionality not working
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for more music services
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Provide better setup and troubleshooting guides
Monster Zone control
Reported bugs
52 issues- Takes forever to load and find speaker
- Disconnects often, times out quickly
- Volume buttons are either MAX or OFF
- App is unusable
- App doesn't work for EQ, lighting, and volume
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- Preset buttons stopped working
- App is totally useless
- App doesn't work
- App refuses to recognize speaker
- Unable to pair speakers
- Unable to select speaker buttons
- Can't connect to app
- Doesn't seem to know speaker is there
- Features do not work as advertised
- Won't connect
- Volume slider is terrible
- App is unresponsive as of iOS 17.4 update
- App won't work when selecting modes
- App needs to be updated
- App is less than basic, insult to users
- App serves no purpose
- No compatibility with RR270 other than volume/lights
- User interface is poor, not intuitive
- Speaker is slow to set FM presets
- App will not work, syncs speakers and disconnects randomly
- Outdated and dysfunctional, boxes won't click
- Alarm feature is finicky and constantly resets
- Sliders for volume don't change as you slide
- Radio preset setting doesn't seem intuitive
- App used to work with Glo 2, now says 'no monster products found'
- App and speakers are a joke
- Won't play Amazon music through app
- App stopped working, won't connect
- Can't adjust volume via phone buttons when on Bluetooth
- App is a dissatisfaction in most applications
- Alarms not saved, wake up volume too loud
- Unit is not recognized sometimes
- Tower of Music 1 & 2 not listed
- App randomly quits or can't find speaker
- App will not stay connected
- App stopped working, uninstalled/reinstalled, no response to help email
- App connects to iPad but won't play sound
- App connected fine but cannot play music from phone via Bluetooth
- App won't open, keeps closing on iPad
- App does not support Rockin Roller 2
- Overly complicated, buggy, non-intuitive
- Alarm option is terrible, alarms don't go off if app is closed
- No option for Tower speaker
- Big restriction for iOS 11 and above with Monster Glo 2
- App stopped working, won't connect
- Tower of Music isn't compatible with app
- App is kind of accessible with voice over but needs work
Requested features
11 requests- Add microphone controls
- Add volume controls similar to bass/treble
- Add multi-speaker pairing
- Add updates for the app
- Improve EQ, lighting, and volume controls
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- Make preset buttons work consistently
- Add more preset color combos for lights
- Disable standby mode or change time
- Include Monster Roam Radio in the app
- Add standby switch to radio display
- Add option to disable weather tone for blind users
In-app purchases
iLive Wi
No in-app purchases
Monster Zone control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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