Comparison

DXO vs Volume Booster

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

Head to head
About

DXO

Configure PA systems directly from your iPad. Control DSP modules, activate presets, and make individual adjustments for PSSO PRIME system amplifiers and DXO controllers. Offers features comparable to PC software.

Highlights
  • PA system configuration via iPad
  • Control DSP modules
  • Activate and store presets
  • 10 equalizers per channel
  • Delay, Limiter, Compressor
  • Gain and Master volume control
Features
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DXO Control provides easy configuration of PA systems directly via iPad. The app supports the DXO-26PRO and DXO-48PRO controllers and the PRIME system amplifier by PSSO. Users gain full control over the built-in DSP modules. Activate presets and make individual adjustments as needed. DXO Control comes with all the features normally provided by the PC software. All features at a glance: • Activating and storing presets • 10 equalizers per each channel with the filter types: bell, high-shelf, low-shelf, notch, all-pass, band-pass, high-pass, low-pass • Delay • Limiter • Compressor • Gain control • Master volume • Low-cut filter • High-cut filter

About

Volume Booster

Enhance your device's audio with this app, offering volume boosting, bass enhancement, and a customizable equalizer. It includes an offline music player with 3D surround sound capabilities, allowing you to fine-tune audio for music, videos, and more.

Highlights
  • Volume boosting up to 1000%
  • Bass booster and virtualizer
  • 10-band customizable equalizer
  • Offline music player
  • 3D surround sound with 8D effects
  • Supports various audio formats
Features
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Volume Booster is able to push the phone volume up higher than the system defaults. This app enhances music volume and output to headphones or earphones. Making the all sounds of your device much louder having volume+ BOOST THE VOLUME OF YOUR DEVICE SPEAKERS! Amazing Hearing Amplifier Bass Booster lets you adjust sound effect levels so that you get the best out of your Music, Audio or Video coming out of your device. Improve the sound quality of your device with the Bass Boost, Virtualizer and Equalizer by using this bass booster app. Turn on the Bass Booster application and adjust sound level and frequency. Equalizer FX : Rich sound effects system, 10 bands Equalizer, Customizable preset like Accoustic, Bass Booster, Bass Reducer, Classic, Dance, Deep, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Latin, Loudness, Lounge, Piano, Pop, RnB, Rock, Small Speakers, Spoken Word, Treble Booster, Treble Reducer, Vocal Booster. Offline Music Player : Browse and play music by songs, album, artist, playlist. 3D Surround Music Player : Powerful 8D music player with 3D surround sound system. 8D effects with different types of reverb like Room, Hall, Chamber, Plate, Ambiences etc. BOOST YOUR IPHONE's music volume and customize your SOUND! Customize the sound quality for music tracks from your: -> iPhone / iPad / iPod touch music library, -> Import music from Files App & iTunes music library using shared folder Key features - Helps various types like mkv, mp4, aac, avi, mp3, mov, aiff, m4a. - Open the Music player and play your music - Bass Booster : enhance the sound quality & music sensations - Amp Audio FX + Bass : Amplifier Music Player - Music equalizer boosts volume and ensures no distortion when increasing - Boost your music file volume with one tap. - It helps decrease or mute sound for your sound file too. - Music player volume booster for headphones & external speaker - Increase video, audio, music, voice, audio book volume. - Supports boost any audio format file. - Import your sound file from device, other apps, or clouds. - Boost your music file volume up to 200%,300%,400%,500%,600%,700%.800%,900%,1000%. - Bass booster expands system volume - Simple, easy to use interface - Improve sounds using Equalizer + Volume Booster Extra volume booster, a max volume visualizer for iOS, can be your best choice! No complex operations Disclaimer: Playing audio at high volume may damage your hearing or broke your speakers. We advise you to boost the volume step by step, to get the appropriate volume. By installing this application you agree that you will not hold its developer responsible for any damage to hardware or hearing, and you are using it AT YOUR OWN RISK. UNLIMITED PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions are weekly, monthly and annual** Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period ** Subscription amounts are equal to the value that the "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines to be the equivalent of the subscription price of your local currency in $USD. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/krterms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/krapps/home

Screenshots

DXO1 screens
Volume Booster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Volume Booster at 3.6 against DXO's 2.6. Volume Booster also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 64 months) and ratings volume (681 vs 11). DXO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Volume Booster sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. DXO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Volume Booster holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volume Booster has 681 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DXO ships an update every 64 months, Volume Booster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DXO versus Volume Booster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDXOVolume Booster
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (11 ratings)3.6 (681 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—57.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11681 — better
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinigke Showtechnic GmbHKartum Infotech

Customer experience

DXO

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%

Volume Booster

All ratings681 ratings
Positive65.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative31.1%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative39.4%

Bugs and requests

DXO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Volume Booster

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Volume boost not working consistently
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Equalizer controls
  • Ability to save custom settings
  • Integration with music streaming apps

In-app purchases

None

DXO

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Volume Booster

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly unlimited$2.997 Days
  • Monthly unlimited$3.991 Month
  • Quarterly unlimited$5.993 Months
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  • Yearly unlimited$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Volume Booster Pro, Lifetime!$39.99

Questions

Is DXO free?
DXO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Volume Booster free?
Volume Booster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DXO or Volume Booster?
Volume Booster is rated higher. DXO averages 2.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Volume Booster averages 3.6 from 681 ratings.
Do DXO or Volume Booster have ads?
Volume Booster shows ads; DXO does not.
Which is updated more often, DXO or Volume Booster?
DXO ships an update every 64 months, and Volume Booster every 3 weeks. Most recently, DXO was updated on September 8, 2026 and Volume Booster on September 19, 2026.

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