Roon Essentials Remote vs ADI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roon Essentials Remote
Control your Roon Essentials audio system to browse music, play tracks, and adjust settings. This app is specifically designed for Roon Essentials hardware like the ELAC Discovery and is not compatible with standard Roon.
- Browse music library
- Play favorite tracks
- Configure Roon Essentials system
- Control audio playback
- Designed for Roon Essentials hardware
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Browse your library, play your favorites, and configure your Roon Essentials system. Note that this application is only designed to work with Roon Essentials hardware such as the ELAC Discovery. This application is not compatible with Roon.
ADI
Control your RME ADI-2 Series audio device directly from your iPad. Adjust settings, access EQ presets, and manage setup files conveniently. Requires a USB connection between the device and your iPad.
- Remote control for RME ADI-2 Series
- Adjust device settings
- Access EQ presets
- Save and transfer setup files
- USB connection required
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The RME ADI-2 Remote App is a remote control for the RME ADI-2 Series. The device needs to be connected to the iPad via USB. Settings are transferred from the device to the remote when the app is started and can be conveniently adjusted there. A special editor allows access to all EQ presets. With the file functions of the iPad, setup files and complete EQ preset sets can be saved or transferred. The remote requires firmware version 80/59 (FPGA/DSP) or higher for the ADI-2 DAC, 266/122 for ADI-2 Pro and 71/36 for ADI-2/4 Pro SE. The new ADI-2/4 Pro EX will be supported from beginning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADI at 4.8 against Roon Essentials Remote's 2.6. ADI also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 43%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Roon Essentials Remote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ADI holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Roon Essentials Remote's written reviews are positive against 75% of ADI's.
Roon Essentials Remote ships an update every 4 months, ADI monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roon Essentials Remote | ADI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 278 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roon Labs | RME GmbH |
Customer experience
Roon Essentials Remote
ADI
In-app purchases
Roon Essentials Remote
No in-app purchases
ADI
No in-app purchases
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