ENSPIRE Controller vs ILLUMIVUE PROTECT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ENSPIRE Controller
Control your Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE piano wirelessly. Access built-in songs, download thousands more, and enjoy exclusive streaming piano music channels. Seamless integration with your mobile devices makes managing your instrument effortless.
- Wireless network connectivity
- Access to built-in and downloadable songs
- Thousands of performances available
- Exclusive streaming piano music channels
- Intuitive controller design
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ENSPIRE Controller is the official app for controlling Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE. FEATURES: Effortless Integration: Wireless network connectivity and seamless compatibility with mobile devices, smartphones and computers allows intuitive access to all of the instrument’s exclusive content and unique capabilities. Thousands of Performances In One Masterpiece: The Disklavier ENSPIRE allows you to revel in whatever music suits your mood or occasion, from classical solo piano or concerto selections to your favorite jazz or pop songs on piano – accompanied by audio and vocals. An easy-to-use and intuitive controller design provides direct access to 500 built-in songs and thousands performances that can be downloaded directly from the music shop. Exclusive Streaming Services: ENSPIRE also offers revolutionary streaming radio services, allowing you to discover and enjoy thousands of piano performances in the comfort of your own home, which gives you instant access to over 30 channels of 24-hour streaming piano music.
ILLUMIVUE PROTECT
Access and manage your video surveillance systems remotely. View live feeds, control pylon devices, and review recorded footage directly from your mobile phone. Receive instant alarm notifications for enhanced security.
- Live video viewing
- Pylon device control
- Video playback
- Alarm push notifications
- Cloud device management
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ILLUMIVUE PROTECT can directly access video surveillance products through the network to meet your needs of viewing live events on your mobile phone, controlling the pylon, playing back videos, pushing alarms, managing cloud devices, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ILLUMIVUE PROTECT at 67% against ENSPIRE Controller's 18%. ILLUMIVUE PROTECT also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months). ENSPIRE Controller's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 11). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ILLUMIVUE PROTECT holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ENSPIRE Controller has 99 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ENSPIRE Controller's written reviews are positive against 67% of ILLUMIVUE PROTECT's.
ENSPIRE Controller ships an update every 10 months, ILLUMIVUE PROTECT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ENSPIRE Controller | ILLUMIVUE PROTECT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (99 ratings) | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 410 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation of America | Surf OpcO LLC |
Customer experience
ENSPIRE Controller
ILLUMIVUE PROTECT
Bugs and requests
ENSPIRE Controller
Reported bugs
44 issues- Connection issues
- App crashes
- White screen of death
- Requires rebooting piano
- Login/server connection issues
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- App freezes
- Cannot detect piano
- Impossible to connect
- App does not work on iPhone 14
- Constantly loses connection
- Constantly gives errors
- Piano starts playing on its own
- App spins "connecting"
- Must restart several times to work
- Ethernet connection runs first song at quadruple speed
- App freezes totally
- App not opening after upload
- App stuck in settings
- App does not show list of piano
- App needs help
- Connecting to piano rarely works
- Cannot use record function
- Cannot see built-in song playlist
- Piano starts playing on its own
- App freezes
- Controller takes too long to turn on
- Controller quickly deactivates
- Sleep mode deactivates quickly
- App rarely functions
- Wireless connectivity issues
- Stopped working
- Won't recognize piano
- App not recognizing piano on same network
- iOS 14.x broke the Enspire app
- App has never been able to locate Enspire on network
- Webapp feels like a 20yo web app
- Player app no longer recognizes piano
- App doesn't connect to piano half the time
- Radio feature is very unstable
- App struggles to find piano
- Error: check network setting
- App directs to a website
- App does not work
- App has nothing but background and settings
Requested features
26 requests- Update app for consistency
- More access to maintenance functions/tests/settings
- Better support for Remote Lesson functions
- Dark theme/night mode options
- Wallpaper options
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- Hire Spotify developers for user-friendliness
- Start over with a new app design
- Improve compatibility with other apps (e.g., Files app)
- Make playlist creation easier
- Add shuffle feature for playlists
- Allow on-demand artist/song selection
- Allow on-demand song purchase
- Improve Disklavier Radio features (skipping, search, etc.)
- Expand Disklavier TV to Android
- Publish Web APIs for third-party development
- Fix app to recognize piano
- Add ability to create playlists from included songs
- Improve app functionality and features
- Provide solutions for getting stuck
- Make app functional
- Fix radio feature instability
- Organize songs better
- Improve customer experience
- Make app native
- Allow song search in radio
- Allow skipping songs in radio
ILLUMIVUE PROTECT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ENSPIRE Controller
No in-app purchases
ILLUMIVUE PROTECT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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