August Alink vs Play Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
August Alink
Control your August WiFi speaker system and stream music from various services. Create a personalized wireless stereo system, tailoring the audio experience throughout your home by selecting music services and adjusting EQ levels for each speaker.
- Control August WiFi speakers
- Stream from iTunes and streaming apps
- Create wireless stereo systems
- Individual speaker music selection
- Adjust EQ levels
- Create stereo sound
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The August WiFi Player controls your music from your Apple device to all August WiFi Speakers. The August Wifi Player enables you to control your August WiFi speaker system and play music from iTunes or streaming audio apps such as Spotify, TuneIn, Napster... The August WiFi Player creates the perfect wireless stereo system by connecting your mobile music to multiple August WiFi speakers. Allowing you to individually select which music service is played on each individual speaker, you can tailor the ambience throughout the house straight from your phone. Create and control stereo sound by choosing which channel plays from each speaker and adjust EQ levels to suit your style and situation. Crafting you soundstage is simple. Wi-Hi-Fi your world.
Play Remote
Control your DMP series Digital Audio Player from your mobile device. Manage music libraries, playlists, and player settings for a seamless listening experience.
- Mobile control for DMP audio players
- Music library management
- Playlist organization
- Favorite song management
- Working mode settings
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Play remote is the mobile control APP of DMP series Digital Audio Player. It working with the Audio Player to birng you a covenient music playing experience. Easily to the management of albums, files, music lists and favorites in the music player, quickly set the working mode of the player and a real faest for music lover.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: August Alink at 3.7 against Play Remote's 2.3. August Alink also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15). Play Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). 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.
August Alink holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of August Alink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Play Remote's.
August Alink ships an update every 4 months, Play Remote every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | August Alink | Play Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | August International Ltd | Shenzhen Yuemei Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
August Alink
Play Remote
In-app purchases
August Alink
No in-app purchases
Play Remote
No in-app purchases
