Comparison

Anthem Remote vs Evocontrol

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

Head to head
About

Anthem Remote

Control your compatible Anthem or Paradigm audio-visual receiver or amplifier wirelessly via Wi-Fi. Adjust volume, select inputs, manage settings, and even access room correction features from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi device configuration
  • Volume and mute control
  • Input selection
  • Power management
  • Bass and treble adjustment
  • Menu navigation
  • Anthem Room Correction (ARC) control
Features
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The Anthem Remote App uses a Wi-Fi connection to simplify the configuration of supported Anthem and Paradigm devices. App-based controls include volume level, muting, input selection, power, auto mode, bass, treble, level trims, menu navigation, and Anthem Room Correction (ARC) control. Supported Devices: • Anthem AVM 60, 70, 90 • Anthem MRX 540, 740, 1140 • Anthem MRX 520, 720, 1120 • Anthem MRX 310, 510, 710 • Anthem MRX SLM • Anthem STR Integrated Amplifier, STR Preamplifier • Paradigm SVX-1202 Streaming Amplifier

About

Evocontrol

Control your karaoke system with this app. Browse the song catalog, manage playback, adjust audio settings, and even manage karaoke events for sound engineers. Compatible with various Studio-Evolution karaoke systems.

Highlights
  • Browse and search song catalog
  • Add songs to queue and favorites
  • Adjust volume and audio effects
  • Control music playback and recording
  • Manage karaoke events (for sound engineers)
  • Built-in media center control
Features
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EvoControl is the official application for controlling karaoke systems from Studio-Evolution. The EvoControl app for tablets allows you to control all the functions of home and club karaoke systems conveniently, and also it contains the complete song catalog of your karaoke system with a convenient search. Compatible with karaoke systems: EVOBOX Club, Evolution Pro2, EVOBOX, EVOBOX Plus, EVOBOX Premium, Evolution Lite2, Evolution CompactHD and Evolution HomeHD v.2. With EvoControl you can: — quickly and easily find songs in the karaoke catalog, add them to the queue and to the "Favorites" list; — adjust the overall volume and the volume of karaoke songs, as well as adjust the equalization and microphone effects; — control the playback of background music and recording performances; — turn on and off the karaoke system; — control the built-in media center (for Evolution HomeHD v.2 and Evolution CompactHD karaoke systems); — manage karaoke events (for sound engineers in clubs with Evolution Pro2 and EVOBOX Club karaoke systems)*. * Control the Evolution Pro2 karaoke system from anywhere in your club using a tablet with EvoControl. Process requests from club guests from EvoClub applications, manage the queue, recording and background music, use the mixer and equalizer, and chat with visitors. With the EVOBOX Club karaoke system, the EvoControl application can work in two modes: “‎general karaoke room”‎ with full functionality for sound engineers and “karaoke room”‎ for limited control of the system for guests.

Screenshots

Anthem Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Evocontrol at 75% against Anthem Remote's 25%. Evocontrol also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Anthem Remote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anthem Remote ships an update every 5 months, Evocontrol every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Anthem Remote versus Evocontrol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnthem RemoteEvocontrol
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (138 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings138 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB103 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnthem AVStudio Evolution

Customer experience

Anthem Remote

All ratings138 ratings
Positive26.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative65.9%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive25.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative66.5%

Evocontrol

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Anthem Remote

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Loses connection with receiver
  • Doesn't recognize devices
  • Freezes and becomes unresponsive

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for newer devices
  • Improve networking capabilities
  • Restore missing features from previous app versions
  • Add lip-sync adjustment
  • Display more audio/video information

Evocontrol

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Anthem Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Evocontrol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anthem Remote free?
Anthem Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evocontrol free?
Evocontrol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Anthem Remote or Evocontrol have ads?
Neither Anthem Remote nor Evocontrol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anthem Remote or Evocontrol?
Anthem Remote ships an update every 5 months, and Evocontrol every 2 months. Most recently, Anthem Remote was updated on August 2, 2026 and Evocontrol on July 30, 2026.

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