Comparison

HEOS 3D vs BluOS NAD remote

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

Head to head
About

HEOS 3D

Explore home audio systems in augmented reality. Visualize how speakers and AVRs fit into your space, understand their functionality, and learn about multiroom audio setups before you buy.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality product visualization
  • Interactive HEOS technology exploration
  • Multiroom audio setup simulation
  • Surround sound system configuration
  • Product feature explanations
  • X-ray function for speaker internals
Features
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Use HEOS 3D’s augmented reality to explore in-depth how HEOS technology can bring new experiences to your home cinema, and fill your home with music. Thanks to its augmented reality technology, HEOS 3D can not only get you under the skin of HEOS products, but also find out how they work together to create not just surround-sound systems, also multiroom audio, allowing you to enjoy music wherever you want – and all without wires. HEOS 3D gives you a highly intuitive way of exploring our products, whether at home or in the shop, with pop-up explanations overlaid on your ‘real world’ view via your device’s camera. Move around the products to find out more, or zoom in on things you want to study more closely. You can also visualise how the products will fit into your home, and indeed see how they mix and match together – all in real-time and before your eyes. Watch as the app sets up a complete surround system in your room, or see how easy it is to add extra wireless speakers and access your own music, streaming services or even Internet radio stations from around the world. The app will show you how easy it is to connect a HEOS product, from your first speaker to the HEOS AVR at the heart of your home cinema system, and then explore features from music streaming to setting up surround sound, and the way everything is controlled using the simple HEOS control app. Explore the display and features of the new HEOS AVR, and even get inside the HEOS 1/3/5/7 speakers with a unique x-ray function, to see how they make music sound so good. At home you can scan the HEOS AVR card, and learn all about our smart surround solutions, or scan the HEOS flyer to explore multiroom streaming, while in-store you can scan codes on the products themselves for instant information before you buy. How does it work? It’s simple: download this free HEOS 3D app, then scan a code on the AVR card, the free flyer or even on the products in-store (see above), and start exploring HEOS using augmented reality. Both the card and the flyer are available from your local Denon retailer, or you can download and print them from the website link below. Then just scan – and let your HEOS adventure begin!

About

BluOS NAD remote

Control your Bluesound and NAD music systems with this open-source remote app. It supports a wide range of BluOS-compatible devices and offers advanced command options for NAD electronics.

Highlights
  • Universal remote for BluOS-compatible systems
  • Supports Bluesound, NAD, PSB, DALI, and more
  • Advanced NAD Electronics Ethernet (RS232) commands
  • Open-source code available
  • Control high-resolution wireless music systems
Features
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Unofficial open source and nicely featured remote control for Bluesound and NAD products. Like the official BluOS controller, this app acts as a universal remote control for all BluOS-compatible high-resolution wireless music systems, including Bluesound, NAD Electronics, PSB speakers, Bluesound Professional, DALI speakers, Monitor Audio and Cyrus Audio. Also features an advanced tab to send specific NAD Electronics Txxx Ethernet (RS232) commands. This app cannot be used to install or upgrade your bluOS system. Source code is here: https://github.com/crwsolutions/BluOsNadRemote

Screenshots

HEOS 3D4 screens
BluOS NAD remote1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HEOS 3D at 3.6 against BluOS NAD remote's 3.0. HEOS 3D also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). BluOS NAD remote's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HEOS 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of HEOS 3D's written reviews are positive against 13% of BluOS NAD remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEOS 3D ships an update every 2 months, BluOS NAD remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HEOS 3D versus BluOS NAD remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEOS 3DBluOS NAD remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews12.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperD&M HoldingsCRW Solutions

Customer experience

HEOS 3D

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BluOS NAD remote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

HEOS 3D

No in-app purchases

None

BluOS NAD remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEOS 3D free?
HEOS 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BluOS NAD remote free?
BluOS NAD remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HEOS 3D or BluOS NAD remote?
HEOS 3D is rated higher. HEOS 3D averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while BluOS NAD remote averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HEOS 3D or BluOS NAD remote have ads?
Neither HEOS 3D nor BluOS NAD remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEOS 3D or BluOS NAD remote?
HEOS 3D ships an update every 2 months, and BluOS NAD remote every 3 weeks. Most recently, HEOS 3D was updated on November 6, 2026 and BluOS NAD remote on November 4, 2026.

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