Bel Canto Seek vs AYON
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bel Canto Seek
Control your music streaming to network components. Access high-resolution audio from Tidal and Qobuz, stream from USB drives, cloud storage, or internet radio. Manage multiple music libraries seamlessly.
- High-resolution audio streaming (up to 24/192)
- Tidal and Qobuz integration
- USB drive and cloud storage streaming
- DLNA server discovery
- Internet radio streaming (vTuner)
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The Bel Canto Seek app controls music streaming to Bel Canto Network components. Music file streaming up to 24/192 is supported and you can link to your Tidal account for MQA and full CD resolution and your Qobuz account for CD and High Res Streaming. The Seek app also controls the server function of Bel Canto Stream devices to stream music from an attached USB drive, your iOS device, Dropbox or OneDrive accounts. The Seek app will find any DLNA compatible servers on your network for full streaming control of multiple music libraries and includes vTuner worldwide internet radio streaming.
AYON
Control your Ayon Network-Players with this app. Browse music, internet radio, and manage playback seamlessly. Enjoy full command over your audio experience.
- Full control of Ayon Network-Players
- Browse music libraries
- Access internet radio stations
- Control playback functions
- Seamless audio management
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This app gives you full control of all current Ayon Network-Players. You can browse music and internet radio stations as well as control playback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bel Canto Seek at 44% against AYON's 0%. Bel Canto Seek also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). 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.
Bel Canto Seek holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Bel Canto Seek's written reviews are positive against 0% of AYON's.
Bel Canto Seek ships an update every 2 months, AYON every 17 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Bel Canto Seek | AYON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bel Canto Design, Ltd. | Ayon Audio |
Customer experience
Bel Canto Seek
AYON
In-app purchases
Bel Canto Seek
No in-app purchases
AYON
No in-app purchases
