Comparison

Bel Canto Seek vs Home Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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.

About

Home Studio

Features
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Listen to your favorite music on your D-Home speakers Home Studio app. With this app, you will simply access your Deezer, Spotify®, Qobuz®, Tidal® accounts, Internet radio stations and many other music services and stream music right to your devices. Control music groups, stereo pairs, create zones and configure your products for voice interaction. Wireless audio has never been so fun !

Screenshots

Bel Canto Seek1 screens
Home Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bel Canto Seek at every 2 months against Home Studio's every 7 months. Home Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Bel Canto Seek ships an update every 2 months, Home Studio every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bel Canto Seek versus Home Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBel Canto SeekHome Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBel Canto Design, Ltd.D-Home Smaart

In-app purchases

None

Bel Canto Seek

No in-app purchases

None

Home Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bel Canto Seek free?
Bel Canto Seek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Studio free?
Home Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bel Canto Seek or Home Studio have ads?
Neither Bel Canto Seek nor Home Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bel Canto Seek or Home Studio?
Bel Canto Seek ships an update every 2 months, and Home Studio every 7 months. Most recently, Bel Canto Seek was updated on October 1, 2026 and Home Studio on October 26, 2026.

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