Bel Canto Seek vs DS
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.
DS
Manage your music server directly from your smartphone. Adjust volume, connect speakers to your wireless network, and check for firmware updates to access the latest features. Ensure your device is updated for optimal performance.
- Control music server from phone
- Adjust output volume
- Connect speaker to wireless network
- Check for new firmware
- Update to newest features
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Control your music server from your phone. This app will allow you to adjust output volume. It will help you to put the speaker on your wireless network. No more need to look for Ethernet cables. You can also use this app to check for new firmware and stay updated with the newest features. If you have an old firmware version, especially after you did a factory reset you have to update the firmware for the app to work properly. In order to do a firmware update 1. make sure you connect the device to an ethernet internet connection 2. Use the app to connect to the device and go to the about page 3. Click firmware update, the message will say there was a problem checking for update then tap yes to update firmware anyway
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bel Canto Seek at 3.8 against DS's 1.6. Bel Canto Seek also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (44% vs 33%). DS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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.
Bel Canto Seek holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Bel Canto Seek's written reviews are positive against 33% of DS's.
Bel Canto Seek ships an update every 2 months, DS every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Bel Canto Seek | DS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | 1.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bel Canto Design, Ltd. | ELAC Americas Inc. |
Customer experience
Bel Canto Seek
DS
In-app purchases
Bel Canto Seek
No in-app purchases
DS
No in-app purchases
