Monster Zone control vs Dual iPlug S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Zone control
Manage your Monster outdoor and PA speakers from your smart device. Adjust volume, lighting, and EQ settings, switch audio sources, and sync multiple speakers for an enhanced listening experience. Tune into radio stations and save your favorites.
- Control volume, LED lights, and equalizer
- Switch input sources
- Sync EZ-Play and TWS speakers
- Surf and save radio stations
- Compatible with MNGI30, MNRRX, and X6 speakers
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Control your Monster Outdoor Speakers with the all-in-one Monster Zone Control mobile app. Adjust settings, switch input sources, sync EZ-Play and TWS speakers, and change things up on the fly, all from your compatible smart device. Monster Rockin App Features + Compatible with MNGI30 and MNRRX speaker + Connect two speakers with Monster TWS + Control volume, LED lights, input sources, and equalizer settings, including the Bass boost + Surf radio frequencies and save your favorite stations Monster all-in-one PA speaker App Features + Compatible with X6 PA speaker + Connect two X6 with Monster TWS + Control volume, LED lights, input sources, equalizer settings + Surf radio frequencies and save your favorite stations
Dual iPlug S
Control your Dual brand radio with this app. Select sources like Radio, USB, Bluetooth music, and AUX. Adjust audio settings like treble, bass, and volume.
- Source selection (Radio, USB, Bluetooth, AUX)
- Radio station scanning and preset storage
- USB music playback with ID3 info
- Bluetooth music streaming with ID3 info
- Audio control (treble, bass, volume)
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Dual iPlug S is an app designed to control certain Dual brand radios. It can select from 4 different sources; Radio mode, USB mode, Bluetooth music mode and AUX mode via Bluetooth control. - Radio mode on the APP allows you to scan and store radio stations or select your favorite radio station via the radio presets. - USB mode can playback music stored on a USB flash drive and display ID3 information if available. - AUX mode will play audio from an external device via 3.5mm headphone jack. - BT music mode will stream music from the connected device and display ID3 information if available, it will also have basic controls such as play/pause/previous/next. The app also features audio control such as treble/bass/volume level control of the connected radio.
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Verdict
Monster Zone control and Dual iPlug S are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.1 for Monster Zone control against 2.0 for Dual iPlug S. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Monster Zone control's written reviews are positive against 17% of Dual iPlug S's.
| Parameter | Monster Zone control | Dual iPlug S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (20 ratings) — better | 2.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽丽 巴 | NAMSUNG AMERICA, INC. |
Customer experience
Monster Zone control
Dual iPlug S
Bugs and requests
Monster Zone control
Reported bugs
52 issues- Takes forever to load and find speaker
- Disconnects often, times out quickly
- Volume buttons are either MAX or OFF
- App is unusable
- App doesn't work for EQ, lighting, and volume
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- Preset buttons stopped working
- App is totally useless
- App doesn't work
- App refuses to recognize speaker
- Unable to pair speakers
- Unable to select speaker buttons
- Can't connect to app
- Doesn't seem to know speaker is there
- Features do not work as advertised
- Won't connect
- Volume slider is terrible
- App is unresponsive as of iOS 17.4 update
- App won't work when selecting modes
- App needs to be updated
- App is less than basic, insult to users
- App serves no purpose
- No compatibility with RR270 other than volume/lights
- User interface is poor, not intuitive
- Speaker is slow to set FM presets
- App will not work, syncs speakers and disconnects randomly
- Outdated and dysfunctional, boxes won't click
- Alarm feature is finicky and constantly resets
- Sliders for volume don't change as you slide
- Radio preset setting doesn't seem intuitive
- App used to work with Glo 2, now says 'no monster products found'
- App and speakers are a joke
- Won't play Amazon music through app
- App stopped working, won't connect
- Can't adjust volume via phone buttons when on Bluetooth
- App is a dissatisfaction in most applications
- Alarms not saved, wake up volume too loud
- Unit is not recognized sometimes
- Tower of Music 1 & 2 not listed
- App randomly quits or can't find speaker
- App will not stay connected
- App stopped working, uninstalled/reinstalled, no response to help email
- App connects to iPad but won't play sound
- App connected fine but cannot play music from phone via Bluetooth
- App won't open, keeps closing on iPad
- App does not support Rockin Roller 2
- Overly complicated, buggy, non-intuitive
- Alarm option is terrible, alarms don't go off if app is closed
- No option for Tower speaker
- Big restriction for iOS 11 and above with Monster Glo 2
- App stopped working, won't connect
- Tower of Music isn't compatible with app
- App is kind of accessible with voice over but needs work
Requested features
11 requests- Add microphone controls
- Add volume controls similar to bass/treble
- Add multi-speaker pairing
- Add updates for the app
- Improve EQ, lighting, and volume controls
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- Make preset buttons work consistently
- Add more preset color combos for lights
- Disable standby mode or change time
- Include Monster Roam Radio in the app
- Add standby switch to radio display
- Add option to disable weather tone for blind users
Dual iPlug S
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monster Zone control
No in-app purchases
Dual iPlug S
No in-app purchases
Questions
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