Comparison

BeoLink2 vs RoseConnect Premium

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

Head to head
About

BeoLink2

Control your smart home devices, including audio, video, lighting, and thermostats, from your iOS device. Create custom scenes to adjust multiple settings with a single tap. Supports Bang & Olufsen products and integrates with many other smart home systems.

Highlights
  • Control Bang & Olufsen products
  • Manage all home products from one screen
  • User-customizable scenes
  • Finger gesture controls
  • Automatic screen generation
  • Supports multiple homes and user profiles
Features
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Close the curtains, dim the lights and adjust the music, all with a single tap on your iOS device. Bang & Olufsen home automation (BeoLink SmartHome) controls all systems of modern homes; audio, video, lighting, curtains, thermostats etc. BeoLink for iOS puts all this power in your pocket. BeoLink for iOS controls Bang & Olufsen products as well as other home automation systems or smart devices in your home like i.e. Philips Hue, Lutron, Nest, Ecobee, KNX and many more, via the BeoLink Gateway. You get a simple and intuitive app built with Bang & Olufsen's exceptional ergonomics and ease of operation, that is an experience in itself. An overview screen gives you complete control of your home and managing the products of each room is just a few clicks away without ever leaving the overview screen. With user customizable scenes it is simple to create a scenario that includes any of your devices at home to do the function you require with just a quick tap of a single button. As an example, a button can change the mood of the room completely, including lighting, temperature, music and more. Features: - Controls Bang & Olufsen's products in your BeoLink network - Control all of your products in the home from a single overview screen. - Finger gestures: control your home without looking at the phone screen. - User customizable scenes: completely change the mood of a room, or of the whole house. - Automatically generates the screens to match your home set-up. - Supports multiple homes* and multiple user profiles. - A demo mode is also included to preview the experience. [*] Requires Remote Access to be enabled in the BeoLink Gateway Requirements: - Either Bang & Olufsen Master Link Gateway or BeoLink Gateway in the same network as your iOS device - Bang & Olufsen products connected via BeoLink network Please contact your Bang & Olufsen dealer for details on installation and compatibility.

About

RoseConnect Premium

Control your Rose audio devices remotely from your iPad or iPhone. Manage power, volume, and playback for music, podcasts, and internet radio. Stream content from TIDAL directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Rose device search
  • Remote control (mute, power, volume)
  • Play music remotely
  • Podcast playback
  • Internet radio streaming
  • TIDAL integration
Features
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RoseConnect Premium is the best way to use Rose devices on your network. You can do all of this on your iPad and iPhone. -rose device search Automatically searches for Roses connected to the same network. If the search does not work, you can run the search again by clicking the Rescan button in the upper right corner. -Remote control function You can control your Rose device remotely. ( Mute, power on/off, volume control, service control ) - play music You can remotely play the sound source in the Rose device on the rose device. - Podcast play You can import podcast list remotely and play it on the rose device. -Internet radio You can search for Internet radio addresses on rose connect and play them on the rose device. -TIDAL After logging in to TIDAL in rose connect, you can play TIDAL sound sources on the Rose device. RoseConnect Premium is available for RS-201 / RS-150 devices.

Screenshots

BeoLink24 screens
RoseConnect Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BeoLink2 at 4.0 against RoseConnect Premium's 1.8. BeoLink2 also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (29% vs 16%). RoseConnect Premium's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (66 vs 11). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BeoLink2 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoseConnect Premium has 66 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of BeoLink2's written reviews are positive against 16% of RoseConnect Premium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeoLink2 ships an update every 6 weeks, RoseConnect Premium fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BeoLink2 versus RoseConnect Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeoLink2RoseConnect Premium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings) — better1.8 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better15.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBang & Olufsen a/sCITech

Customer experience

BeoLink2

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

RoseConnect Premium

All ratings66 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative74.2%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative74.8%

In-app purchases

None

BeoLink2

No in-app purchases

None

RoseConnect Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeoLink2 free?
BeoLink2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoseConnect Premium free?
RoseConnect Premium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeoLink2 or RoseConnect Premium?
BeoLink2 is rated higher. BeoLink2 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while RoseConnect Premium averages 1.8 from 66 ratings.
Do BeoLink2 or RoseConnect Premium have ads?
Neither BeoLink2 nor RoseConnect Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeoLink2 or RoseConnect Premium?
BeoLink2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and RoseConnect Premium fortnightly. Most recently, BeoLink2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and RoseConnect Premium on October 25, 2026.

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