Grace Digital vs a
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grace Digital
Control your Grace Digital Mondo+ device with this app. Manage stations, volume, alarms, and group multiple devices for synchronized multi-room audio.
- Change stations
- Adjust volume
- Set alarms
- Group radios
- Synchronized multi-room audio
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The Grace Digital Controller app works with the new Grace Digital Mondo+. (The Controller app does not work with the previous Mondo, or other legacy Grace Digital radios). The Grace Controller manages the features of the Mondo+ including changing stations, volume change, setting alarms, as well as grouping of radios for a multi-room audio synchronized music system.
a
Stream and control music from popular services to multiple zones. Ideal for commercial or residential use, this app requires compatible hardware to manage stations, presets, and volume for an enhanced audio experience.
- Stream music from popular services
- Control music in multiple zones
- Group and ungroup speakers
- Manage stations and presets
- Control volume
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a-live® from Speco Technologies allows you to stream and control music from the most popular services to one or more zones for the ultimate in entertainment. a-live® is ideal for commercial or residential installations and can be adapted to fit zones of any size. This app must be used in conjunction with one of the a-live® hardware units - AS1 a-live® streaming source unit or AA1 2x80W streaming amplifier. Combine a-live® with a Speco Technologies commercial amplifier to fill even the largest rooms with sound. With the a-live® app, you can group and ungroup speakers, manage your stations and presets, control volume and more. Go to http://www.specotech.com for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: a at 100% against Grace Digital's 18%. a also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Grace Digital's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 16 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.
a holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grace Digital has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Grace Digital's written reviews are positive against 100% of a's.
Grace Digital ships an update every 8 months, a every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grace Digital | a |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (31 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grace Digital Inc. | Components Specialties, Inc |
Customer experience
Grace Digital
a
In-app purchases
Grace Digital
No in-app purchases
a
No in-app purchases
