put.io vs Open HLX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
put.io
Access and manage your cloud storage files. Stream videos with subtitle support, download media for offline viewing, and integrate with other official applications.
- Cloud file management
- Video playback with subtitles
- Offline media downloads
- File operations
- Apple TV integration
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You can view the files in your cloud storage, perform file operations, watch the videos with subtitle support, download media files for offline usage and link your put.io account with our Apple TV and other official apps!
Open HLX
Control your Audio Authority HLX Series Modular Matrix System. Adjust group or zone volume, mute status, and input source directly from your device.
- Change group volume
- Change zone volume
- Adjust mute status
- Select input source
- High Definition Audio/Video Switching
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An app for interacting with the Audio Authority HLX Series Modular Matrix System High Definition Audio/Video Switching System. This app features the ability to change group or zone volume mute status, volume level, and input source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open HLX at 5.0 against put.io's 4.4. put.io's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (97 vs 1). 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.
Open HLX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: put.io has 97 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
put.io ships an update every 3 weeks, Open HLX every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | put.io | Open HLX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (97 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Put.io AS | Grant Erickson |
Customer experience
put.io
Open HLX
In-app purchases
put.io
No in-app purchases
Open HLX
No in-app purchases
