Connect IQ™ Store vs Sennheiser Smart Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect IQ™ Store
Discover and download free apps, music streaming services, widgets, data fields, and custom watch faces to enhance your compatible smart devices. Manage all your downloaded content directly within the store.
- Download free apps
- Music streaming integration
- Personalize with widgets
- Custom data fields
- Custom watch faces
- Manage downloads
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Your device with your apps — all in one place. The Connect IQ Store is where you can download free apps, such as Uber and SmartThings, for more functionality. Put music streaming services right on your watch for music on the go. Personalize your devices with widgets, data fields and even custom watch faces. Then, manage all your downloads in the store.
Sennheiser Smart Control
Effortlessly control and personalize your Sennheiser headphones and AMBEO Soundbar. Features include tailored audio with Sound Check, location-based sound adaptation with Sound Zones, and easy access to noise cancellation and transparent hearing.
- Effortless sound control
- Personalize audio experience
- Sound Check for individual hearing
- Sound Zones for location-based settings
- Noise Cancellation and Transparent Hearing
- User accounts for device settings transfer
- Software and firmware updates
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Try our new app Smart Control Plus if you have following products: MOMENTUM 4, MOMENTUM True Wireless 4, MOMENTUM Sport, MOMENTUM True Wireless 3, ACCENTUM, ACCENTUM Plus, ACCENTUM True Wireless, CX True Wireless, CX Plus True Wireless, CX 500 True Wireless COMPATIBILITY: Sennheiser Smart Control currently works with MOMENTUM SPORT, ACCENTUM Plus, ACCEMTUM, ACCENTUM True Wireless, MOMENTUM 4, MOMENTUM 3, MOMENTUM True Wireless 4, MOMENTUM True Wireless 3, MOMENTUM True Wireless 2, CX400BT, MOMENTUM True Wireless, AMBEO Soundbar, Soundbar Plus, Soundbar Mini, PXC 550, PXC 550-II, CX150BT, CX350BT, HD458BT, HD350BT, HD450BT, HD450SE, CX True Wireless, CX Plus True Wireless more products to come. The all-new Smart Control places effortless sound control and personalization for your Sennheiser headphones and the AMBEO Soundbar in the palm of your hand. With a fresh, modern design, Smart Control introduces exciting new features such as Sound Check to tailor the audio experience to individual hearing and Sound Zones that adapts the sound to your location. The app also provides user accounts to make it easier to enjoy sound your way on all your Sennheiser devices. - Smart Control app – Effortless sound control and personalization for Sennheiser headphones and the AMBEO Soundbar - Easy to use Equalizer – Quickly choose the perfect sound with intuitive EQ and presets - Sound Check – Guided process helps you find the best EQ setting for your personal hearing - Sound Zone – Automatically selects your preferred settings for your current location - Access to Noise Cancellation and Transparent Hearing functions – Intuitively activate and configure sound functions - A more personal user experience – New user accounts let you transfer settings between devices and enjoy a more relevant personalized experience - Discovery area – Catch up with relevant product news, updates from the world of Sennheiser, and access to the Sennheiser web store – all within the app - Detailed product information – Digital user manuals provide all you need to know wherever you go - Keep your product up-to-date – Smart Control provides the latest software and firmware updates for your product
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect IQ™ Store at 4.6 against Sennheiser Smart Control's 3.4. Connect IQ™ Store also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 23%) and chart position (#83 vs unranked). Sennheiser Smart Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Connect IQ™ Store holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect IQ™ Store has 8.4K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Connect IQ™ Store's written reviews are positive against 23% of Sennheiser Smart Control's.
Connect IQ™ Store ships an update every 3 weeks, Sennheiser Smart Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect IQ™ Store | Sennheiser Smart Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.4K ratings) — better | 3.4 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better | 23.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.4K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #83 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 329 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Sonova Consumer Hearing GmbH |
Customer experience
Connect IQ™ Store
Sennheiser Smart Control
User reviews
Connect IQ™ Store
From 8.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Tracks calories, stress, sleep score
- 👍 Revolutionized knowledge of daily health
- 👍 Reduced migraine frequency
- 👍 Improved sleep quality
- 👍 Awesome watch faces and apps
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with watch
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Difficult to uninstall watch faces and apps
- 🐛 Slow downloads and syncing
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
Sennheiser Smart Control
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seamless connectivity
- 👍 Intuitive user interface
- 🎨 Customizable sound settings
- 💡 Useful features like sound zones
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🔌 Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
- 🔍 Difficult to find/connect devices
- 🔧 Buggy firmware updates
- 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive navigation
Bugs and requests
Connect IQ™ Store
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Watch faces not installing properly
- Syncing and download problems
- Crashing and freezing on launch
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
8 requests- Smoother integration with MyFitnessPal
- Ability to save progress pics with weigh-ins
- Filter by device compatibility in app store
- Separate free and paid watch face sections
- Ability to remove unwanted watch faces/apps
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- Habit/goal setting app integration
- Enlarged digital time display option
- Custom watch face hand color display
Sennheiser Smart Control
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to find/connect to paired headphones
- EQ settings not saving properly
- Firmware update process frequently fails
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Option to disable touch controls
- Ability to turn off ANC and transparency mode
- More granular EQ controls
- Persistent settings across power cycles
- Widgets for quick access to common functions
In-app purchases
Connect IQ™ Store
No in-app purchases
Sennheiser Smart Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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