AirChord vs Helmarr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirChord
Stream audio wirelessly to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers. This app also introduces internet streaming, allowing you to save and replay audio sessions on demand, creating a personal audio station.
- Wireless audio streaming
- AirPlay and Bluetooth speaker support
- Internet streaming
- Save and replay audio sessions
- Personal audio station
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Everything's new in AirChord 3. The app has been rebuilt to be faster, smoother, and more powerful. Stream to AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers like before, plus a brand new feature: Internet streaming. Now you can save your turntable sessions and replay them on-demand. It's your personal vinyl radio station.
Helmarr
Manage all your self-hosted services from a single, native iOS interface. Seamlessly integrate and control applications like Sonarr, Radarr, and Unraid with advanced features and customization.
- Unified experience for multiple services
- Smart multi-network connectivity
- Deep customization options
- Home screen widgets
- Unraid control
- Push notifications
- SSH & SFTP access
- Download management
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Helmarr provides a unified, native iOS interface for your self-hosted services. Stop relying on responsive web UIs and manage your entire stack in an app where your services actually work hand-in-hand. Currently supported: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Unraid, SSH (+SFTP), Tautulli, Jellystat, Overseerr, Jellyseerr, Seerr, qBt, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Wizarr, Prowlarr, Transmission, Deluge. Key Features: - A Truly Unified Experience: Your stack shouldn't feel like separate silos. Helmarr brings Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Seerr, and Tautulli together. Browse your library, approve requests, and view active streams in one seamless interface. - Smart Connectivity: Full multi-network support allows you to define primary and fallback hosts. Helmarr automatically switches between your LAN IP and WAN/DNS address depending on where you are. - Make It Your Own: Deep customization options let you tweak the app to your liking. Change accent colors, rearrange your tab bar, and set custom headers to match your personal aesthetic. - Home Screen Widgets: Keep an eye on your download queue, upcoming releases, or server stats at a glance without even opening the app. - Unraid Control: Real-time monitoring of Shares, Parity status, Disks, and Warnings. Start/Stop Docker containers and VMs instantly. - Push Notifications: Stay in the loop with configurable alerts for grabs, successful imports, and critical health checks. - Terminal & Vitals: Full SSH & SFTP access with live resource monitoring (CPU/RAM/Net). Manage processes and containers via command line. - Download Management: Remote control for SABnzbd and NZBGet. Pause, resume, reorder queues, and set speed limits on the fly. - Release Browser: Don't just rely on automation—search, filter, and manually grab specific releases with ease. - Onboarding: Generate and manage user invites via Wizarr. Website: https://helmarr.com/ Terms of Service: https://helmarr.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://helmarr.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Helmarr at weekly against AirChord's every 5 months. Helmarr also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). AirChord's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. AirChord sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Helmarr sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Helmarr holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 193 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of AirChord's written reviews are positive against 76% of Helmarr's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AirChord ships an update every 5 months, Helmarr weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AirChord | Helmarr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (99 ratings) | 4.8 (193 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Kelly | Florian Ernst |
Customer experience
AirChord
Helmarr
Bugs and requests
AirChord
Reported bugs
24 issues- Sound drops since last update
- App crashes frequently
- Audio connection sometimes fails
- Does not work with Sonos USB-C adapter
- No input selection available
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- Only picks up microphone audio
- Limited to Airplay 1
- Can only select one HomePod
- Voiceover audio is passed through to output
- Does not work on multiple Airplay speakers
- Lowest volume setting is still loud
- Only streams a single channel of audio
- 3 to 4 seconds delay between sound and image
- Requires additional adapters
- Stereo not supported unless using tricks
- Missing Airplay 2 support
- Not good for watching TV or playing video games
- Setup can be tricky
- Requires external ADC
- No input select
- Doesn't switch from mic to 1/8” Jack automatically
- Seems this no longer works with a turntable that has USB B
- Stuttering sound since last update
- Sound drops
Requested features
10 requests- Expand album art to full screen
- Album art visualiser
- Improve Siri integration for output selection
- Support for multi-speaker Airplay 2
- Add Airplay 2 support for stereo pairs
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- Add input meter
- Large portrait volume control with output levels
- Support stereo pairs for HomePods
- Full Airplay 2 support
- Update for stereo pairs
Helmarr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirChord
- $0.99 tip$0.99
- $9.99 tip$9.99
Helmarr
- Helmarr Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Ultra Monthly$4.991 Month
- Helmarr Pro Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
- Bazarr$3.99
- Deluge$4.99
- Plex$4.99
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- Transmission$4.99
- NZBGet$4.99
- Lidarr$4.99
- Unraid$4.99
- SABnzbd$4.99
- Tautulli$4.99
- Sonarr$4.99
- Radarr$4.99
- Seerr$4.99
- qBt$4.99
- Prowlarr$4.99
- Helmarr Pro - Lifetime$29.99
- Lifetime Pro$34.99
Questions
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