ELAC SUB Control 2.0 vs PROFICIENT Sub Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELAC SUB Control 2.0
Control and integrate your ELAC subwoofers directly from your smartphone. Adjust volume, EQ, phase, and more with an advanced digital system. Supports multiple subwoofers simultaneously for a seamless audio experience.
- Volume control
- Preset selection
- Low pass adjustment
- Phase control
- Delay settings
- Parametric EQ
- Auto EQ
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A powerful app to control powerful bass. Elac’s App control and Auto EQ let you operate and integrate our subwoofers seamlessly from your smartphone. Doing away with traditional analog controls, the Elac Subs incorporate our advanced digital control system. Simply download the ELAC SUB Control app for your smartphone* and you have complete control of multiple subwoofers at the same time. Supported sub models: Elac sub 3010 Elac sub 3030 Elac sub 3070 Elac sub 2010 Elac sub 2020 Elac sub 2050* Elac sub 2070* Elac sub 2090* Elac sub S10EQ Elac sub S12EQ* *Requires sub firmware upgrade Future support for all other elac subs. Features: - volume control - preset selection - low pass - phase - delay - peq channels - power settings - auto eq
PROFICIENT Sub Station
Easily set up and control your compatible subwoofer directly from your smartphone. Adjust settings like volume, crossover, phase, and EQ remotely to optimize your audio experience without moving from your listening position.
- Volume Control
- Crossover Adjustment
- Phase Control
- Delay Settings
- Manual EQ
- Auto EQ
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The Proficient Substation’s configuration and control app allows you to setup and control your subwoofer right from your smartphone. No more trips back and forth between the back of the subwoofer and the listening position during setup. Setup and correcting for acoustical room anomalies are just a button press away. Compatible Models: Proficient FRS-8 Proficient FRS-10 Proficient FRS-12 Proficient FTEQ-12 Features: - Volume Control - Crossover Adjustment - Phase Control - Delay Settings - Manual EQ - Auto EQ
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Verdict
ELAC SUB Control 2.0 and PROFICIENT Sub Station both sit at 2.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 30% of ELAC SUB Control 2.0's written reviews are positive against 0% of PROFICIENT Sub Station's. ELAC SUB Control 2.0 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 5). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for ELAC SUB Control 2.0 against 2.8 for PROFICIENT Sub Station. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ELAC SUB Control 2.0 has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of ELAC SUB Control 2.0's written reviews are positive against 0% of PROFICIENT Sub Station's.
ELAC SUB Control 2.0 ships an update every 2 weeks, PROFICIENT Sub Station every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELAC SUB Control 2.0 | PROFICIENT Sub Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (34 ratings) | 2.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELAC Americas Inc. | Nice North America LLC |
Customer experience
ELAC SUB Control 2.0
PROFICIENT Sub Station
In-app purchases
ELAC SUB Control 2.0
No in-app purchases
PROFICIENT Sub Station
No in-app purchases
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