iLive Smart Bluetooth App vs Sound Bar Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
Control your music wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet. Manage stations, presets, and volume for a seamless listening experience on compatible speakers. Enjoy popular music streaming services without direct phone connection.
- Wireless music control
- Manage stations and presets
- Volume control
- Stream music from services
- Bluetooth connectivity
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"Take control with the iLive Smart Bluetooth app. This easy to use app lets you control your music from your smartphone or tablet to listen on your iLive speakers and more. With the app you can manage your music, stations and presets, control volume, and more. Enjoy listening to popular music streaming services without connecting your phone to the speakers. Just connect your iLive speaker and use the iLive Smart Bluetooth app to play music wirelessly via Bluetooth. To purchase or learn more about iLive visit us at https://iliveelectronics.com/platinum/speakers.html. Stay Tuned We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features."
Sound Bar Remote
Control select Yamaha sound bars directly from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Adjust volume, change inputs, and select sound modes with ease. Requires iOS 14.1 or later and uses Bluetooth for connectivity.
- Volume control
- Input selection
- Sound mode selection
- Bluetooth connectivity
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The Sound Bar Remote app provides easy operation for select Yamaha Sound Bars using your iPhone or iPad. [Key Features] - Basic control functions such as volume up/down and input selection - Sound mode selection [Supported Models] B200A, SR-B40A, SR-B30A, SR-B20A, SR-C20A, SR-C30A,ATS-B400, ATS-B300, ATS-B200, ATS-C200, ATS-C300, YAS-108, ATS-1080 [iOS Version Requirement] This application supports iOS version 16 or above. -This application uses Bluetooth function on your smartphone / tablet for the purpose of controlling Bluetooth enabled devices."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sound Bar Remote at 45% against iLive Smart Bluetooth App's 0%. Sound Bar Remote also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 26). iLive Smart Bluetooth App's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Sound Bar Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sound Bar Remote has 1.6K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iLive Smart Bluetooth App's written reviews are positive against 45% of Sound Bar Remote's.
iLive Smart Bluetooth App ships an update every 9 days, Sound Bar Remote every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLive Smart Bluetooth App | Sound Bar Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (26 ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 45.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DPI (HK) LTD. | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
Sound Bar Remote
Bugs and requests
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sound Bar Remote
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot find/connect to soundbar
- 3D mode turns off automatically
- App doesn't work after recent update
Requested features
4 requests- Add volume control buttons
- Support for more soundbar models
- Improve EQ/sound customization options
- Allow controlling multiple speakers simultaneously
In-app purchases
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
No in-app purchases
Sound Bar Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iLive Smart Bluetooth App free?
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