iLive Smart Bluetooth App vs ChannelEqualizer
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."
ChannelEqualizer
This audio plugin acts as a three-band equalizer for music production. It offers adjustable frequency ranges and gain levels for low, mid, and high frequencies, enhancing audio processing within compatible host applications.
- Three-band equalizer (Low, Mid, High)
- Adjustable frequency ranges
- Variable gain control
- High-pass and low-pass filters
- AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) format
- System audio input/output routing
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ChannelEqualizer is a three band EQ AudioUnit Extension plugin, developed as an add-on for VADrumSM. ChannelEQExtension (AUv3) Low Shelving - Frequency Range: 21Hz - 1092Hz - Gain -INF - +12dB - High Pass Filter response: 12dB / Oct Mid Peak / Notch - Frequency Range: 152Hz - 2409Hz - Gain -36dB - +24dB High Shelving - Frequency Range: 296Hz - 21096Hz - Gain -INF - +12dB - Low Pass Filter response: 12dB / Oct Host application uses system audio input as an audio source and processed audio signal is routed to the system audio output.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChannelEqualizer at 4.0 against iLive Smart Bluetooth App's 1.7. ChannelEqualizer also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%). iLive Smart Bluetooth App's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ChannelEqualizer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iLive Smart Bluetooth App's written reviews are positive against 33% of ChannelEqualizer's.
iLive Smart Bluetooth App ships an update every 9 days, ChannelEqualizer every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iLive Smart Bluetooth App | ChannelEqualizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (26 ratings) | 4.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DPI (HK) LTD. | Ryo Togawa |
Customer experience
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
ChannelEqualizer
In-app purchases
iLive Smart Bluetooth App
No in-app purchases
ChannelEqualizer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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