GN Control vs Hegel Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GN Control
Control your Gold Note IS-1000 and DS-10 audio devices remotely. Manage streaming services, internet radio, local storage, and analogue functions like active input and accessory features.
- Control IS-1000 and DS-10 devices
- Manage streaming services
- Access internet radio
- Control local storage playback
- Adjust analogue functions
- Select active input
- Manage accessory features
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Control app for the Gold Note IS-1000 and DS-10 audio devices. The app allows controlling the streaming services (including internet radio and local storage) and the analogue functions of the units, such as the active input and the accessory features.
Hegel Control
This application allows users to control Hegel streaming amplifiers, offering features like playback control, internet radio, and podcast access. It also facilitates initial device setup, input selection, and configuration for supported models.
- Playback control
- Internet radio and podcasts
- Initial setup
- Input selection
- Device configuration
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Control app for Hegel streaming amplifiers. The app provides playback control as well as internet radio and podcasts. The app also features initial setup, input selection and device configuration. Supported models: H150, H400, H600
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GN Control at 3.5 against Hegel Control's 2.3. GN Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Hegel Control's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). 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.
GN Control holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of GN Control's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hegel Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GN Control ships an update every 2 months, Hegel Control every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GN Control | Hegel Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akamai s.r.l. | Hegel Music System AS |
Customer experience
GN Control
Hegel Control
In-app purchases
GN Control
No in-app purchases
Hegel Control
No in-app purchases
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