Airflow Remote vs FiiO Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airflow Remote
Control your Airflow media playback and manage playlists directly from your phone. Adjust playback settings, switch audio/subtitle tracks, and customize the app's appearance. It offers extensive control over your media experience.
- Playback control (play, pause, scrub, skip)
- Playlist management (add, remove, create, delete)
- Audio and subtitle track switching
- Online subtitle search
- Customizable app theme and accent color
- Adaptive volume boost adjustment
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Every feature of Airflow (and yes, there's lot of them) is accessible from the remote. You can * Control the playback - play, pause, scrub (with live preview!) - skip to next item - switch between output devices, adjust Chromecast volume, even invoke the speed test * Manage playlists and files - Add and remove files - Move files between playlists - Create and delete playlists - Toggle playlist looping * All playback settings are adjustable from phone - Switch between and subtitle tracks - Search for subtitles online - Adjust adaptive volume boost - Adjust audio and subtitle delay - Override aspect ratio * Customize app theme and accent color and hide tabs at bottom of the app (useful for small devices). * And a lot more...
FiiO Control
This application allows users to customize and control their FiiO Bluetooth audio devices. Adjust audio settings, equalizer profiles, and general device functions for an enhanced listening experience.
- Customize general functions (charging, RGB, DAC mode)
- Adjust equalizer settings
- Change audio settings (digital filter, channel balance)
- Access embedded user guide
- Connect to supported FiiO Bluetooth devices
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FiiO Control app is designed exclusively for controlling FiiO Bluetooth devices. You can use this app to change the audio settings, equalizer and other functions of your FiiO Bluetooth device. Features: 1. Customize the general functions such as Charging on-off, RGB indicator light on-off, in-vehicle mode, DAC work mode, etc; 2. Adjust the equalizer; 3. Change audio settings such as digital filter, channel balance, etc. 4. View the embedded user guide for device introductions; Note: This app currently supports connecting with FiiO Q5, Q5s, BTR3, BTR3K, BTR5, EH3 NC, LC-BT2. The support for newer models will be added once they're available. Due to the differences in Bluetooth chips and DAC chips, the settings for each model may vary. Please refer to the menus that appear after device connection for the actual settings. ----------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions of using this app or any suggestions, feel free to contact us using the below methods: E-mail: support@fiio.net FiiO website: http://www.fiio.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FiiOAUDIO
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Airflow Remote at 67% against FiiO Control's 13%. Airflow Remote also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). FiiO Control's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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.
Airflow Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Airflow Remote's written reviews are positive against 13% of FiiO Control's.
Airflow Remote ships an update every 5 weeks, FiiO Control fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Airflow Remote | FiiO Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better | 2.5 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InMethod s.r.o. | 广州飞傲电子科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Airflow Remote
FiiO Control
Bugs and requests
Airflow Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FiiO Control
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not detecting devices
- Connection failures
- Crashes on startup
- Settings not persisting
- Incompatibility with newer devices and iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- More customizable EQ
- Multiple EQ presets
- Parametric EQ
- Firmware update support
- Wider device compatibility
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- Improved app stability and reliability
In-app purchases
Airflow Remote
No in-app purchases
FiiO Control
No in-app purchases
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