Airflow Remote vs Control D Quick Setup
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...
Control D Quick Setup
Easily configure your iOS device to use a custom DNS service with a single tap. This companion app simplifies the process of switching to a chosen DNS resolver, enhancing your network experience.
- Single-click DNS setup
- Supports custom DNS resolvers
- iOS device compatibility
- Simple network configuration
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This is an optional setup app for the Control D DNS service. It allows you to start using any Control D DNS resolver on your iOS device with a single click.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Airflow Remote at 4.6 against Control D Quick Setup's 4.1. Airflow Remote also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Airflow Remote's written reviews are positive against 63% of Control D Quick Setup's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Airflow Remote | Control D Quick Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better | 4.1 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InMethod s.r.o. | Windscribe Limited |
Customer experience
Airflow Remote
Control D Quick Setup
In-app purchases
Airflow Remote
No in-app purchases
Control D Quick Setup
No in-app purchases
Questions
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