Rotel vs ELAC SUB Control 3.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rotel
Control your integrated amplifier and access thousands of internet radio stations. Stream high-quality music files from Qobuz and manage music from a USB drive with an intuitive interface.
- Internet Radio access
- Qobuz streaming
- USB music playback
- Integrated amplifier control
- Intuitive user interface
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The new Rotel App supports the RAS-5000 and S14 Integrated Amplifier including an updated, intuitive, simplified user interface with seamless access to thousands of Internet Radio Stations and streaming your favorite high-quality music files from Qobuz. The App also provides transport control of your music stored on a USB Flash drive with ultimate ease.
ELAC SUB Control 3.0
Control and integrate subwoofers seamlessly from your smartphone. This app offers advanced digital control, replacing traditional analog settings for a streamlined bass experience. Manage multiple subwoofers simultaneously with ease.
- Smartphone subwoofer control
- Auto EQ functionality
- Seamless integration
- Digital control system
- Manage multiple subwoofers
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A powerful app to control powerful bass. Elac’s App control and Auto EQ let you operate and integrate our subwoofers seamlessly from your smartphone. Doing away with traditional analog controls, the Elac Subs incorporate our advanced digital control system. Simply download the ELAC SUB Control app for your smartphone* and you have complete control of multiple subwoofers at the same time. Sub Control 3.0 is suitable for the following subwoofer models: · PS250 · PS350 · PS500 · RS500 · RS700 · DS1000 · DS1200 · SUB 2070.2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ELAC SUB Control 3.0 at 57% against Rotel's 11%. ELAC SUB Control 3.0 also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Rotel's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
ELAC SUB Control 3.0 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rotel has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Rotel's written reviews are positive against 57% of ELAC SUB Control 3.0's.
Rotel ships an update every 4 months, ELAC SUB Control 3.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rotel | ELAC SUB Control 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (16 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rotel | ELAC Americas Inc. |
Customer experience
Rotel
ELAC SUB Control 3.0
In-app purchases
Rotel
No in-app purchases
ELAC SUB Control 3.0
No in-app purchases
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