Rotel vs Hegel Control
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.
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: Hegel Control at 2.0 against Rotel's 1.4. Hegel Control also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 11%). Rotel's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). 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.
Hegel Control holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Rotel's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hegel Control's.
Rotel ships an update every 4 months, Hegel Control every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rotel | Hegel Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (17 ratings) | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 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 | 11.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rotel | Hegel Music System AS |
Customer experience
Rotel
Hegel Control
In-app purchases
Rotel
No in-app purchases
Hegel Control
No in-app purchases
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