Rotel vs BluOS NAD remote
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.
BluOS NAD remote
Control your Bluesound and NAD high-resolution wireless music systems with this open-source remote. It supports a wide range of BluOS-compatible devices and offers advanced command options for NAD electronics.
- Universal remote for BluOS systems
- Supports Bluesound and NAD
- Advanced NAD Ethernet commands
- Open-source code available
- Control PSB, DALI, Monitor Audio, Cyrus Audio
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Unofficial open source and nicely featured remote control for Bluesound and NAD products. Like the official BluOS controller, this app acts as a universal remote control for all BluOS-compatible high-resolution wireless music systems, including Bluesound, NAD Electronics, PSB speakers, Bluesound Professional, DALI speakers, Monitor Audio and Cyrus Audio. Also features an advanced tab to send specific NAD Electronics Txxx Ethernet (RS232) commands. This app cannot be used to install or upgrade your bluOS system. Source code is here: https://github.com/crwsolutions/BluOsNadRemote
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BluOS NAD remote at 3.0 against Rotel's 1.4. BluOS NAD remote also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). Rotel's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
BluOS NAD remote holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rotel has 17 ratings behind it against 3, 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 13% of BluOS NAD remote's.
Rotel ships an update every 4 months, BluOS NAD remote every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rotel | BluOS NAD remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (17 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rotel | CRW Solutions |
Customer experience
Rotel
BluOS NAD remote
In-app purchases
Rotel
No in-app purchases
BluOS NAD remote
No in-app purchases
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