Rotel vs AGD Stream
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.
AGD Stream
Control your Aavik Streaming device to play music from various sources. Stream directly from popular services like Tidal and Spotify, or from local storage and cloud services. Manage playlists, set up your device, and enjoy multi-room audio.
- Stream from Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify
- Stream from local servers and NAS
- Stream from cloud storage (OneDrive, Dropbox)
- Control playlists from multiple services
- Network audio device setup
- Multi-room audio control
- Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, vTuner integration
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AGD Stream is a control app dedicated for streaming high-end music to your Aavik Streaming device. 1. Stream directly from Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify and more. 2. Stream from local server, NAS, USB-harddisk and USB-stick. 3 Stream from remote locations such as One-Drive, Dropbox, Icloud and more. [Features] - App developed uniquely to Aavik Streaming devices - Controls streaming via iPad - Controls playlists from various streaming services and servers - Network Audio Device setup: LAN selection, firmware update and other setups. - Multi-room control: select group of speakers to play music simultaneously. - Track sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and remembering Renderer. - Tidal integration - Quobuz integration - Spotify integration - vTuner Integration AGD Stream is an app and trademark of Aavik Acoustics ApS Tidal is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Quobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. vTuner is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AGD Stream at 5.0 against Rotel's 1.2. Rotel's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
AGD Stream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rotel has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rotel ships an update every 4 months, AGD Stream every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rotel | AGD Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rotel | Aavik Acoustics |
Customer experience
Rotel
AGD Stream
In-app purchases
Rotel
No in-app purchases
AGD Stream
No in-app purchases
