Comparison

Bluetooth Loudspeaker vs Volume Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bluetooth Loudspeaker

Amplify your voice through a connected Bluetooth speaker. Use your iPhone or iPad as a wireless microphone for karaoke, teaching, performances, or announcements. Run other music apps in the background for a complete audio experience.

Highlights
  • Amplify voice to Bluetooth speakers
  • Use iPhone/iPad as wireless microphone
  • Background app operation
  • Karaoke singing
  • Volume booster/megaphone
  • Wireless audio amplification
Features
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Do you want to boost your voice in the public, or love to sing karaoke? If you have a portable bluetooth speaker, this app is a must for your iPhone / iPad. Bluetooth Loudspeaker is an app to amplify your voice output to your wireless connected bluetooth speaker. That is, your iPhone becomes the microphone and the bluetooth speaker becomes a remote loudspeaker within 10 meters distance. As this app can run at background, your iPhone can play mp3 music and let you sing karaoke at the same time. What can you do with a microphone and remote loudspeaker? Who needs this mic and remote loudspeaker? Some examples are: - sing karaoke at home or anywhere, - teaching in a classroom or lecture room, - street performance, live show, - speaker in a large conference room, - garage sale, outdoor sale, pop-up store sale, or other sales promotion, - tour guide at the hot spot, - fan of a sport team, who sing loud to support the favourite sport team in the stadium, - outdoor activities, - works as volume booster or megaphone for your speech, - beach party, birthday party, exhibitions, celebrations and many more cases. With this app, you have a wireless microphone on your hand! Read me first: 1. User must connect to a bluetooth speaker when using this app for voice output. Do NOT choose device internal speaker, as there will be some unwanted echo noise. 2. This app will NOT bluetooth or airplay connect to your remote speaker. User has to manually connect to the speaker first (through Settings > Bluetooth). Then open this app. 3. When using this app to output voice to connected bluetooth speaker, user can put this app as background job and run another music app such as Apple Music (or any music app). To stop, go back to this app and tap the stop button. 4. This app does NOT support wired headset / headphone or bluetooth headset or line-out. 5. This app does not download or play online mp3 music or video. 6. Remember to turn device output volume to about 80-90% maximum (at top right icon), and mic gain to about 40-50% (at bottom slide bar). 7. Some iPad mic is located on top of the device, while most iPhone default mic is at the bottom. From iOS 14 and on, there will be an ads tracking dialog popup once, which is required for new iOS user privacy purpose. We do not collect any data from user or device. Feel free to contact our email support.

About

Volume Control

Gain precise control over your device's audio with adjustable volume increments. Easily re-select frequently used volume levels through a convenient menu.

Highlights
  • Granular volume control
  • Customizable volume increments (0.1% - 5%)
  • On-screen plus/minus buttons
  • Stores recently used volumes
  • Easy re-selection of volumes
Features
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Volume Control is a simple app designed to give you more granular control over the volume of your device. The app presents a simple interface with on-screen plus and minus buttons, and the option to change the volume increments from 0.01% - 5%. The app also stores your most recently used volumes into a presets menu for easy re-selection.

Screenshots

Bluetooth Loudspeaker3 screens
Volume Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Volume Control at none against Bluetooth Loudspeaker's shown. Volume Control also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 26). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bluetooth Loudspeaker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Volume Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Bluetooth Loudspeaker against 4.5 for Volume Control. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 83 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Bluetooth Loudspeaker's written reviews are positive against 76% of Volume Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bluetooth Loudspeaker versus Volume Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth LoudspeakerVolume Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (26 ratings)4.5 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better76.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2683 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWimlogSplinterware Ltd

Customer experience

Bluetooth Loudspeaker

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%

Volume Control

All ratings83 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bluetooth Loudspeaker

One-time2
  • Remove ad$2.99
  • Share voice recordings$3.99
1 purchases

Volume Control

One-time1
  • Volume Control, One-time$1.99

Questions

Is Bluetooth Loudspeaker free?
Bluetooth Loudspeaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Volume Control free?
Volume Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Loudspeaker or Volume Control?
Volume Control is rated higher. Bluetooth Loudspeaker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Volume Control averages 4.5 from 83 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Loudspeaker or Volume Control have ads?
Bluetooth Loudspeaker shows ads; Volume Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Loudspeaker or Volume Control?
Bluetooth Loudspeaker ships an update every 2 months, and Volume Control every 2 months. Most recently, Bluetooth Loudspeaker was updated on August 25, 2026 and Volume Control on September 18, 2026.

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