Sound Bar Controller vs Sagemcom Sound Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sound Bar Controller
Control select Yamaha sound bars remotely from your iOS device. Manage volume, input selection, and set up Alexa voice control. Stream audio from your phone or NAS drive over Wi-Fi.
- Alexa voice control setup
- Volume and input control
- Wi-Fi audio streaming
- Wireless surround speaker control
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The Sound Bar Controller app provides easy operation for select Yamaha Sound Bars using your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Key Features: - Initial setup of built-in Alexa voice control settings - Basic control functions such as volume up/down and input selection - Play audio files stored on your phone or NAS drive through Wi-Fi - Volume control for wireless surround speakers and wireless subwoofer (Only SR-X40A, SR-X50A, ATS-X500) [Supported Models] YAS-109, YAS-209 ATS-1090, ATS-2090 SR-X40A, SR-X50A, ATS-X500 [iOS Version Requirement] * This application supports iOS version 10 or above. - A wireless Local Area Network (LAN) and a compatible Yamaha Network product(s)* residing within the same LAN.
Sagemcom Sound Box
Experience premium audio with this connected speaker, designed for immersive home cinema and smart home control. Stream music from your phone or use built-in voice assistance for news, weather, and more.
- Immersive premium audio experience
- Home cinema entertainment
- Built-in Alexa voice assistant
- Stream music from smartphone
- Quick product setup
- Wi-Fi network connection
- Personalize device name
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The Sagemcom Sound Box is a powerful connected speaker, that enables an immersive premium audio experience designed in partnership with Devialet, expert of acoustic engineering. Connecting your Sound Box to your TV set or your set-top box, through its S/PDIF optical interface, gives you a home cinema entertainment experience on your favorite videos, with more emotion. Furthermore, the Sagemcom Sound Box is a real smart speaker, with Alexa built-in. Just ask your product to play your favorite playlists, with Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer… , to give you latest news or weatherforecast, and much more… You can also stream your music from your smartphone to your Sound Box Thanks to the free companion app for Sound Box configuration, you can: - Perform a quick set-up of the product, thanks to user-friendly schematics - Easily connect it to your Wi-Fi network at home - Activate Amazon Alexa - And personalize the name of your Sound Box
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sound Bar Controller at 7K against Sagemcom Sound Box's 2. Sound Bar Controller also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Sound Bar Controller against 4.5 for Sagemcom Sound Box. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sound Bar Controller has 7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sound Bar Controller ships an update every 5 months, Sagemcom Sound Box every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sound Bar Controller | Sagemcom Sound Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7K ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | Sagemcom Broadband SAS |
Customer experience
Sound Bar Controller
Sagemcom Sound Box
Bugs and requests
Sound Bar Controller
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to connect to sound bar
- Sound bar randomly disconnects
- Firmware updates cause issues
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
Requested features
4 requests- Equalizer for more sound customization
- Better volume control options
- Improved Alexa integration
- Simplified app navigation
Sagemcom Sound Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sound Bar Controller
No in-app purchases
Sagemcom Sound Box
No in-app purchases
Questions
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