JBL Performance vs DMA Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JBL Performance
This application provides comprehensive control for JBL SRX900 Series sound systems. It enables real-time system management, testing, tuning, and health monitoring through network connections. Design your audio setup visually and access deep system settings for any application.
- Real-time system control
- Visual system design
- Automatic group creation
- Intuitive system views
- Full DSP parameter access
- Performance monitoring
- Save and recall configurations
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JBL Performance is a full-featured application designed to work with JBL SRX900 Series sound systems. The application allows real-time system control, testing, tuning, and device health monitoring using WiFi or wired network connections. • The powerful user interface lets you forget about complex configuration screens and design the system visually. • Automatically generated groups provide easy system control eliminating managing individual devices. • System Views overlay task-specific information over the virtual devices making the tuning and monitoring process highly intuitive. • Automatic network discovery detects compatible devices making network configuration painless. FULL SYSTEM CONTROL • Deep dive into system settings and DSP functions to configure your system for any application • Access the full suite of user-adjustable DSP parameters, including speaker presets, gain, delay, and EQ • Adjust system optimization tools like Array Size and Throw Distance Compensation filters. Monitor your system with Show Mode • Monitor performance-critical metrics in real-time, including amplifier temperature, line voltage, and transducer health. • Supervise audio parameters like system headroom and input and output meters. Save and recall system configurations • Save and recall venue configurations with the JBL Performance app, capturing settings and venue layouts and saving them to your iPad. For decades, top touring artists and recording studios worldwide have trusted JBL speakers to express their music with power, precision, and truth. Explore our full range of award-winning sound systems at www.jblpro.com.
DMA Connect
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The DMA Connect app provides wireless control of RCF DMA series Business Music amplifiers. Thanks to its accurate and user-friendly interface, it gives access to DMA settings such as input and output levels, equalizers, routing, speaker presets selection, device information and real-time vu-meters. Advanced settings for expert users are also available together with useful facilities (customizable names for input, outputs and devices). The app is available for free download on Apple Store. It shall be used in combination with BT BOARD DMA, the additional board that connects DMA amplifiers to mobile devices over Bluetooth, allowing audio streaming and control. DMA Connect offers a complete set of configuration functions and real-time information: - input settings (level, mute, 3-band equalizer) - output settings (level, mute, bass-enhancer, routing, speakers’ preset selection) - global mute - output signals graphic VU-Meters - device information - customizable device, input and outputs names - advanced input management for more skilled users - BT BOARD DMA firmware update
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DMA Connect at every 2 months against JBL Performance's every 5 months. DMA Connect also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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.
JBL Performance ships an update every 5 months, DMA Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JBL Performance | DMA Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman Professional, Inc. | RCF spa |
In-app purchases
JBL Performance
No in-app purchases
DMA Connect
No in-app purchases
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