PyleAudio vs ION Sound Control™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PyleAudio
Easily control your car's radio head unit from your phone. Tune radio stations, play music from USB or Bluetooth, and adjust audio settings like EQ, fader, and balance.
- Radio tuning and station management
- USB music playback with ID3 tag display
- Bluetooth music playback with ID3 tag display
- External audio input control
- Play/pause, previous/next track control
- Fader, balance, and 10-band EQ control
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Th is app for end users easy to control radio head unit by their phone. Radio mode on APP can scan/store/channel up & down to tune necessary station frequency. USB mode can play music stored in USB and display ID3 Tag information. AUX mode allows external audio input to head unit. APP can control play BT music through Bluetooth and display ID3 information. APP has play/pause/previous/next control and fader/balance/10EQ band level control. Features: . adjust USB music audio level control and 10eq band level control. .display USB music/BT music ID3 information. .adjust BT music audio level control and treble/bass level control.
ION Sound Control™
Control compatible ION speakers remotely to adjust volume, lighting, and equalizer settings. Stream music from other apps, manage radio stations, and check battery status from up to 100 feet away. Requires Bluetooth connection.
- Remote volume control
- Adjust lighting effects
- Customize equalizer settings
- Change input sources
- Check battery status
- Manage radio stations and presets
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Enhance your Sound Experiences™ with the ION Sound Control™ app. Quickly access the functionality of your compatible* ION speaker from anywhere up to 100 feet away to adjust volume, lighting, equalizer settings, change input sources, check your battery status, dial in your favorite radio stations, save radio presets, and more! *Note: Please refer to list below for compatible product. Some features in the app may not be available for all products. This app controls music that streams from other apps on your device. You must first connect your device to speaker via Bluetooth® before connecting with the app to control your streaming music remotely. Compatible Products: • Pro Glow Ultra • Pro Glow Express • Total PA Ultimate • Game Day Primetime • Sport Boom • Party Boom Plus • Block Rocker • Total PA Titan • Sport 320 • Party Splash • Uber Boom • Pathfinder Go • Explorer Express • Geode Rock Speaker • Tailgater Tough • Total PA Freedom • Tailgater Boom • Aquaboom X • Trouper 100 • Trouper 300 • Tahiti Link • Party Splash Link • Sol Stone Link • Trailblazer Roar • Block Rocker Icon • Glow Stone Link • Wave Rider X • Tailgater TD • Total PA Apex • Luma Duo • Trailblazer Summit • Tailgater XL • Glow Tone • Total PA Quake • Tailgater Classic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ION Sound Control™ at 2.5 against PyleAudio's 1.6. ION Sound Control™ also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 3%). PyleAudio's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ION Sound Control™ holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of PyleAudio's written reviews are positive against 20% of ION Sound Control™'s.
| Parameter | PyleAudio | ION Sound Control™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (92 ratings) | 2.5 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.4% of reviews | 20.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Around Inc. | ION Audio |
Customer experience
PyleAudio
ION Sound Control™
Bugs and requests
PyleAudio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ION Sound Control™
Reported bugs
25 issues- App hops back and forth in FM frequency
- App loses mind in FM input
- App loses functionality after update
- Cannot change LED color/pattern
- App doesn't work with specific speakers
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- App interferes with Bluetooth pairing
- App distorts audio
- App locks out without location services
- App requires location services but no setting
- App doesn't connect to speaker
- App shows 'can't find speaker' when connected
- App settings don't save
- Sound gets choppy after 10 minutes
- App doesn't support older speakers
- App doesn't find speaker even when phone is connected
- App asks for purchase date and store
- App has connection issues
- App doesn't pair
- App gets stuck on loading/bluetooth screen
- App doesn't sync two speakers
- App has glitches/stutters when playing music
- App indicates firmware available when it's not
- App takes multiple tries to connect
- App is incompatible with specific models
- App charges for a paid version without clear pricing
Requested features
11 requests- Improve EQ with more bands
- Allow editing device names
- Make lights react to music
- Show volume number
- Turn speaker on from app
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- Add ability to turn on speaker voice
- Improve speaker light sync to music
- Add firmware update option
- Allow control without location services
- Add 5-7 band EQ
- Make volume slider live
In-app purchases
PyleAudio
No in-app purchases
ION Sound Control™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PyleAudio free?
Is ION Sound Control™ free?
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