MA Remote vs HiByCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MA Remote
Control your Matrix Audio music streamers with this app. Browse and play local music, stream from popular platforms, and access online radio. View track information and configure hardware settings remotely.
- Control music streamers
- Browse local music
- Stream from TIDAL, Qobuz, HIGHRESAUDIO
- Access online radio
- View track information
- Configure hardware settings
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MA Remote App serves as the core tool for controlling your Matrix Audio music streamers. By installing the MA Remote App on your smart phone or tablets, they become the most convenient control centers, allowing you to browse and play your local music, enjoy high-resolution music from streaming platforms like SONY Select, TIDAL, Qobuz and HIGHRESAUDIO, listen to exciting online radio stations. Even when music is streaming from other apps, you also can view the track information through the MA Remote App. Furthermore, the MA Remote App allows you to set every hardware configuration, completely changing the operation of an audio device.
HiByCast
This utility app enables screen mirroring for HiBy music player devices. It offers cross-platform compatibility and simple operation, supporting local area network access for seamless control.
- Screen mirroring
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Simple operation
- LAN access support
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HiByCast is a control-side software used for screen mirroring on HiBy music player devices. A. It is cross-platform; B. The operation is relatively simple; C. It supports LAN access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MA Remote at 17 against HiByCast's 2. HiByCast's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 3.5 for MA Remote against 3.5 for HiByCast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MA Remote has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of MA Remote's written reviews are positive against 60% of HiByCast's.
| Parameter | MA Remote | HiByCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matrix Electronic Technology Co., LTD | Dongguan Hiby Music Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
MA Remote
HiByCast
In-app purchases
MA Remote
No in-app purchases
HiByCast
No in-app purchases
