Comparison

THR Remote vs Fender Pro Control

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

Head to head
About

THR Remote

Wirelessly sculpt guitar tones with this app, offering deep editing for effects, compression, and noise gate. Control amplifier settings and assign footswitches for hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth tone sculpting
  • Deep editing for effects
  • Access compressor and noise gate
  • Assign Bluetooth footswitch
  • Adjust EQ for music playback
  • Control line out and USB out levels
Features
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Description The THR Remote editor lets THR-II players sculpt their guitar tones wirelessly via Bluetooth, with additional parameters for deep editing. Remote Control THR-II is built around wireless freedom. With THR Remote on your mobile device, dialing in your favorite sound is just as easy and familiar as streaming your favorite song. Deep Editing THR-II amplifiers have simple one-knob controls for the modulation, echo, and reverb effects. With THR Remote, players can access multiple parameters per effect for fine tuning, and access a compressor and noise gate. Footswitch Support Easily assign a compatible 3rd party Bluetooth footswitch for control that is both hands-free and cable-free. Advanced Settings Change the EQ for music playback, adjust the line out and USB out levels, check the battery charge level, and more.

About

Fender Pro Control

This app provides remote control for a multi-effects guitar workstation via Bluetooth. Users can create, edit, and share custom presets, organize them into songs and setlists, and access a community library of tones. It also offers backup and firmware update capabilities.

Highlights
  • Remote control via Bluetooth
  • Create and edit user presets
  • Organize presets into songs and setlists
  • Access community-shared presets
  • Backup and restore presets and settings
  • Update device firmware
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Fender Pro Control is the ultimate companion app for the Tone Master Pro multi-effects guitar workstation. REQUIRES A TONE MASTER PRO. Fender Pro Control allows remote control of Tone Master Pro via Bluetooth for creating, editing and sharing your own presets or for auditioning and downloading thousands of tones created by Fender’s community of players and artists. MANAGE PRESETS, SONGS & SETLISTS Easily create and edit over 500 user presets with Pro Control’s intuitive user interface. Organize your presets into Songs. Organize Songs into performance ready Setlists. EASY EDITING Choose from over 100 amp and effect models to sculpt your sounds. Familiar, intuitive interface makes tone creation fast and inspiring. CLOUD PRESETS Share your custom presets directly to the cloud. Audition and download presets from the user community of players and Fender artists. BACKUP & RESTORE Backup and Restore your presets, settings and user IRs to your personal cloud space so you never lose your data. Update your device firmware to get the latest amp/effect/cab models, features and enhancements.

Screenshots

THR Remote4 screens
Fender Pro Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fender Pro Control at 3.2 against THR Remote's 2.2. Fender Pro Control also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fender Pro Control holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 163 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of THR Remote's written reviews are positive against 45% of Fender Pro Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

THR Remote ships an update every 5 months, Fender Pro Control every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
THR Remote versus Fender Pro Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHR RemoteFender Pro Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (163 ratings)3.2 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.1% of reviews45.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings163 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB846 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationFender Digital

Customer experience

THR Remote

All ratings163 ratings
Positive24.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative66.9%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive20.1%
Neutral9.9%
Negative70.0%

Fender Pro Control

All ratings59 ratings
Positive50.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative52.5%

Bugs and requests

THR Remote

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes when switching between presets
  • Bluetooth connection issues after firmware updates
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Inability to control amp parameters through app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to store and recall more presets
  • Preset sharing and exchange functionality
  • Ability to control amp from other apps
  • Improved preset management and organization

Fender Pro Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

THR Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Fender Pro Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is THR Remote free?
THR Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fender Pro Control free?
Fender Pro Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, THR Remote or Fender Pro Control?
Fender Pro Control is rated higher. THR Remote averages 2.2 out of 5 from 163 ratings, while Fender Pro Control averages 3.2 from 59 ratings.
Do THR Remote or Fender Pro Control have ads?
Neither THR Remote nor Fender Pro Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, THR Remote or Fender Pro Control?
THR Remote ships an update every 5 months, and Fender Pro Control every 2 months. Most recently, THR Remote was updated on November 3, 2026 and Fender Pro Control on November 3, 2026.

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