Comparison

THR Remote vs Trail Station

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

Trail Station

Features
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Trailstation is a synced, offline radio you build from your own audio files. Every station you make loops on the iphone clock, so two phones that tune into the same station play the exact same moment — the same track, the same second. There's no host device, no shared Wi-Fi, no cell signal, and no account. Pick a station, press Tune In, and you're listening together. It's built for the places music apps give up: a group hike with no network coverage, a campsite, a long drive through a dead zone, a backcountry ski run. As long as everyone has the station, everyone's in sync. BUILD YOUR OWN STATIONS • Import audio from your library or Files — AAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, and more. • Track titles and artists are read from your files automatically. • Reorder tracks, rename, and edit any time the station is off air. • Set a crossfade from 0 to 12 seconds — 0 is fully gapless. TUNE IN TOGETHER, NO HOST NEEDED • Stations loop pinned to the clock, so every device lands on the same moment. • No one is "the host" — there's nothing to connect to and nothing to drop. • Output-latency compensation and route-change re-sync keep AirPods and Bluetooth speakers locked to the clock too. • Fine-Tune Sync lets you nudge the timing for a specific pair of headphones, and remembers it for next time. STAY IN TIME OFF THE GRID • On a multi-day trip with no signal, two device clocks can slowly drift. • Sync Time Nearby matches them directly, device to device, over a short-range connection — no internet and no servers involved. KEEP A BIG LIBRARY TIDY • Group stations into folders, and search across station, track, and artist. • Whatever you're listening to stays pinned at the top of the home screen. SHARE A STATION • AirDrop or Email a self-contained .trailstation file — it opens straight into Trailstation on the other device, fully offline. • Or Save to iCloud Drive and share a link from Files. • Export Track Files hands back a plain folder of the original audio. ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app plays your stations in sync with everyone else. • Send your built stations to the watch from your iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. • Trailstation collects nothing. Your audio stays on your devices (and your own iCloud Drive only if you choose to share that way).

Screenshots

THR Remote4 screens
Trail Station3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: THR Remote at 15.0 against Trail Station's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
THR Remote versus Trail Station: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHR RemoteTrail Station
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (163 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings163 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationAustin Storms

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

Trail Station

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

THR Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Trail Station

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is THR Remote free?
THR Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trail Station free?
Trail Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do THR Remote or Trail Station have ads?
Neither THR Remote nor Trail Station shows ads.

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