RHA Connect vs Headphone Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RHA Connect
Personalize your audio experience with custom EQ settings and control your RHA headphones. Access product tours, manage controls, and monitor battery levels.
- Customizable EQ settings
- Headphone product tours
- Control panel customization
- Battery level monitoring
- Auto-off timer settings
- Volume control customization
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CUSTOMISE YOUR AUDIO Choose one of RHA's signature EQ settings to boost bass or mellow your music. GET TO KNOW YOUR EARBUDS Product tours quickly walk you through your headphones' functions, controls, and app features. YOUR OWN CONTROLS Choose what your headphones does when you swipe or tap the control panels. MORE CONTROLS View your headphones' battery levels at a glance. Customise auto-off timer and volume controls.
Headphone Control
Tailor your audio experience with this app, offering custom adjustments and personalization for select Yamaha headphones and earbuds. Control ambient sound, listening care, and equalizer settings. Access user guides and update firmware for supported models.
- Adjust Ambient Sound
- Customize Listening Care
- Personalize Equalizer (EQ)
- Access User Guide
- Update Firmware
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The Yamaha Headphone Control app allows custom feature adjustment and personalization for select Yamaha headphones and earbuds. SUPPORTED MODEL - Yamaha TW-E5B, TW-ES5A, TW-E7B,TW-E3C,YH-E700B, YH-L700A, YH-L500A APP FEATURES - CONTROL: Easily navigate and adjust settings such as Ambient Sound and Listening Care. - PERSONALIZE: Customize Equalizer (EQ) settings to suit your preferences. - SUPPORT: Quick access to User Guide and instructional videos. - UPDATE: Keep your earbuds up-to-date with latest firmware. NOTE: - Some features may not be available for all models. - Some models may not be available in all countries or regions. - This App does NOT work with the following models: YH-E700A, YH-E500A, TW-E3B, TW-E3A, EP-E70A, EP-E50A, EP-E30A *You will need to download and use the Yamaha HEADPHONES CONTROLLER App for these specific models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Headphone Control at 4.6 against RHA Connect's 2.2. Headphone Control also leads on ratings volume (125 vs 5). RHA Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Headphone Control holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Headphone Control has 125 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of RHA Connect's written reviews are positive against 26% of Headphone Control's.
RHA Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Headphone Control every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RHA Connect | Headphone Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (125 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RHA Technologies LTD | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
RHA Connect
Headphone Control
In-app purchases
RHA Connect
No in-app purchases
Headphone Control
No in-app purchases
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