obALu vs Roonmatrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
obALu
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Mit obALu Fahrzeuge und Stationen ganz einfach per App buchen, öffnen und zurückgeben – ohne Schlüssel, ohne Zettel, ohne Warteschlange. obALu ist die Buchungs- und Zugangs-App für Bike Sharing, E-Bike-Garagen, Scooter-Flotten, Schließfächer und weitere Sharing-Angebote. Einfach registrieren, Fahrzeug oder Station in der Nähe auswählen, buchen – und per App öffnen. Für alle Sharing-Angebote Egal ob Fahrrad, E-Bike, Lastenrad, Scooter, E-Auto oder Schließfach – obALu funktioniert mit allen Fahrzeug- und Stationstypen, die von deinem Betreiber über obALu bereitgestellt werden. Einfach buchen & schlüssellos öffnen Kein physischer Schlüssel notwendig. Fahrzeuge und Stationen werden direkt per App freigegeben – per Bluetooth, QR-Code oder RFID. So schnell war Ausleihen noch nie. Flexible Buchung Buche spontan oder plane voraus. Verfügbarkeiten werden in Echtzeit angezeigt. Rückgabe genauso einfach: App öffnen, zurückgeben, fertig. Einmal registrieren – überall nutzen Registriere dich einmalig und nutze alle Sharing-Angebote deines Betreibers mit einem einzigen Konto. Keine mehrfachen Anmeldungen, keine verschiedenen Apps. Hinweis: obALu wird von Betrieben, Gemeinden und Wohnquartieren für ihre Sharing-Angebote eingesetzt. Die App funktioniert in Kombination mit dem jeweiligen obALu-Sharing-Dienst deines Betreibers.
Roonmatrix
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Control your own LED matrix hardware, which can display a wide range of informations: Music played from Roon, Apple Music or Spotify, weather data, RSS feeds, custom text messages, and more. The RoonMatrix is a free maker project, and describes step by step how to build your own LED matrix display hardware. And with this app you can configure your hardware extensively, and specify from which sources the text to display is composed. With the app you can send text messages directly to your device, control the display speed, brightness and much more. The app is designed to control the following devices: Roonmatrix, a free Maker project: a device with an big LED matrix to displaying the music currently playing as a scrolling ticker, to selecting the zone, and to controlling the playback mode. Coverplayer, a free maker project: a small device with a square color LCD display to showing the album cover, selecting the zone, controlling the playback mode, and searching the music libraries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Roonmatrix at every 2 weeks against obALu's every 6 weeks. Roonmatrix also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
obALu ships an update every 6 weeks, Roonmatrix every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | obALu | Roonmatrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pironex GmbH | Stephan Wilhelm |
In-app purchases
obALu
No in-app purchases
Roonmatrix
No in-app purchases
