H8 Control vs UTM SE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H8 Control
Control your ZOOM H8 audio recorder wirelessly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Manage recording, playback, and input levels remotely. Requires a BTA-1 wireless adapter.
- Wireless control of ZOOM H8
- Remote recording, playback, and stopping
- Search forward functionality
- Input level monitoring
- iOS device compatibility
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H8 Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H8. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H8. Key functions, including recording, playback, stopping and searching forward, are possible. Input levels can also be monitored. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H8 with H8 Control.
UTM SE
Experience classic computing by running old-school games and software. This emulator supports various display modes and processor architectures, allowing you to run pre-built systems or configure your own.
- Run classic software and games
- VGA and terminal modes
- Emulates x86, ARM, PPC, RISC-V
- Pre-built or custom machine configurations
- Built from QEMU
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UTM SE is a PC emulator that allows you to run classic software and old-school games. * Supports both VGA mode for graphics and terminal mode for text-only operating systems * Emulates x86, ARM, PPC, and RISC-V architectures * Run pre-built machines or create your own configuration from scratch * Built from QEMU, a powerful and widely used emulator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UTM SE at 55% against H8 Control's 10%. UTM SE also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (565 vs 15). H8 Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. UTM SE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. H8 Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
UTM SE holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTM SE has 565 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of H8 Control's written reviews are positive against 55% of UTM SE's.
H8 Control ships an update every 8 months, UTM SE every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | H8 Control | UTM SE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (15 ratings) | 3.8 (565 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 54.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 565 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1.6 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | Turing Software, LLC |
Customer experience
H8 Control
UTM SE
Bugs and requests
H8 Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UTM SE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to select .img files as floppy boot images
- Crashes when trying to leave a VM
- Crashes when adjusting virtual CD-ROM drive settings
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for JIT compilation to improve performance
- Improve Magic Keyboard support
- Allow exporting VMs to run on other platforms
In-app purchases
H8 Control
No in-app purchases
UTM SE
- Transistor$0.99
- Chip$4.99
- Computer$9.99
