Qudelix vs Schiit Forkbeard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qudelix
This app serves as an official remote controller for the Qudelix-5K Bluetooth DAC AMP. It allows users to manage various functions, including equalizer settings, volume, and firmware updates, all via a BLE connection.
- BLE control and monitoring
- Equalizer adjustment
- Battery level display
- Firmware updates
- Volume control
- Bluetooth codec information
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Official remote controller app for Qudelix-5K Bluetooth DAC AMP - Control/Monitor 5K DAC AMP over BLE link - Equalizer Control - Battery Monitor - Device Firmware Update - Volume Control - ES9219 DAC option - Bluetooth Codec & Streaming Information *This app runs with Qudelix-5K DAC AMP HW Device.
Schiit Forkbeard
Control multiple Schiit audio devices from a single app. Manage volume, input, output, and monitor system health without needing individual remotes. Enjoy unique features like Visual Volume for enhanced control.
- Unified remote control for multiple Schiit devices
- Volume, input, and output control
- System health reporting
- Visual Volume™ feature
- No pairing or account creation required
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Forkbeard replaces an entire rack of Schiit remotes with unified control on your iPhone or iPad. Multiple products and multiple systems are easily accommodated. There’s no pairing and no account creation—just add your Forkbeard-enabled products and you’re ready to go. Forkbeard Functionality: - Complete remote control, including volume, input select, output mode, mute, sample rate* - System health reporting, including output power, temperature, current, tube heater integrity* - Unique inter-product functions like Visual Volume™, instant headroom visualization *Functions vary by product Current Forkbeard-Enabled Products DAC - Yggdrasil - Mimir Balanced DAC and Digital Preamp - Gungnir 2 Multiform™ DAC - Mesh Card Preamps - Saga 2 Preamp - Kara F Nexus™ Preamp - Freya+ F Tube Preamp Power Amps - Gjallarhorn F Compact Continuity™ S Speaker Amp - Vidar 2F Power Amp - Aegir 2F Continuity™+Halo™ Power Amp - Wotan Nexus™ Power Amp - Tyr F Nexus™ and Continuity™ choke-input monoblock amplifier - Kraken™ 5-Channel Power Amp Headphone Amps - Lyr 5 EQ - Loki Max F Phono Preamps - Skoll F Phono Preamp - Stjarna Phono Preamp Forkbeard is patent-pending.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Qudelix at 78 against Schiit Forkbeard's 18. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Qudelix against 4.3 for Schiit Forkbeard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Qudelix's written reviews are positive against 71% of Schiit Forkbeard's.
Qudelix ships an update every 3 weeks, Schiit Forkbeard monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qudelix | Schiit Forkbeard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (78 ratings) — better | 4.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Qudelix, Inc. | Schiit Audio |
Customer experience
Qudelix
Schiit Forkbeard
Bugs and requests
Qudelix
Reported bugs
25 issues- App needs work
- Documentation does not provide a coherent answer
- Wont recognize any Bluetooth devices
- App is useless if you can’t connect a device to it
- Doesn’t work on iPhone 15
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- Causes iPad to lock up
- Some settings won’t apply until I disconnect and reconnect
- Causes issues when it’s running in the background and it’s become extremely bad
- Wont connect to app
- Just won’t connect to app even though it’s connect to my phone
- Thoroughly disappointed
- App kept disconnecting from the 5k at random
- Stopped reconnecting
- App still will not recognize the 5k Device
- Still got the sound, but at a near whispered volume
- App fails to recognize the connected device multiple times
- Even pressing “connect” within the app does nothing
- Rarely registers my Qudelix
- For some reason the EQ just doesn’t sound right
- No app connection
- Connects in phone; not detected in app, even in pairing mode
- Doesn’t work with FW2.0
- 5K also playing up with buttons not working correctly etc.
- Battery graph is unusable on iPadOS
- App is very frustrating to use on the iPad since it opens with gigantic black bezels
Requested features
10 requests- How to set a preset for PEQ for each headphone
- Firefox or Safari extension
- Dark mode
- Live 20 band VU meter displayed in low opacity behind EQ curve
- Update autoeq list
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- Allow importing autoeqs
- German translation
- Toggle absolute volume and volume protection
- Native iPad UI
- Enable modern iPadOS multitasking paradigms
Schiit Forkbeard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Qudelix
No in-app purchases
Schiit Forkbeard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Qudelix free?
Is Schiit Forkbeard free?
Which has better reviews, Qudelix or Schiit Forkbeard?
Do Qudelix or Schiit Forkbeard have ads?
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