Qudelix vs Khadas Audio
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.
Khadas Audio
Connect and control your Khadas audio devices with this app. Personalize settings like volume, gain, and EQ, and manage multiple devices. You can also upgrade Bluetooth firmware.
- Effortless online connection
- Bluetooth and USB connectivity
- Volume and gain adjustments
- EQ settings
- Side key configurations
- Bluetooth firmware upgrades
- Manage multiple devices
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Khadas Audio app provides effortless online connection and control of your Khadas audio devices. Discover a rich and immersive experience with Khadas Audio. Upon launching the app, effortlessly connect your Khadas audio products via Bluetooth or USB cable. Customize your experience with personalized settings and information inquiries, such as volume and gain adjustments, EQ settings, side key configurations, filter adjustments, and a range of advanced settings. Additionally, you can upgrade the Bluetooth firmware of your Khadas audio products. On the Device List page, you can also manage multiple Khadas audio devices seamlessly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Qudelix at 69% against Khadas Audio's 6%. Qudelix also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Khadas Audio's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Qudelix holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qudelix has 78 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Qudelix's written reviews are positive against 6% of Khadas Audio's.
Qudelix ships an update every 3 weeks, Khadas Audio every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qudelix | Khadas Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (78 ratings) — better | 1.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 5.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qudelix, Inc. | Khadas Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Qudelix
Khadas Audio
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
Khadas Audio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Qudelix
No in-app purchases
Khadas Audio
No in-app purchases
