AW DEVICE vs Bestechnic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AW DEVICE
This demo app showcases the advanced features of a System on Chip designed for True Wireless Stereo headsets. It allows users to experience Active Noise Cancellation, Hear-Through, and Voice Control. The latest update adds a hearing test and integration with the Health app to synchronize audiogram data.
- Active Noise Cancellation demo
- Hear-Through functionality
- Voice Control and Assistant
- Integrated hearing test
- Health app synchronization
- Audiogram generation
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Audiowise (a PixArt Group company) PAU 1600/1700/1800/1900 Series SoC is the most advanced System on Chip made for True Wireless Stereo headsets. It supports various features including Active Noise Cancellation, Hear-Through, Voice Control, Voice Assistant, and much more. Download this demo app and find out what this series of products can do for you. New features coming with the latest update: 1. Support hearing test. You can now do hearing test within the app. 2. Integrate with the Health App. You can now synchronize audiogram, which is generated automatically after each hearing test, with the Health app.
Bestechnic
This application facilitates the firmware upgrade for smart audio chips. It allows users to customize OTA upgrade needs, import upgrade files quickly via AirDrop, and export upgrade logs.
- Chip firmware upgrade
- Customizable OTA upgrades
- AirDrop file import
- Log export function
- BES chip support
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Bestechnic is a fabless IC company engaged in the R&D, design and sales of smart audio SoC, providing customers with edge intelligence platform chips with voice interaction capabilities for use in AIoT scenarios. Bestechnic products are widely used in low-power smart Bluetooth earphones, Type-C earphones, and smart speakers. APP is mainly used for BES chip upgrade,More options are available to customize your OTA upgrade needs. Upgrade files can be imported more quickly through AirDrop, and upgrade logs can be exported through the Log Export function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bestechnic at 3.0 against AW DEVICE's 1.0. Bestechnic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). AW DEVICE's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bestechnic holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
AW DEVICE ships an update every 4 months, Bestechnic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AW DEVICE | Bestechnic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Airoha Technology Corp. | 恒玄科技(上海)股份有限公司 |
Customer experience
AW DEVICE
Bestechnic
In-app purchases
AW DEVICE
No in-app purchases
Bestechnic
No in-app purchases
