Comparison

Fender Pro Control vs BTS for GX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fender Pro Control

This app provides remote control for a multi-effects guitar workstation via Bluetooth. Users can create, edit, and share custom presets, organize them into songs and setlists, and access a community library of tones. It also offers backup and firmware update capabilities.

Highlights
  • Remote control via Bluetooth
  • Create and edit user presets
  • Organize presets into songs and setlists
  • Access community-shared presets
  • Backup and restore presets and settings
  • Update device firmware
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Fender Pro Control is the ultimate companion app for the Tone Master Pro multi-effects guitar workstation. REQUIRES A TONE MASTER PRO. Fender Pro Control allows remote control of Tone Master Pro via Bluetooth for creating, editing and sharing your own presets or for auditioning and downloading thousands of tones created by Fender’s community of players and artists. MANAGE PRESETS, SONGS & SETLISTS Easily create and edit over 500 user presets with Pro Control’s intuitive user interface. Organize your presets into Songs. Organize Songs into performance ready Setlists. EASY EDITING Choose from over 100 amp and effect models to sculpt your sounds. Familiar, intuitive interface makes tone creation fast and inspiring. CLOUD PRESETS Share your custom presets directly to the cloud. Audition and download presets from the user community of players and Fender artists. BACKUP & RESTORE Backup and Restore your presets, settings and user IRs to your personal cloud space so you never lose your data. Update your device firmware to get the latest amp/effect/cab models, features and enhancements.

About

BTS for GX

This app allows you to connect your BOSS GX-100 guitar effects processor to your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth. You can download new tones, edit existing ones, and share your creations with a global community of musicians.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity with GX-100
  • Download additional tones (Livesets)
  • Tone editing functionality
  • Tone librarian
  • Access to BOSS TONE EXCHANGE
  • Share and download user Livesets
Features
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BOSS TONE STUDIO dedicated for GX-100. ●Connect the BOSS GX-100 and your iPhone/iPad via Bluetooth to use this app. * BOSS GX-100 (later than ver.1.10) and BluetoothR Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (BT-DUAL) are necessary to use this app. * Set up the Bluetooth connection in the Connection window displayed after the app is launched. ●BOSS TONE STUDIO incorporates convenient functions; ‘Download Function of Additional Tones (Livesets)’, ‘Tone Edit Function’, and ‘Tone Librarian Function’. ●This app provides an integrated access to the BOSS TONE EXCHANGE. Support share your original Livesets and download users Livesets around the world. * An active internet connection is required to access the BOSS TONE EXCHANGE.

Screenshots

Fender Pro Control4 screens
BTS for GX2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fender Pro Control at 3.2 against BTS for GX's 2.2. Fender Pro Control also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 14%) and ratings volume (59 vs 15). BTS for GX's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fender Pro Control holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Fender Pro Control's written reviews are positive against 14% of BTS for GX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fender Pro Control ships an update every 2 months, BTS for GX every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fender Pro Control versus BTS for GX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFender Pro ControlBTS for GX
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (59 ratings) — better2.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews — better13.5% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size846 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFender DigitalRoland Corporation

Customer experience

Fender Pro Control

All ratings59 ratings
Positive50.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative52.5%

BTS for GX

All ratings15 ratings
Positive13.3%
Neutral26.7%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive13.5%
Neutral16.2%
Negative70.3%

In-app purchases

None

Fender Pro Control

No in-app purchases

None

BTS for GX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fender Pro Control free?
Fender Pro Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BTS for GX free?
BTS for GX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fender Pro Control or BTS for GX?
Fender Pro Control is rated higher. Fender Pro Control averages 3.2 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while BTS for GX averages 2.2 from 15 ratings.
Do Fender Pro Control or BTS for GX have ads?
Neither Fender Pro Control nor BTS for GX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fender Pro Control or BTS for GX?
Fender Pro Control ships an update every 2 months, and BTS for GX every 5 weeks. Most recently, Fender Pro Control was updated on November 11, 2026 and BTS for GX on November 12, 2026.

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