Emotiva Remote vs Schiit Forkbeard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emotiva Remote
Control your Emotiva Home Theater Processor with this comprehensive remote app. Manage power, volume, inputs, surround modes, and speaker settings. It also displays tuner information and allows access to front-panel menus.
- Network detection of Emotiva processors
- Main Zone and Zone 2 control
- Input and surround mode selection
- Speaker trim and preset management
- AM/FM tuner control with RDS
- Front-panel display and menu access
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A full-featured remote control for your Emotiva Home Theater Processor. - Automatically detects and identifies all Emotiva processors on your local network. - Control Main Zone and Zone 2 power, volume and inputs. - Select surround mode and speaker presets, set speaker trim levels. - Control AM/FM tuner and display station RDS information. - App supports all of the processor's front-panel displays, including Menus. Note: This App replaces the earlier XMC Remote App.
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 - Freya 2 Fusion™ Tube or Solid State 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 Fun Stuff - Eitr 2 Forkbeard is patent-pending.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Schiit Forkbeard at 71% against Emotiva Remote's 20%. Schiit Forkbeard also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6). Emotiva Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Schiit Forkbeard holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Emotiva Remote's written reviews are positive against 71% of Schiit Forkbeard's.
| Parameter | Emotiva Remote | Schiit Forkbeard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (17 ratings) | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Richard Lesniak | Schiit Audio |
Customer experience
Emotiva Remote
Schiit Forkbeard
In-app purchases
Emotiva Remote
No in-app purchases
Schiit Forkbeard
No in-app purchases
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