Comparison

Bass Boost Player vs JBL Quantum

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

Head to head
About

Bass Boost Player

Enhance your music listening experience with a powerful player that offers advanced sound effects. Adjust bass, pitch, reverb, and more with a 12-band equalizer for a personalized audio output. Supports various formats and cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • 12-band equalizer
  • Bass booster
  • Pitch and reverb effects
  • Compressor and tube amplifier
  • Supports popular audio formats
  • Cloud storage sync
  • Background music playback
Features
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Do you want to improve the sound of your music? Or make it more spacious, louder and add elastic and punchy bass? Or just listen to the music with a comfortable player for a wider range of sensations? Then this player is exactly for you. You can play music from any available source in a variety of popular audio formats, as well as add various sound effects. What's inside? - Convenient and up-to-date player; - Possibility to add to and sync your library and cloud storage; - Seamless Wi-Fi file transfer – easily move your music files from your Mac to the app wirelessly, without the need for cables or third-party software; - Audio effects processing with high quality; - 12-band equalizer AI; - Auto EQ: the app detects the genre of the track and automatically adjusts the equalizer to suit it; - Support for all popular audio formats (MP3, FLAC, ALAC, AAC & more); - Simple and intuitive interface and customization without unnecessary buttons; - Possibility to play music in the background; - Export to M4A, WAV, FLAC, MP3, and AIF formats, and select the desired quality; - Offline player - you don't need Wi-Fi connection. Description of effects: - Bass Booster boosts and "pumps" the sound at the lowest frequencies; - Pitch effect allows you to make the sound higher or lower - you can use it to change the music beyond recognition; - Reverb gives the sound a sense of spatial depth and breadth; - Spatial Audio with 8D effect – immerse yourself in a three-dimensional soundscape where music seems to move around you, creating an enveloping, cinematic listening experience that brings every track to life; - The compressor makes the sound of the track louder and gives additional power to the sound, as well as allows you to highlight the quiet moments in the tracks; - The tube amplifier saturates the sound with additional harmonics and adds warmth to the sound, and you can also achieve an overdrive effect (Important! Be careful when adjusting this effect so as not to damage your ears or devices. You should be very careful about this setting); - 12-band equalizer will allow you to fine-tune the sound exactly for your headphones or stereo system. Advanced headphone optimization: The app automatically detects many popular headphone models and applies specially tuned audio profiles tailored to their unique acoustic characteristics. With built-in support for over 6,000 headphone models, you get a personalized soundstage that brings out the best in your gear — no manual tuning required. For a truly immersive experience, we recommend using headphones or external speakers. Customize the sound to your liking. Important! We also want to warn all users that long-term listening to music at high volume, as well as at maximum settings for bass and other effects can damage your devices or impair your hearing. Please be careful. We, for our part, provide a full set of high-quality tools for working with sound, but the final result will always depend only on you. Also we are not responsible for anything that might happen to your phone, audio device or yourself! Use it wisely! Thank you for your understanding. -------------------------------------- * Subscription: Get access to all premium functions of the app. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your iTunes and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Terms Of Use (https://clck.ru/VL63C) Privacy Policy (https://clck.ru/TussC)

About

JBL Quantum

Enhance your gaming audio with precise positional sound and immersive experiences. This app allows for detailed customization of headset settings, including game-centric sound and lighting, to optimize your gameplay.

Highlights
  • JBL Quantum Spatial Sound technology
  • Game-centric EQ and lighting
  • Customizable headset button configuration
  • Inclusive portal for gear customization
  • Accurate positional sound and immersion
Features
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Gear up with NEW Quantum App, an inclusive single portal for accurate positional sound and great immersion. You can arm your headsets with JBL Quantum Spatial sound, game centric sound and lighting design! The streamlined interface empowers gamers with independent and precise headset configuration setting. Now, indulge yourself with your favorite game. Compatible with the following models: - JBL Quantum 360/360X/360P - JBL Quantum 910/910X/910P - JBL Quantum TWS/TWS AIR - JBL Quantum Stream Wireless - JBL Quantum 650 - JBL Quantum 950 - JBL Quantum 650X - JBL Quantum 950X - JBL Quantum 520 - JBL Quantum 850 - JBL Quantum 520X Features: 1. Accurate positional sound and great immersion with JBL Quantum Spatial Sound technology 2. Powerful game centric design for EQ 3. Easy-switch game centric lighting design 4. Customizable headset-button configuration 5. Inclusive single portal for customizing your gaming gears.

Screenshots

Bass Boost Player4 screens
JBL Quantum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bass Boost Player at 4.5 against JBL Quantum's 3.1. Bass Boost Player also leads on ratings volume (704 vs 21) and review sentiment (32% vs 20%). JBL Quantum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bass Boost Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. JBL Quantum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bass Boost Player holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bass Boost Player has 704 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Bass Boost Player's written reviews are positive against 20% of JBL Quantum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bass Boost Player ships an update monthly, JBL Quantum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bass Boost Player versus JBL Quantum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBass Boost PlayerJBL Quantum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (704 ratings) — better3.1 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings704 — better21
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsovinar PopovaHarman International Industries

Customer experience

Bass Boost Player

All ratings704 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral21.6%
Negative45.9%

JBL Quantum

All ratings21 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative72.5%

Bugs and requests

Bass Boost Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Repeated songs
  • Distorted audio with boosting
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Spotify integration
  • Add SoundCloud integration
  • Allow importing music from other services
  • Improve music mixing capabilities

JBL Quantum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bass Boost Player

Subscriptions1
  • Bass Booster Volume Power Amp3 Days trial$5.991 Month
None

JBL Quantum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bass Boost Player free?
Bass Boost Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JBL Quantum free?
JBL Quantum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bass Boost Player or JBL Quantum?
Bass Boost Player is rated higher. Bass Boost Player averages 4.5 out of 5 from 704 ratings, while JBL Quantum averages 3.1 from 21 ratings.
Do Bass Boost Player or JBL Quantum have ads?
Bass Boost Player shows ads; JBL Quantum does not.
Which is updated more often, Bass Boost Player or JBL Quantum?
Bass Boost Player ships an update monthly, and JBL Quantum every 2 months. Most recently, Bass Boost Player was updated on October 14, 2026 and JBL Quantum on October 16, 2026.

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