Comparison

AVA vs MAV Base

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

Head to head
About

AVA

This app enhances your connected home experience by allowing control of lighting, media, and climate. It offers a modern interface for ease of use and requires an AVA OS system to function. Designed for both homeowners and professional installers, it provides a premium experience across all devices.

Highlights
  • Control lighting
  • Manage media playback
  • Adjust climate settings
  • Modern, clear interface
  • Premium experience
  • Requires AVA OS system
Features
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The AVA App is the companion to AVA OS 2.0, bringing the connected home experience to iPhone and iPad. Control lighting, media, climate, and more through a crisp, modern interface designed for clarity and ease of use. Requires an AVA OS system. Built for both homeowners and pro installers, the AVA App delivers a consistent, premium experience across every screen in your home.

About

MAV Base

This platform allows AV, networking, and surveillance integrators to remotely manage and configure devices for their clients. It enables automatic reboots, power monitoring, and real-time diagnostics to proactively fix system issues and reduce support calls.

Highlights
  • Remote device access and control
  • Client system monitoring and management
  • Real-time diagnostics and issue prevention
  • Automatic and manual device reboots
  • Power usage and temperature monitoring
  • Push notifications for system changes
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MAVBase™ is a monitoring and remote management platform designed by MetraAV® for Automation, AV, networking and surveillance integrators. This app makes it easy to give customers the best service possible by managing and configuring all device settings and fixing problems before they affect their systems. The MAVBase app is compatible with Big Dog Power power distribution systems and will expand to encompass more products in the future. Integrators can reboot devices automatically or manually, set schedules, monitor power usage and temperatures and maintain clients’ systems right from their smartphone with the intuitive MAVBase app. For integration professionals, this means reduction of time-intensive support calls and truck rolls. The flexible app is designed to work how integrators work, with easy programming that can be set up by outlet or device to mimic the workflow of their choice. Combined with the award-winning Big Dog Power Smart Power Distribution Unit (PDU), this app allows AV professionals to deliver surge protection, remote control, smart home integration, rack temperature management, and more. The app-connected PDU features up to twelve individually controllable outlets that have power metering, self-healing, and automatic reboot capabilities for smarter and easier remote management of connected devices. It also includes revolutionary replaceable surge modules that protect connected devices by sacrificing a single module. Visit BigDogPower.com for more information. FEATURES ● Remotely access and control Big Dog Power devices ● Monitor and manage all of your clients and their systems ● User-friendly design makes remote management easy ● Stay on top of system changes with push notifications ● Self healing configuration ● View diagnostics remotely in real time to track and prevent system issues ● Virtually eliminates downtime from surge-related events

Screenshots

AVA3 screens
MAV Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AVA at every 5 weeks against MAV Base's every 9 months. AVA also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

AVA holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVA ships an update every 5 weeks, MAV Base every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AVA versus MAV Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVAMAV Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVA Innovations AGEthereal Home Theatre, LLC

Customer experience

AVA

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MAV Base

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AVA

No in-app purchases

None

MAV Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AVA free?
AVA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MAV Base free?
MAV Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AVA or MAV Base?
AVA is rated higher. AVA averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MAV Base averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do AVA or MAV Base have ads?
Neither AVA nor MAV Base shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVA or MAV Base?
AVA ships an update every 5 weeks, and MAV Base every 9 months. Most recently, AVA was updated on September 18, 2026 and MAV Base on July 5, 2026.

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