Comparison

Keep Ups vs iControlAV2012

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

Head to head
About

Keep Ups

Tap the ball to keep it from hitting the ground in this addictive soccer juggling challenge. Master intuitive controls, discover wild power-ups, and take risks for higher scores. Unlock achievements and prove your skills.

Highlights
  • Soccer juggling gameplay
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Wild power-ups
  • Risk vs. reward mechanics
  • Achievements and titles
  • Offline play
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KEEP UPS - The Ultimate Soccer Juggling Challenge! One simple rule: don't let the ball touch the ground. Tap the ball. Keep it bouncing. Chase your high score. Sounds easy? Wait until the power-ups kick in! EASY TO LEARN, IMPOSSIBLE TO MASTER Pick up and play in seconds with intuitive touch controls. But mastering the timing, managing crazy effects, and beating your friends? That's where the real challenge begins. WILD POWER-UPS Coins, diamonds, and mystery items rain from above. Some will boost your score. Some will help you out. And some... well, let's just say a drunk ball doesn't fly straight! Discover what each power-up does and use them to your advantage. RISK VS REWARD Do you grab that tempting item or play it safe? Every power-up is a choice. Double your points or lose control? The best players know when to take the risk. ACHIEVEMENTS & GLORY Think you're good? Prove it. Unlock secret achievements, earn titles, and show off your skills. Can you become the King of Keep Ups? WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Perfect for quick sessions or hour-long score chases - "Just one more try" addictive gameplay - Surprises around every corner - No wifi needed - play anywhere, anytime How many keep ups can YOU do? Download now and find out!

About

iControlAV2012

Control your 2012 Pioneer AV Receiver and Blu-ray Disc Player from your iOS device. Adjust volume, input, sound modes, and even explore advanced audio settings with intuitive touch controls. Enhance your home theater experience with this dedicated remote app.

Highlights
  • AV Receiver control (power, volume, input, sound modes)
  • Blu-ray Disc Player basic functions
  • Advanced sound adjustment functions
  • Virtual speaker and sound mode exploration
  • Balance and Emphasis virtual motion control
  • Finger EQ for instant sound adjustment
Features
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iControlAV2012 is the latest generation app. of its kind from Pioneer that allows you to control your 2012 Pioneer AV Receiver and Blu-ray Disc Player with your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. (A more comfortable operation can be done by the screen construction only for iPad that makes the best use of a big screen when installing it in your iPad.) Friends and family will be truly amazed as you take control of your home theater in a whole new way. 4 sections offer you near-complete operational and settings control. -“Control” not only covers the basic functions of the AV Receiver (power, volume, input selection, and sound and video modes, balance and tone, etc) for the main zone(To be able to power on your AV Receiver using iControlAV2012, it is necessary to Turn ON the "Network Standby" setting beforehand.) , but also for additional zones as applicable; even internet radio and media server content navigation is integrated . And more, Basic functions such as Play, Stop, Forward, and Reverse are supported for the Blu-ray Disc Player. -"Sound Explorer" is a brand new fun-meets-function approach where no less than 18 Pioneer unique sound adjustment functions can be operated and experienced. Want a sound field that is wider than possible with your available speakers? Please play around with Virtual Wide, Virtual Height, and Virtual Surround Back in "Virtual Speakers". You can directly jump to on-line video animations that concisely explain see the benefits of many of Pioneer original sound modes. -“Balance” and “Emphasis” are virtual motion adaptive functions that allow you to change the "sweet-spot" of your home theater, independently adjust the volume of your center speaker or subwoofer just by tilting your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. "Emphasis" mode also features "Finger EQ" where you can adjust the sound equalization instantly with the touch of your finger. Description Compatible AV receiver models (as of October 2012) : USA/Canada: SC-68, SC-67, SC-65, SC-1522-K, SC-1527-K, SC-63, SC-61, SC-1222-K, SC-1227-K, VSX-60, VSX-1122-K, VSX-1127-K, VSX-1027-K South-America: SC-68, SC-67, SC-65, SC-63, SC-61, VSX-60, VSX-1122-K, SC-LX56, VSX-922-K Europe: SC-LX86, SC-LX76, SC-LX56, SC-2022-K, VSX-1122-K, VSX-922-K Asean: SC-LX86, SC-LX76, SC-LX56, SC-2022-K, VSX-1122-K, VSX-922-K Oceania: SC-LX86, SC-LX76, SC-LX56, SC-2022-K, VSX-1122-K, VSX-922-K Middle-East: SC-LX86, SC-LX76, SC-LX56, SC-2022-K, VSX-1122-K, VSX-922-K East-Asia: SC-LX86, SC-LX76, SC-LX56, VSX-1122-K, VSX-922-K Compatible Blu-ray Disc player models (as of as of August 2013) : USA/Canada : BDP-33FD, BDP-31FD, BDP-330, BDP-43FD, BDP-41FD, BDP-430, BDP-53FD, BDP-52FD, BDP-140, BDP-62FD, BDP-150 Europe : BDP-LX53, BDP-330, BDP-333, BDP-LX54, BDP-430, BDP-LX55, BDP-440, BDP-140 , BDP-450, BDP-150, BDP-160 Other Countries : BDP-LX53, BDP-330, BDP-LX54, BDP-430, BDP-LX55, BDP-440, BDP-140, BDP-450, BDP-150, BDP-160 * Not compatible with Pioneer models other than those listed above.

Screenshots

Keep Ups4 screens
iControlAV20124 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keep Ups at 100% against iControlAV2012's 35%. iControlAV2012's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support. On price, update cadence and monetization model 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. Keep Ups sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iControlAV2012 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Keep Ups versus iControlAV2012: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep UpsiControlAV2012
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.6 (181 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better34.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—181 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.04.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLeonardo Carlos Comotti Kasperavicius11 Trading Company LLC

Customer experience

Keep Ups

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iControlAV2012

All ratings181 ratings
Positive35.4%
Neutral14.4%
Negative50.3%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative57.4%

Bugs and requests

Keep Ups

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iControlAV2012

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fails to connect to receiver
  • Loses connection randomly
  • Incorrect receiver information displayed
  • Incompatible with newer receiver models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Pandora account support
  • Allow multiple user profiles
  • Ability to control speaker A/B output
  • Add search function for internet radio
  • Improve video output quality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keep Ups

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

iControlAV2012

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep Ups free?
Keep Ups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iControlAV2012 free?
iControlAV2012 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Keep Ups or iControlAV2012?
Keep Ups ships an update monthly, and iControlAV2012 monthly. Most recently, Keep Ups was updated on October 23, 2026 and iControlAV2012 on November 1, 2026.

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