iControlAV vs Anthem Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iControlAV
Control your Pioneer AV receiver and Blu-ray player from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Adjust sound settings, switch inputs, and manage playback with intuitive touch controls. Experience enhanced audio with unique virtual motion adaptive functions.
- Control AV receiver functions
- Control Blu-ray player functions
- Sound tuning and switching
- Precision sound enhancement
- Virtual motion adaptive balance
- Virtual motion adaptive emphasis
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iControlAV is the first app. of its kind from Pioneer Home Electronics that allows you to literally control your new Pioneer AV Receiver and BD Player with your iPhone or iPod Touch! Friends and family will be truly amazed as you take full control of your home theater sound in a whole new way! 4 screen modes allow you complete control of your Pioneer receivers sound tuning and switching capabilities. “Control” mode provides the basic functions of the AV Receiver such as Power on/off, volume up and down, input select, and surround sound modes .Basic functions such as Play, Stop, Forward, and Reverse are supported for the BD Player. Other functions include Pioneer's “Precision” mode for sound enhancement screens that also includes demo video clips to explain the benefits of these unique sound features. “Balance” and “Emphasis” modes 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 iPhone or iPod Touch!
Anthem Remote
Control your compatible Anthem or Paradigm audio-visual receiver or amplifier wirelessly via Wi-Fi. Adjust volume, select inputs, manage settings, and even access room correction features from your mobile device.
- Wi-Fi device configuration
- Volume and mute control
- Input selection
- Power management
- Bass and treble adjustment
- Menu navigation
- Anthem Room Correction (ARC) control
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The Anthem Remote App uses a Wi-Fi connection to simplify the configuration of supported Anthem and Paradigm devices. App-based controls include volume level, muting, input selection, power, auto mode, bass, treble, level trims, menu navigation, and Anthem Room Correction (ARC) control. Supported Devices: • Anthem AVM 60, 70, 90 • Anthem MRX 540, 740, 1140 • Anthem MRX 520, 720, 1120 • Anthem MRX 310, 510, 710 • Anthem MRX SLM • Anthem STR Integrated Amplifier, STR Preamplifier • Paradigm SVX-1202 Streaming Amplifier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anthem Remote at 2.2 against iControlAV's 1.8. iControlAV's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Anthem Remote holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 138 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of iControlAV's written reviews are positive against 25% of Anthem Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iControlAV ships an update every 3 months, Anthem Remote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iControlAV | Anthem Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (54 ratings) | 2.2 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews — better | 25.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 11 Trading Company LLC | Anthem AV |
Customer experience
iControlAV
Anthem Remote
User reviews
iControlAV
From 54 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cool app
- 🚀 Works flawlessly
- 🚀 Automatically connects
- 💡 Great idea
- 👍 Useful app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs updating
- 🐛 Not working with new iOS
- 🐛 Stopped working
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Needs update for iOS 14
Anthem Remote
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 🚀 Works flawlessly
- 💡 Convenient remote control
- 👍 Fantastic interface and control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on opening
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Barely worth the time to install
- 🐛 Terrible app
- 🐛 Crashes on iOS 13
Bugs and requests
iControlAV
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't connect to receiver
- Stopped working with iOS update
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Update this app
- Update for new iOS
- Update to work with old receivers
- Add more control features
- Add support for iPad
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- Add more functionality
Anthem Remote
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Loses connection with receiver
- Doesn't recognize devices
- Freezes and becomes unresponsive
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for newer devices
- Improve networking capabilities
- Restore missing features from previous app versions
- Add lip-sync adjustment
- Display more audio/video information
In-app purchases
iControlAV
No in-app purchases
Anthem Remote
No in-app purchases
