iControlAV vs Anthem Wi
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 Wi
This app helps you connect compatible Anthem, Paradigm, or MartinLogan devices to your wireless network. After discovering your device, you can select a Wi-Fi network and enter the password to establish a connection for remote control.
- Device discovery
- Wireless network configuration
- Wi-Fi password entry
- Remote control integration
- Supports select Anthem, Paradigm, MartinLogan devices
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Anthem Wi-Fi setup first discovers a new Anthem, Paradigm or MartinLogan device and then allows its wireless network connection to be configured. Once a Wi-Fi network is chosen and the password is entered, the device connects to the network and can be controlled with Anthem Remote. Supports certain Wi-Fi enabled Anthem, Paradigm, and MartinLogan products. Refer to Anthem Remote for a complete list of currently supported devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iControlAV at 1.8 against Anthem Wi's 1.0. iControlAV also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iControlAV holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iControlAV has 56 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | iControlAV | Anthem Wi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (56 ratings) — better | 1.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 11 Trading Company LLC | Anthem AV |
Customer experience
iControlAV
Anthem Wi
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 Wi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iControlAV
No in-app purchases
Anthem Wi
No in-app purchases









