Comparison

iControlAV vs Anthem Wi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control AV receiver functions
  • Control Blu-ray player functions
  • Sound tuning and switching
  • Precision sound enhancement
  • Virtual motion adaptive balance
  • Virtual motion adaptive emphasis
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Device discovery
  • Wireless network configuration
  • Wi-Fi password entry
  • Remote control integration
  • Supports select Anthem, Paradigm, MartinLogan devices
Features
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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.

Screenshots

iControlAV4 screens
Anthem Wi3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iControlAV versus Anthem Wi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriControlAVAnthem Wi
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (56 ratings) — better1.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer11 Trading Company LLCAnthem AV

Customer experience

iControlAV

All ratings54 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative79.6%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral12.8%
Negative55.7%

Anthem Wi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
Show 1 more
  • Add more functionality

Anthem Wi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iControlAV

No in-app purchases

None

Anthem Wi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iControlAV free?
iControlAV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anthem Wi free?
Anthem Wi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iControlAV or Anthem Wi?
iControlAV is rated higher. iControlAV averages 1.8 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Anthem Wi averages 1.0 from 5 ratings.
Do iControlAV or Anthem Wi have ads?
Neither iControlAV nor Anthem Wi shows ads.

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