Comparison

iControlAV vs Boom Remote

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

Boom Remote

Control your Mac's audio and media playback wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Adjust volume, toggle equalizers and effects, and manage playback for popular Mac apps like Spotify and iTunes without leaving your seat.

Highlights
  • Wireless volume control
  • Equalizer and effects adjustment
  • Media playback control
  • Control Mac system volume
  • Remote control for popular Mac apps
Features
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The Boom Remote is a companion app for Boom 2 and Boom 3D, the most popular system-wide audio booster for Mac. With the Boom Remote on your iPhone or iPad (iOS 9 and later), you get to wirelessly control your favorite Boom 2 and Boom 3D features in addition to other well known Mac apps like Spotify, VLC, QuickTime and iTunes. Simply connect your iPhone or iPad to the same WiFi network as your Mac and watch the magic unfold! This remote gives you the convenience of being able to wirelessly change the volume, toggle equalizers and effects as well as control playback on other Mac media apps from anywhere in your home. The best part is that you only need to have Boom 3D installed on your Mac for you to enjoy these features from the comfort of your seat. The Boom Remote can: • Control Boom's volume as well as your Mac's default volume • Change Boom's Equalizers and Effects • Access playback controls of Spotify, VLC, QuickTime and iTunes on your Mac This app is perfect for when you’re away from your Mac and watching a movie, playing and changing tracks and just about any other situation where you simply want to wirelessly control your favorite Boom features. Note: Boom Remote runs only when paired with Boom 2 (v1.2.1) and later and Boom 3D (V1.1) and later on the Mac. *** Boom 3D is an audio app for Mac (10.10.3 and later) that enhances any audio to make it sound much more optimized. With an intelligent algorithm, Boom 3D personalizes audio to perfectly fit the type of Mac in use; be it the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac etc. Please search for Boom 3D on the Mac App Store for more details ***

Screenshots

iControlAV4 screens
Boom Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boom Remote at 2.9 against iControlAV's 1.8. Boom Remote also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 31%). iControlAV's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 10.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Boom Remote holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of iControlAV's written reviews are positive against 42% of Boom Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iControlAV ships an update every 3 months, Boom Remote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iControlAV versus Boom Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriControlAVBoom Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (54 ratings)2.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews42.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer11 Trading Company LLCGlobal Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd

Customer experience

iControlAV

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

Boom Remote

All ratings29 ratings
Positive37.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative51.7%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral12.4%
Negative45.6%

User reviews

iControlAV

From 54 App Store ratings

What 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

Boom Remote

From 29 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Seamless pairing
  • 👍 Controls Boom 3D volume
  • 👍 Controls app volume (Spotify)
  • 👍 EQ settings adjustment
  • 👍 Effects adjustment (3D, Fidelity)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Immense lag
  • 🐛 Locks up computer audio
  • 🐛 Overrides Mac controls
  • 🐛 Volume locked high
  • 🐛 Connection issues

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

Boom Remote

Reported bugs

64 issues
  • App paired seamlessly but immense lag
  • App locked up computer audio
  • App overrode Mac controls
  • MacBook locked at louder setting
  • Connection between app and client gets lost
Show 59 more
  • Boom3D not running system wide
  • Application starts to open then abruptly quits
  • Difficulty connecting to MacBook Air when streaming
  • iPhone SE, MacBook Pro 16” 2019: only volume up/down works
  • Permission to control Mac not found in Automation
  • Updated Boom 3D on Mac, can't find or pair
  • Boom Remote freezes and shows rainbow wheel
  • Keeps disconnecting immediately from computer
  • Computer refused connection
  • Doesn't work with Sierra
  • Doesn't work on High Sierra
  • Can't see MBP running High Sierra
  • Doesn't work with MBP with High Sierra
  • Won't find Mac with High Sierra
  • Boom 2 freezes and shows rainbow wheel
  • Boom 2 remote does not work
  • Boom 2 and iPhone app don't talk
  • Remote version 1.2 incompatible with Mac version 1.5
  • Messages: 'update boom 2 on your Mac, no device found'
  • Boom2 takes over Mac's audio settings on launch
  • Boom 2 sound generator ceases and leaves frequency response looking like Himalayas
  • Boom 2 made Mac's audio sound dreadful
  • Boom 2 audio driver installed, remote stopped working
  • Doesn't seem to find the device within the app
  • App won't work, won't find device
  • Remote doesn't connect to Mac
  • App tells to update Boom 2 on Mac
  • Remote control feature simply doesn't work
  • Says nothing connected
  • Sometimes connect broken
  • Can't write review from App Store
  • Doesn't work with App Store version of Boom2
  • No system-wide volume control
  • App Store version issues
  • Connection times out as soon as cell's screen dims
  • No device found on iPhone 6 and iPad 3
  • App only works when active app on iPhone
  • Disconnects if home button pressed
  • Disconnects if screen turned off
  • Doesn't work in background mode
  • Inconsistent operation
  • Hoping for iPhone version, huge let down
  • Released too soon, buggy
  • Connection declined
  • Remote finds computer but won't connect
  • Doesn't work on iPhone or iPad
  • App literally never connects to Boom on Mac
  • Connection times out as soon as cell's screen dims
  • No device found on iPhone 6 and iPad 3
  • App only works when active app on iPhone
  • Disconnects if home button pressed
  • Disconnects if screen turned off
  • Doesn't work in background mode
  • Inconsistent operation
  • Needs version for iPhone
  • Compound with horrible customer service
  • Can't find a single time I would use this
  • Multitasking issue on phone
  • Connection declined

Requested features

14 requests
  • Reset connection from within the app
  • More than 31 frequencies for advanced EQ
  • Support for Windows PC
  • Port to Apple Watch
  • Phone audio for bathroom breaks
Show 9 more
  • Support for Plex Player
  • Spotify control
  • Custom EQ everywhere
  • Background operation on iPhone
  • Improve preset switching
  • System-wide volume control
  • More features beyond volume/EQ
  • Update Boom 2 on App Store for Mac
  • Add Spotify control

In-app purchases

None

iControlAV

No in-app purchases

None

Boom Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iControlAV free?
iControlAV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boom Remote free?
Boom Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iControlAV or Boom Remote?
Boom Remote is rated higher. iControlAV averages 1.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Boom Remote averages 2.9 from 29 ratings.
Do iControlAV or Boom Remote have ads?
Neither iControlAV nor Boom Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iControlAV or Boom Remote?
iControlAV ships an update every 3 months, and Boom Remote every 5 months. Most recently, iControlAV was updated on October 1, 2026 and Boom Remote on October 13, 2026.

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