Comparison

Focal & Naim vs Klipsch Stream

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

Head to head
About

Focal & Naim

This app unifies your music experience, offering seamless control over your audio devices and streaming services. Manage your entire ecosystem, set up new products, and enjoy high-resolution playback with personalized settings.

Highlights
  • Unified ecosystem control
  • Intuitive product setup
  • High-resolution streaming
  • Multi-room audio synchronization
  • Personalized EQ and settings
  • Internet radio access
  • CarPlay integration
Features
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The Focal & Naim app gives you total control of your entire Focal & Naim ecosystem. It brings streaming, radio, and your personal music library together in one beautifully simple interface. Your Focal & Naim Account Create your free account to register your products, access local Internet Radio, and receive exclusive benefits such as extended warranties and enhanced customer support. Seamless Setup Ready your new Naim & Focal devices with our intuitive product setup process. Total Control Manage every aspect of your system — speakers, streamers, and settings — all from your phone or tablet. Whole-Home Sound Stream music perfectly in sync across rooms or set a unique mood in each of your spaces with Naim Multiroom technology. Stream Without Limits Access high-resolution playback up to 24-bit/96 kHz from your favourite streaming services. Enjoy thousands of internet radio stations, including Naim Radio, now also available locally on your mobile device. Tailor Your Experience Fine-tune your speakers to your room with ADAPT™ technology, adjust EQ, lighting, and noise cancellation for Focal Bathys headphones, or personalise settings across the Naim Mu-so range. Stay Connected Anywhere Control playback from your wrist with Apple Watch support. Version 8.0 also adds CarPlay integration, bringing high-fidelity Internet Radio straight to your car. Compatible with all current Focal & Naim network-connected music players (some legacy products not supported).

About

Klipsch Stream

Control your wireless multi-room audio system to stream high-resolution audio throughout your home. Select rooms, choose music sources like streaming services or local files, and manage volume for a complete home audio experience.

Highlights
  • Wireless multi-room audio control
  • High-resolution streaming
  • Room selection and grouping
  • Volume control
  • Multiple music source selection
  • DLNA server support
  • iTunes playlist integration
Features
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The Klipsch Stream App gives you access and full control of your Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio system, delivering high resolution streaming audio to any room of your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled sound bar, wireless speaker, tabletop stereo speaker system, or wifi amplifier is located. Using the Klipsch Stream app on your phone or tablet, easily select the room(s) you want to listen to music in and select the source you want to listen to. Choose from a variety of internet streaming radio stations, content stored on your phone/tablet, content stored on a network attached storage drive, or even your CD player or turntable (when connected to the Klipsch Gate or Powergate product). The Klipsch Stream app easily allows you to set up and name the rooms in your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled products are located and gives you full control of volume. Choose one room or stream to them all at once for a complete multi-room audio experience. The Klipsch Stream App gives you access and full control of your Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio system, delivering high resolution streaming audio to any room of your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled sound bar, wireless speaker, tabletop stereo speaker system, or wifi amplifier is located. Using the Klipsch Stream app on your phone or tablet, easily select the room(s) you want to listen to music in and select the source you want to listen to. Choose from a variety of internet streaming radio stations, content stored on your phone/tablet, content stored on a network attached storage drive, or even your CD player or turntable (when connected to the Klipsch Gate or Powergate product). The Klipsch Stream app easily allows you to set up and name the rooms in your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled products are located and gives you full control of volume. Choose one room or stream to them all at once for a complete multi-room audio experience. The app offers built-in streaming options: stream from worldwide music services; use AM/FM and Internet radio, connect to DLNA servers, or play anything from your device's music library, including your iTunes playlists. The app automatically organizes and indexes the music for you. The app also handles set-up for your speakers, and gives you full control of volume and speaker selection. Choose one, set up speaker groups, or stream to all of them at once. Manage speaker groups for Spotify Connect, too. Please note that the Klipsch Stream app is the companion app to Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio products or other DTS® Play-Fi® enabled products and is not intended as a standalone application.

Screenshots

Focal & Naim4 screens
Klipsch Stream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Klipsch Stream at 4.5 against Focal & Naim's 2.2. Klipsch Stream also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Focal & Naim's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

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

Klipsch Stream holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 254 and 501 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Focal & Naim's written reviews are positive against 26% of Klipsch Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focal & Naim ships an update every 5 weeks, Klipsch Stream every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focal & Naim versus Klipsch Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocal & NaimKlipsch Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (254 ratings)4.5 (501 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews25.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings254501 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size448 MB360 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNaim Audio LtdKlipsch Group, Inc.

Customer experience

Focal & Naim

All ratings253 ratings
Positive23.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative68.0%
Written reviews681 reviews
Positive23.2%
Neutral10.0%
Negative66.8%

Klipsch Stream

All ratings500 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative64.5%

User reviews

Focal & Naim

From 254 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 App works well
  • 👍 Focal app works fine
  • 👍 Naim app works well with Uniti Atom
  • 👍 Seamless Tidal integration
  • 👍 Reliable connectivity

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and crashes
  • 🐛 Unstable app, unreliable connectivity
  • 🐛 Buggy, freezes, and loses connection
  • 🐛 Constantly needs to be reset
  • 🐛 Struggles to find and connect to devices

Klipsch Stream

From 501 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Great sound quality
  • 🎛️ Excellent functionality
  • 🔊 Streams to multiple devices
  • 🎚️ Stereo Pair functionality
  • 🌐 Supports many streaming services

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App constantly crashes
  • 🔌 Drops speaker recognition
  • 🐛 App is horrible
  • 🐛 Super glitchy
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues via Wi-Fi

Bugs and requests

Focal & Naim

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Frequent disconnections from devices
  • Inability to find and connect to devices
  • Crashes and freezes during use
  • Issues with firmware updates
  • Compatibility problems with iOS 16
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  • Metadata issues and incorrect album art

Requested features

7 requests
  • Improve volume control granularity
  • Add EQ controls and presets
  • Improve Tidal integration
  • Enhance radio station browsing
  • Implement better multi-room support
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  • Provide more customization options
  • Improve overall app stability and reliability

Klipsch Stream

Reported bugs

52 issues
  • System update breaks music server playback
  • Latest update frequently lists wrong song
  • App constantly crashes
  • App drops play
  • App constantly drops recognition of speakers/devices
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  • App constantly drops recognition of music apps
  • Troubleshooting BOT is a joke
  • App no longer recognizes PowerGate
  • Search function for Amazon Music doesn’t work
  • Connectivity issues through Wi-Fi
  • App needs a lot of work
  • App and its connectivity with streaming services and the Alexa app are really horrendous
  • Last update helped when it came to recognizing the device but still needs improvement
  • Can’t find any networks
  • App doesn’t perform consistently
  • Sometimes have to open and close it multiple times before it connects
  • Not my internet
  • No support for Apple Music
  • Packaging it all up tomorrow and returning it
  • Great hardware; very weak software
  • Have to reboot the PowerBridge multiple times a day to keep it paired with my phone
  • Even then it sometimes can’t find the device
  • The app used to not work and take a series of closing it out and reopening before it would stream internet radio
  • This app is no where near what it should be from a company like Klipsch
  • Had the same experience as others with dropped speakers, etc
  • Either figure it out, or make everything Bluetooth and drop the dts Play-Fi
  • More times than not, it drops a speaker or the music stops while it tries to reconnect
  • Not a great experience in the middle of a party
  • Speakers should not stop working every time there is a software ‘upgrade’
  • This update, just like the last, turns a perfectly working speaker into one that does not work at all
  • The last update required several hours work before the speaker was functional again
  • Why do you repeatedly release updates that do not work?
  • I was perfectly happy with the original version
  • It’s a speaker. It should play music regardless of what updates are pushed through the apple store
  • Maby the worst app ever created
  • It demands updates almost ever time I try and mostly give up
  • For every update it ask for the serial number on back that is microscopic
  • Great hardware. Awful software.
  • Wish I had read reviews before trying to go wireless with Klipsch
  • Love the sound, am very frustrated with everything else
  • Hours wasted for what now feels like overpriced speakers
  • Wireless though? Not worth your time as the apps are finicky at best and a month in I’ve spent more time trying to troubleshoot than I care to think about
  • Make better software and I’ll change my view
  • Right now I’d offload these for a very expensive loss if I had the heart to put this on someone else...
  • It would be a 4 or 5 if the app would stay connected more reliably
  • Some days it won't connect at all, others it connects fine but loses connection after a period of listening
  • When it works, it works great, I just wish that was more often
  • System is very unstable from a software perspective
  • If the update it keeps telling me I need was ever available might fix it but the update never works
  • System disconnects all the time
  • Bad software
  • Hope the update comes through and will be much more stable aystem

Requested features

3 requests
  • Please add TuneIn Radio
  • Add Apple Music support
  • Better instructions for setup

In-app purchases

None

Focal & Naim

No in-app purchases

None

Klipsch Stream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focal & Naim free?
Focal & Naim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Klipsch Stream free?
Klipsch Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focal & Naim or Klipsch Stream?
Klipsch Stream is rated higher. Focal & Naim averages 2.2 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Klipsch Stream averages 4.5 from 501 ratings.
Do Focal & Naim or Klipsch Stream have ads?
Klipsch Stream shows ads; Focal & Naim does not.
Which is updated more often, Focal & Naim or Klipsch Stream?
Focal & Naim ships an update every 5 weeks, and Klipsch Stream every 2 months. Most recently, Focal & Naim was updated on October 26, 2026 and Klipsch Stream on October 24, 2026.

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