Focal & Naim vs Stream Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unified ecosystem control
- Intuitive product setup
- High-resolution streaming
- Multi-room audio synchronization
- Personalized EQ and settings
- Internet radio access
- CarPlay integration
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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).
Stream Utility
This application allows users to update the firmware on specific Klipsch wireless speakers and audio devices. It provides stability fixes and adds new features like surround speaker support for compatible models.
- Firmware updates for Klipsch RW-1 Wireless Speaker
- Firmware updates for Klipsch PowerGate
- Firmware updates for Klipsch Gate
- Added Surround Speaker Support
- Improved Wi-Fi stability in sleep mode
- Overall compatibility and stability fixes
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Use the Stream Utility App to update the firmware on your Klipsch RW-1 Wireless Speaker, Klipsch PowerGate, or Klipsch Gate. This version of the Stream Utility includes firmware update support for: Gate MCU: v1.32 (In Stream app 1.032) Change Log: • Added Surround Speaker Support as rear surrounds. • Removed hard sleep mode so WiFi stays active in sleep mode. • Overall compatibility and stability fixes. PowerGate MCU: v1.45 (In Stream app 1.045) Change Log: • Added Surround Speaker Support as rear surrounds. • Removed hard sleep mode so Wi-Fi stays active in sleep mode. • Overall compatibility and stability fixes. RW-1 MCU: v0.38 (In Stream app 0.038) Change Log: • Added Surround Speaker Support as a Single Surround. • Removed hard sleep mode so Wi-Fi stays active in sleep mode. • Overall compatibility and stability fixes. Please visit www.klipsch.com/stream-support for more information on how to update the firmware on all of your Klipsch Stream devices as well as step by step instructions. PLEASE NOTE: This app is for use with the aforementioned Klipsch Stream products and not for use with any products other than those listed above. @2017 Klipsch Group Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stream Utility at 3.7 against Focal & Naim's 2.2. Stream Utility also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). Focal & Naim's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). 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.
Stream Utility holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focal & Naim has 253 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Focal & Naim's written reviews are positive against 0% of Stream Utility's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Focal & Naim ships an update every 5 weeks, Stream Utility every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focal & Naim | Stream Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (253 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 253 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 448 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naim Audio Ltd | Klipsch Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Focal & Naim
Stream Utility
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
Stream Utility
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focal & Naim
No in-app purchases
Stream Utility
No in-app purchases
