Comparison

Focal & Naim vs Primare App

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

Primare App

Stream high-resolution audio from network sources, USB devices, and internet radio. Manage playlists, control playback, and adjust volume for compatible hardware. This app allows renaming inputs and network devices.

Highlights
  • Network audio streaming
  • USB playback
  • High-resolution audio support (24bit/192kHz)
  • Internet radio playback
  • Playlist management
  • Volume control
  • Input source selection
Features
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The Primare App allows you to choose and play media (including Internet radio) at resolutions up to 24bit/192kHz from network shared music sources and storage through NP30, PRE60 and from I32 and PRE32 with installed MM30 board. Primare App will: - Establish network connections and play from any network shared music source - Play from USB-A, (stick, iPhone etc) - Play files up to 24bit /192 kHz resolution - Play internet radio (vTuner – http://www.vtuner.com) - Display and save playlists - Display format, bit rate and sample rate of the song playing - Provide fast forward and back navigation of the song playing - Provide volume control (fixed or variable on NP30) - Allow source selection of devices connected to inputs of the I32, PRE32, PRE60 and NP30 - Allow the renaming of inputs on I32, PRE32 and PRE60 - Give the I32, PRE32, PRE60 or NP30 a name on the network - Manage software updates on I32, PRE32, PRE60 and NP30

Screenshots

Focal & Naim4 screens
Primare App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Primare App at 2.8 against Focal & Naim's 2.2. Primare App also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 23%) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 16.4). Focal & Naim's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (254 vs 5). 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

Primare App holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focal & Naim has 254 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Focal & Naim's written reviews are positive against 43% of Primare App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focal & Naim ships an update every 5 weeks, Primare App every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focal & Naim versus Primare App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocal & NaimPrimare App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (254 ratings)2.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings254 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.45.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size448 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNaim Audio LtdPrimare AB

Customer experience

Focal & Naim

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

Primare App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

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

Primare App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Focal & Naim

No in-app purchases

None

Primare App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focal & Naim free?
Focal & Naim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Primare App free?
Primare App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focal & Naim or Primare App?
Primare App is rated higher. Focal & Naim averages 2.2 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Primare App averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Focal & Naim or Primare App have ads?
Neither Focal & Naim nor Primare App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focal & Naim or Primare App?
Focal & Naim ships an update every 5 weeks, and Primare App every 12 months. Most recently, Focal & Naim was updated on October 26, 2026 and Primare App on October 24, 2026.

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