Comparison

Mirage Media Controller vs K

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

Head to head
About

Mirage Media Controller

Control media playback from anywhere in your home. Access and play your entire media collection, including iTunes, Windows Media, Sirius XM, Pandora, and internet radio stations. Create custom Pandora stations and integrate with home automation systems.

Highlights
  • Orchestrate media playback remotely
  • Access and play entire media collection
  • Consolidated collection from multiple sources
  • Create custom Pandora stations
  • Stream Sirius XM via broadband
  • Integrate with home automation systems
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a powerful controller that will allow you to orchestrate media playback from anywhere in your home. With the Mirage Media Controller, you can instantly access and play your entire media collection, including multiple iTunes and Windows Media collections, Sirius XM, Pandora, and thousands of free internet radio stations with TuneIn Radio, all in one consolidated collection from a single application. If you hear something you like on any source, a single button press creates a customized Pandora station that will help you discover more music to love by playing back content with a similar style. When used with the Mirage Media Control System, the Mirage Media Controller will allow you to remotely control iTunes, Windows Media Center, or Windows Media Player on your PC complete with metadata, album art, and full media browsing. For professional A/V installers, the Mirage Media Controller will communicate over IP with Crestron, AMX, and other control systems to relay zone/source selection, volume, and power commands to the central automation processor. The Mirage Media Controller requires the Autonomic Mirage Media Server or the Mirage Media Control System, both available separately from Autonomic Controls. FEATURES -Play your entire media collection all over the house -Listen to different content in each room -Create, edit, and listen to custom radio stations with Pandora Internet Radio -Listen to thousands of radio stations around the world with TuneIn Radio -Stream your Sirius XM satellite radio subscription via broadband, no antenna required -Interfaces with Home Automation equipment wirelessly over IP

About

K

Control and manage K-array active subwoofers and amplifiers directly from your mobile device. Adjust output configurations, load presets, route signals, and monitor system performance via Wi-Fi connection.

Highlights
  • Direct management of K-array active subwoofers
  • Control Kommander-KA amplifiers with DSP
  • Wi-Fi connectivity to amplifiers
  • Manage output configuration
  • Load loudspeaker presets
  • Design signal routing
  • Control audio level
  • Monitor system performance
Features
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K-array Connect is the mobile app providing direct managing and control over K-array active subwoofers Thunder-KS and Kommander-KA amplifiers with DSP. Use your mobile device (smartphone or tablet) and connect it Wi-Fi to K-array KS and KA amplifiers with DSP: launch K-array Connect to manage the output configuration, load the loudspeakers presets, design the signal routing, control audio level and monitor the system performance.

Screenshots

Mirage Media Controller4 screens
K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: K at 100% against Mirage Media Controller's 20%. K also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Mirage Media Controller's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

K holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mirage Media Controller has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Mirage Media Controller's written reviews are positive against 100% of K's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirage Media Controller ships an update every 3 months, K every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mirage Media Controller versus K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirage Media ControllerK
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (24 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAutonomic Controls, Inc.K-array s.u.r.l.

Customer experience

Mirage Media Controller

All ratings24 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%

K

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mirage Media Controller

No in-app purchases

None

K

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirage Media Controller free?
Mirage Media Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is K free?
K is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mirage Media Controller or K?
K is rated higher. Mirage Media Controller averages 2.3 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while K averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mirage Media Controller or K have ads?
Neither Mirage Media Controller nor K shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirage Media Controller or K?
Mirage Media Controller ships an update every 3 months, and K every 2 months. Most recently, Mirage Media Controller was updated on June 5, 2026 and K on June 1, 2026.

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