Libratone vs Marshall Gateway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Libratone
Easily set up and manage wireless speakers for a personalized audio experience. Stream music throughout your home, create multi-room soundscapes, or enjoy local sound on the go. Control your music and save favorite radio stations.
- Speaker setup (WiFi/BT)
- Multi-room audio (SoundSpace Link)
- 360 FullRoom Sound
- Local soundspaces (BT+1)
- Internet radio station saving
- Music control
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Create SoundSpaces with Libratone wireless speakers Libratone speakers play your way – move, link, and enjoy the music you love. The Libratone App is required to setup and connect new Wifi or BT speakers, and manage the Classic range – Zipp Classic, Live, Lounge, Loop and Diva. CONNECT Simply connect your speaker to WiFi or BT in seconds. Choose the perfect audio setup to match the dynamics of your room and the position of your speaker. Save 5 favourite internet radio stations for each speaker. COMBINE Use SoundSpaceTM Link to play the same music across your home, or stream different sound to different spaces. Fill your home with 360 FullRoomTM Sound. Bring your speakers with you and use the BT+1 feature to create local soundspaces anywhere on the go. CONTROL Take charge of your music with the new Libratone speakers and App - it’s simple, fun and free.
Marshall Gateway
Control your Marshall CODE Series guitar amplifier wirelessly via Bluetooth LE. Save and access your amplifier presets from the cloud, and discover new sounds from the community.
- Bluetooth LE amplifier control
- Real-time setting adjustments
- Cloud preset saving
- Preset sharing
- Online preset discovery
- Community preset access
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Take control of your Marshall CODE Series guitar amplifier with Marshall Gateway. Connect using Bluetooth LE for real-time control of your amplifier settings. Save all of your presets to the Marshall Cloud for access on any of your devices and share them with friends or publish them to the Marshall CODE community. Search and play on-line presets directly in Gateway.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marshall Gateway at 3.7 against Libratone's 2.2. Marshall Gateway also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 16%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Libratone's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (193 vs 33). 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.
Marshall Gateway holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libratone has 193 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Libratone's written reviews are positive against 30% of Marshall Gateway's.
Libratone ships an update every 3 weeks, Marshall Gateway every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libratone | Marshall Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (193 ratings) | 3.7 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 29.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Bird Co., Ltd | Marshall Amplification plc |
Customer experience
Libratone
Marshall Gateway
User reviews
Libratone
From 193 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great sound quality
- 🚀 Speakers work well when connected
- 💡 Useful features like stereo pairing
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is buggy and unreliable
- 🔒 Forced to login/create account
- 🔋 Battery level indicator inaccurate
- 🔍 Difficult to set up and configure
Marshall Gateway
From 33 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface when working properly
- 🎛️ Comprehensive amp parameter customization
- 💾 Ability to save and manage multiple presets
- 📱 Convenient mobile control of amp settings
- 🎵 Built-in tuner feature (in earlier versions)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Persistent Bluetooth connection issues
- 🔌 Unreliable app-to-amp connectivity
- ❌ Frequent disconnections during use
- ⚠️ App crashes and freezes
- 🔄 Requires constant reconnection attempts
Bugs and requests
Libratone
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently crashes or fails to detect speakers
- Speakers randomly disconnect or lose WiFi connection
- Issues with firmware updates and compatibility
Requested features
4 requests- Add custom EQ settings
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Restore battery percentage display
- Allow speaker control without app
Marshall Gateway
Reported bugs
14 issues- Bluetooth connection drops frequently
- App fails to recognize amp despite Bluetooth connection
- Connection rejected error messages
- App won't launch on certain iOS versions
- Preset settings reset randomly when saved
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- Firmware update compatibility issues
- App crashes on iPad Air and other tablets
- Pairing requires manual 'forget device' process every session
- Email verification not working for account creation
- Preset data loss after disconnection
- Unreadable text display after reinstallation
- App freezes during preset editing
- Incompatibility with iPhone 12 and iOS 14+
- Bluetooth range extremely limited (2 feet)
Requested features
13 requests- Landscape mode orientation support
- iPad compatibility and multitasking features
- Bulk preset synchronization between amp and phone
- Auto-sync feature for amp and phone banks
- EQ controls in the app
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- Ability to use compressor with distortion/overdrive
- Footswitch programming from app
- Restore tuner and playback features
- Better documentation and pairing instructions
- Preset organization by numerical or alphabetical order
- Improved visual identification of amp models and effects
- VoiceOver accessibility support
- Separate Bluetooth playback volume control
In-app purchases
Libratone
No in-app purchases
Marshall Gateway
No in-app purchases
Questions
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