# mconnect Player vs Box Control

The clearest difference is price: Box Control at Free against mconnect Player's $5.99. Box Control also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). mconnect Player's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (46% vs 14%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Box Control is free to download; mconnect Player costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

mconnect Player holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect Player has 78 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of mconnect Player's written reviews are positive against 14% of Box Control's.

mconnect Player ships an update monthly, Box Control every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | mconnect Player | Box Control |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[3.5 (78 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460/reviews)** | [2.2 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/box-control/id552800128/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **78** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **46.2% of reviews** | 14.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 5 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 86 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **5.1.1** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ConversDigital Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/503760463) | [Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/552800231) |

## What reviewers say

### mconnect Player

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mconnect-player/id503760460)

Stream your music, videos, and photos from various sources to compatible devices. Enjoy gapless playback and support for high-resolution audio formats. Seamlessly cast media to UPnP, Chromecast, and AirPlay devices.

**Highlights:** UPnP/DLNA media streaming, Google Cast (Chromecast) support, AirPlay streaming, Gapless playback, DSD and FLAC playback, TIDAL, Qobuz, and Bugs integration

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🎵 Excellent high-resolution audio streaming (24-bit/96kHz+)
- 🔌 Reliable UPnP/DLNA control point functionality
- 🎯 Strong Qobuz and Tidal integration
- ⚡ Gapless playback support
- 🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Inconsistent device discovery and connectivity issues
- ⏸️ Queue/playlist management is limited and cumbersome
- 🔄 Auto-play to next track doesn't work reliably
- ⚠️ Poor developer support and unresponsive to emails

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when searching or browsing Qobuz
- Gapless playback stops before end of album
- Scrub line doesn't work in player
- Song truncation in queue (cuts off last 8-18 seconds)
- Loud digital noise/white noise between songs

**Requested features**

- Add to queue functionality from now-playing screen
- Advanced playlist and queue management (reordering, randomize)
- Dark mode/theme options
- Search within playlists
- Persistent queue/playlist memory across app restarts


### Box Control

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/box-control/id552800128)

Control your Box Design devices, including music playback from various sources and amplifier functions. Requires specific hardware for full functionality. Offers remote control for volume and channel selection.

**Highlights:** Control Box Design devices, Play music from media servers, Internet radio playback, USB storage and iPod control, Remote amplifier control, Volume and channel selection

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is mconnect Player free?

mconnect Player costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Box Control free?

Box Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, mconnect Player or Box Control?

mconnect Player is rated higher. mconnect Player averages 3.5 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Box Control averages 2.2 from 5 ratings.

### Do mconnect Player or Box Control have ads?

Neither mconnect Player nor Box Control shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, mconnect Player or Box Control?

mconnect Player ships an update monthly, and Box Control every 5 months. Most recently, mconnect Player was updated on October 12, 2026 and Box Control on October 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*