Revox Joy S232 vs ACS Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Revox Joy S232
Control your Revox Joy audio products remotely. Browse and play music from various sources like internet radio, music servers, and streaming services. Manage power status and playback controls directly from your device.
- Remote control for Revox Joy products
- Access Internet Radio, Music Server, USB, and streaming services
- Control Joy CD player and Bluetooth (MKII)
- Browse UPnP content
- Manage power status
- Adjust volume and playback commands
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Listen to the music from the Revox Joy products and control them via the S232 App. From a device list you can choose the Revox Joy that you want to control. The selected device shows all available sources like "Internet Radio", "Music Server", "USB", "iPod", "Tidal", "Deezer", "MyMusic" and "Last Music" and at the same time the up to six local inputs of the Revox Joy. For owners of a Joy MKII you can control the Joy CD player and the Bluetooth audio input. All devices in the device list indicate the actual power status. The power status can be changed by the app as well. It is possible to browse the content of the streaming sources with the navigation structure that is provided by the UPnP service. As soon as the playback has started the App changes into a playview. From here you can change volume and perform simple control commands like Play, Pause or Skip, depending on the selected source. The S232 App can be operated in portrait format only. Only one App can access the Revox Joy at a time. Supported languages: English, German, French, Italien, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese The full functionality of the App you will get for Joy MKI with the Joy firmware verison 1.22 and for the Joy MKII with the firmware version 2.5
ACS Manager
This application serves as a companion for the Aurender ACS platform, enabling users to manage all its functions. It allows for personalized settings related to CD ripping, storage, data copying between devices, and metadata editing.
- Manage ACS platform functions
- Set CD ripping preferences
- Storage management
- Copy data between devices
- Metadata editing
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ACSManager is the companion application for Aurender ACS platform. It is your app for managing all the functions and features that ACS can perform. Use it to set personal settings for CD ripping preferences, storage management, copying between various devices, metadata editing, and more. To use this app, you need at least one ACS units.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ACS Manager at every 3 months against Revox Joy S232's every 6 months. Revox Joy S232's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Revox Joy S232 ships an update every 6 months, ACS Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Revox Joy S232 | ACS Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Revox GmbH | Aurender Inc. |
Customer experience
Revox Joy S232
ACS Manager
In-app purchases
Revox Joy S232
No in-app purchases
ACS Manager
No in-app purchases
