Box Control vs mconnect control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Box Control
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.
- Control Box Design devices
- Play music from media servers
- Internet radio playback
- USB storage and iPod control
- Remote amplifier control
- Volume and channel selection
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This App needs specific Hardware. If you have stability issues please deinstall the app and install it again. Box Control was developed for Pro·ject Audio Systems and will revolutionise the way of controlling your Box Design devices: play music from media servers, internet radio, connected USB storage and iPods on your Stream Box DSnet by the touch of a finger. Together with a Remote Box S you are be able to control amplifiers and other analogue sources using infrared – from volume settings on your amplifier to channel selection on your TV. * To controll the full functionality of your Stream Box you need a DSnet version. If you own a Stream Box DS, contact your dealer for an update to DSnet. * To controll TIDAL you need valid user account on TIDAL service. * The sorting and display of music titles from media servers can vary depending on the type of server software you use. * Volume control currently works only in conjunction with the Remote Box S.
mconnect control
Control network audio products with this app. Stream music from your phone, PC, or NAS to compatible devices. Enjoy internet radio and manage playlists across multiple servers.
- Stream music from phone, PC, NAS
- Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, vTuner
- Internet radio playback
- Multi-room audio control
- Playlist management
- Network audio device setup
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mconnect Control is a dedicated control app for ConversDigital’s mconnect technology compatible network audio products. 1. Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer and vTuner to mconnect compatible audio. 2. Stream music files to mconnect compatible audio from your phone, PCs and NAS. 3. Play music files in PCs and Network Attached Storages (NAS) with your phone and tablet. [Features] - Works with “mconnect compatible” network audio products. - Stream music from your phone to mconnect compatible audio. - Stream music from PC, network storage, and cloud to mconnect compatible audio. - Listening Internet streaming music and Internet Radio with mconnect compatible audio. - Play music in any servers with your phone. - Network Audio Device Setup: WiFi selection, firmware update and other setups. - Multi-room control: select group of speakers to play music simultaneously. - Playlist management across servers. - Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer. - TIDAL Integration. - Qobuz Integration. - Deezer Integration. - vTuner Integration. mconnect is a technology and trademark of ConversDigital Co., Ltd. TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Qobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. Deezer is a trademark of ODYSSEY MUSIC GROUP. vTuner is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: mconnect control at every 3 weeks against Box Control's every 5 months. mconnect control also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (32% vs 14%). Box Control's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). 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.
mconnect control holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mconnect control has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Box Control's written reviews are positive against 32% of mconnect control's.
Box Control ships an update every 5 months, mconnect control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Box Control | mconnect control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 2.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Box Control
mconnect control
In-app purchases
Box Control
No in-app purchases
mconnect control
No in-app purchases
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