BluOS Controller vs Tunify Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BluOS Controller
Control your wireless hi-res music systems from multiple brands. Stream music from various sources, synchronize playback across rooms, and manage your entire audio experience wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet.
- Universal remote for BluOS-enabled systems
- Wireless multi-room music streaming
- Access streaming services, libraries, and radio
- Synchronized playback across multiple rooms
- Control from smartphone, tablet, or laptop
- High-resolution audio with no lag
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The BluOS Controller app serves as the universal remote for all BluOS-enabled wireless hi-res music systems, including Bluesound, NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, Bluesound Professional, Cyrus Audio, DALI Speakers, and Monitor Audio. Link multiple BluOS-enabled systems to enjoy synchronized music throughout your home. Access, stream, and enjoy music from various sources, such as streaming services, your music library, or global Internet radio stations and podcasts. The best part? It's all wireless, effortlessly controlled from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop, delivering stunning audio with no lag and zero loss in sound quality. Available for iOS devices, the BluOS Controller app is everything you need to set up, control and listen to your music on a BluOS-enabled wireless music system. • Wirelessly stream your music to any BluOS-enabled stereo system, wired loudspeakers, or wireless speakers. • Effortlessly browse, access, and enjoy music from numerous streaming services, Internet radio stations, or your personal library. • Take control of your music from anywhere within your home using your smartphone or tablet. • Play different music in each room simultaneously, or achieve flawless synchronization across all BluOS-enabled speakers and players. • Easily position BluOS-enabled speakers and players throughout your home, connecting them to your WiFi network with user-friendly setup tutorials and support. Learn more about BluOS at www.bluos.io. Have questions or need support? Go to support.bluesound.com for BluOS FAQs, setup tips, and troubleshooting articles.
Tunify Player
This music streaming service is designed for businesses to create specific atmospheres for their customers. It offers easy-to-use tools to tailor music to a brand's concept and clientele, enhancing the customer experience without requiring music expertise.
- Business-specific music streaming
- Tailored music for brand concepts
- Effortless atmosphere creation
- Wide range of business sectors supported
- Easy to use consumer interface
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Tunify is a music streaming service aimed at the needs of business users. You've certainly heard us in a cozy coffee shop or an original concept store. And we may have already made you sweat harder during a workout. Or made you feel all zen at the spa.... Tunify offers the ease of use of a consumer music service, but adds the specific expertise needed for business users to maximize the impact of music. We ensure that you can play music that is perfectly tailored to your brand, concept and customers, all without music knowledge, without effort and at any time of day. In this way, you can quickly and easily create the desired atmosphere in your business. Tunify users can be found in various sectors: Arts & Culture, Body & Mind, Business & Work, Café & Nightlife, Club & Lounge, Eat & Drink, Fashion & Style, Fitness & Sports, Fun & Leisure, Health & Care, Hotel & Lodging and Shop & City.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tunify Player at 67% against BluOS Controller's 39%. Tunify Player also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, Tunify Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluOS Controller | Tunify Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluesound | Tunify NV |
Customer experience
BluOS Controller
Tunify Player
Bugs and requests
BluOS Controller
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to detect/connect to players
- Playlists not saving/loading properly
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Streaming service integration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Improved Spotify/Apple Music integration
- Better local music library support
- Chromecast/AirPlay integration
- Customizable app interface
Tunify Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BluOS Controller
No in-app purchases
Tunify Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BluOS Controller free?
Is Tunify Player free?
Do BluOS Controller or Tunify Player have ads?
Which is updated more often, BluOS Controller or Tunify Player?
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