BluOS Controller vs Raina
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.
Raina
Stream custom, fully licensed DJ mixes designed to create the ideal atmosphere for businesses. Enjoy seamless transitions, daily updates with over 20 hours of new content weekly, and offline playback. Control the music remotely and select energy levels and genres to suit your needs.
- Fully licensed DJ mixes
- Seamless track blending
- Over 20 hours of new mixes weekly
- Offline playback
- Remote control via iPhone/iPod
- Customizable energy levels and genres
- Track skipping
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Raina Elevate You Sound Stream fully licensed, custom DJ mixes to create the perfect vibe for your business. Not Another Playlist Company Seamless blends between tracks without awkward silence Over 20 hours of new mixes added each week Sounds and feels like there’s a live DJ in the room A Better Music Solution Daily music updates so no two days are ever the same Offline play if Wi-Fi goes down All you need is an iPad to get started Control music remotely via iPhone or iPod Management Calls The Shots Choose from low, medium, and high energy mixes Pick your desired genres Skip tracks within a mix For more information, check out http://rainamusic.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raina at 100% against BluOS Controller's 39%. Raina also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). BluOS Controller's advantage is ratings volume (5.3K vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Raina holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BluOS Controller has 5.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of BluOS Controller's written reviews are positive against 100% of Raina's.
BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, Raina every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluOS Controller | Raina |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bluesound | Rippl Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
BluOS Controller
Raina
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
Raina
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BluOS Controller
No in-app purchases
Raina
No in-app purchases
