BluOS Controller vs Escape P9
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.
Escape P9
Control your P9 portable speaker system with this app. Adjust playback, select audio sources, and fine-tune sound with DSP and equalizer settings for a personalized listening experience.
- Remote playback control
- Audio source selection
- Startup volume control
- DSP and equalizer presets
- Custom 5-band graphic equalizer
- Twin mode speaker balance
- Keypad lock
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The Escape App turns your iOS device into a powerful remote control for the P9 portable outdoor speaker system. Beside basic control functions such as play, pause, stop, forward and reverse music you can also select different audio sources, control the start up volume, choose between 3 different optimized DSP and equalizer pre-setting (standard, indoor, outdoor) and 1 custom setting via a 5-band graphic equalizer to create a responisve curve more appealing to your personal taste. Thanks to the dual 24-bit DSP processor you can switch between a direct or wide soundstage. Control the balance between two speakers in Twin mode and lock the keypad control buttons via the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Escape P9 at 5.0 against BluOS Controller's 4.4. Escape P9 also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). BluOS Controller's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 2). 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.
Escape P9 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, Escape P9 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluOS Controller | Escape P9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluesound | Escape BVBA |
Customer experience
BluOS Controller
Escape P9
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
Escape P9
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BluOS Controller
No in-app purchases
Escape P9
No in-app purchases
Questions
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