BluOS Controller vs ACS Manager
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.
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 rating: BluOS Controller at 4.4 against ACS Manager's 1.0. BluOS Controller also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). ACS Manager's advantage is 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BluOS Controller has 5.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, ACS Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluOS Controller | ACS Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluesound | Aurender Inc. |
Customer experience
BluOS Controller
ACS Manager
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
ACS Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BluOS Controller
No in-app purchases
ACS Manager
No in-app purchases
