Comparison

BluOS Controller vs Azimut Discovery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Azimut Discovery

Easily find and connect to Azimut speakers on your local network. Access the web interface of each speaker for quick control and management.

Highlights
  • Discover Azimut speakers
  • Access speaker web interface
  • Network connectivity
  • Quick access
Features
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Azimut Discovery allows users to discover Azimut speakers in their network and provides quick access to each speaker's web interface.

Screenshots

BluOS Controller4 screens
Azimut Discovery1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BluOS Controller at 4.4 against Azimut Discovery's 4.0. BluOS Controller also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 1). Azimut Discovery's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BluOS Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BluOS Controller versus Azimut Discovery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluOS ControllerAzimut Discovery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.3K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluesoundK-array s.u.r.l.

Customer experience

BluOS Controller

All ratings5,318 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews809 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative49.4%

Azimut Discovery

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Azimut Discovery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BluOS Controller

No in-app purchases

None

Azimut Discovery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BluOS Controller free?
BluOS Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Azimut Discovery free?
Azimut Discovery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BluOS Controller or Azimut Discovery?
BluOS Controller is rated higher. BluOS Controller averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Azimut Discovery averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BluOS Controller or Azimut Discovery have ads?
Neither BluOS Controller nor Azimut Discovery shows ads.

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