BluOS Controller vs AGD Stream HD
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.
AGD Stream HD
Control your high-end music streaming device with this dedicated app. Stream from popular services, local storage, or cloud services. Manage playlists, set up network audio, and enjoy multi-room audio control.
- Stream from Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify
- Stream from local servers and NAS
- Stream from cloud storage
- Control playlists
- Network audio device setup
- Multi-room audio control
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AGD Stream HD is a control app dedicated for streaming high-end music to your Aavik Streaming device. 1. Stream directly from Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify and more. 2. Stream from local server, NAS, USB-harddisk and USB-stick. 3 Stream from remote locations such as One-Drive, Dropbox, Icloud and more. [Features] - App developed uniquely to Aavik Streaming devices - Controls streaming via iPad - Controls playlists from various streaming services and servers - Network Audio Device setup: LAN selection, firmware update and other setups. - Multi-room control: select group of speakers to play music simultaneously. - Track sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and remembering Renderer. - Tidal integration - Quobuz integration - Spotify integration - vTuner Integration AGD Stream HD is an app and trademark of Aavik Acoustics ApS Tidal is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Quobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. vTuner is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AGD Stream HD at 5.0 against BluOS Controller's 4.4. AGD Stream HD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). BluOS Controller's advantage is ratings volume (5.3K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). 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.
AGD Stream HD 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, AGD Stream HD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BluOS Controller | AGD Stream HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 1 |
| 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 | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluesound | Aavik Acoustics |
Customer experience
BluOS Controller
AGD Stream HD
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
AGD Stream HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BluOS Controller
No in-app purchases
AGD Stream HD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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