Comparison

BluOS Controller vs AlbumLove

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

AlbumLove

Features
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Albums deserve better than a playlist. AlbumLove is the equivalent of the record player at your home. Spin the black circle right on your phone. Hold and manage your beloved albums in one place, listen to new albums as you wish, and share them with your friends. Your trusted music sources on the web help you listen to music that is within your taste. SPIN: WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING ON? Open the app and there it is: a pile of sleeves, chosen for you. Throw the top one to an edge: Hit, Grower, Not for me or Not yet. No stars, no scores, just an honest answer. Tap a sleeve to see why it's there. Not sure what to play? "From the Old Box" digs up a forgotten favourite from your own collection. CATCH EVERY TIP, WHEREVER YOU HEAR IT A friend mentions a record, you spot a sleeve in a shop, a song plays in a café. Catch it in seconds: - Share a link, review or message from any app straight into AlbumLove - Snap a photo of a sleeve and AlbumLove finds the album - Let AlbumLove listen and recognise what's playing - Or just ask Siri, without even opening the app Everything you catch waits in Unspun until you have a night with time to listen. Records that aren't out yet are tried again automatically. ON REPEAT: YOUR TASTE, SORTING ITSELF Every record you keep lands on a wall of covers, warmest first. Play it and it heats up; leave it alone and it slowly fades. A few quick "which one grabs you more?" duels settle the order, so you never have to rank anything by hand. Add your birth year and see which decades shaped your taste. FRIENDS WHO GET YOU See what your friends are spinning and share your own finds in the feed. AlbumLove quietly learns whose taste is close to yours and whose tips work for you. Only the records you love get shared; what you pass on stays private. INSPIRED BY THE BEST MUSIC PRESS Follow the sources you trust, like OOR, Pitchfork, Stereogum and Krenten uit de Pop. Browse their reviews, best-of lists and year lists, including OOR's monthly First Eleven, and choose how often new picks reach your feed: right away, daily, weekly or monthly. Extra source bundles are available in the app. LISTEN RIGHT AWAY Play any album with Apple Music without leaving the app. A mini player stays at hand while the full player takes on the colours of the cover. MADE FOR COVER ART Big, full-bleed artwork everywhere, colours drawn from the sleeve itself, and notifications that put the cover first. SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD Turn an album or a whole list into a beautiful share card for Instagram, TikTok or X, with or without a moving cover. YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR LISTS Keep your favourite albums together and build your own year lists and themed lists. AlbumLove. For people who still listen to albums from start to finish.

Screenshots

BluOS Controller4 screens
AlbumLove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BluOS Controller at Free against AlbumLove's $1.99. BluOS Controller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). AlbumLove's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On ads 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

BluOS Controller is free to download; AlbumLove costs $1.99 up front. AlbumLove sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. BluOS Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, AlbumLove every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BluOS Controller versus AlbumLove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluOS ControllerAlbumLove
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (5.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluesoundPieter Bas Donkersteeg

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

AlbumLove

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BluOS Controller

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

AlbumLove

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Source · AlbumLove$0.991 Year
  • NL Bundle · 3 Sources$2.991 Year
  • EN Bundle · 3 Sources$2.991 Year
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  • Pick 5 Sources$4.991 Year

Questions

Is BluOS Controller free?
BluOS Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlbumLove free?
AlbumLove costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do BluOS Controller or AlbumLove have ads?
Neither BluOS Controller nor AlbumLove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BluOS Controller or AlbumLove?
BluOS Controller ships an update monthly, and AlbumLove every 9 days. Most recently, BluOS Controller was updated on October 29, 2026 and AlbumLove on October 28, 2026.

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