Comparison

UE | BOOM vs Bass Boost Player

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

Head to head
About

UE | BOOM

Enhance your audio experience with this app designed to control and customize compatible wireless speakers. Connect multiple speakers for synchronized playback, adjust sound profiles, and manage speaker settings remotely. Stay updated with the latest features through seamless software updates.

Highlights
  • Connect up to 150 speakers with PartyUp
  • Customizable EQ and sound control
  • Remote power on/off and speaker management
  • Personalize speaker name and presets
  • Update speaker software with new features
Currently charting
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The BOOM app by Ultimate Ears has everything you need to get the most out of your Ultimate Ears speaker. From PartyUp to customizable EQ, unlock even more awesome ways to use your BOOM series speakers. - PartyUp lets you connect up to 150 speakers to take your parties to a whole new level - wherever, whenever, whatever! - You control the sound: All about that bass? In a tight space? You control the atmosphere with a couple of built-in EQ and custom options. - Remote control: Use the app to turn power on/off your speakers and other controls from afar. - Much more: personalize your speaker’s name, EQ preferences, and preset playlists (BOOM 3, MEGABOOM 3, BOOM 4,MEGABOOM 4, HYPERBOOM, EPICBOOM and EVERBOOM only) - Subscribe to updates so you never miss a thing. A simple tap in the app updates your speaker with the latest features in no time. - Sign-up to subscribe to Ultimate Ears newsletters and special offers.

About

Bass Boost Player

Enhance your music listening experience with a powerful player that offers advanced sound effects. Adjust bass, pitch, reverb, and more with a 12-band equalizer for a personalized audio output. Supports various formats and cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • 12-band equalizer
  • Bass booster
  • Pitch and reverb effects
  • Compressor and tube amplifier
  • Supports popular audio formats
  • Cloud storage sync
  • Background music playback
Features
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Do you want to improve the sound of your music? Or make it more spacious, louder and add elastic and punchy bass? Or just listen to the music with a comfortable player for a wider range of sensations? Then this player is exactly for you. You can play music from any available source in a variety of popular audio formats, as well as add various sound effects. What's inside? - Convenient and up-to-date player; - Possibility to add to and sync your library and cloud storage; - Seamless Wi-Fi file transfer – easily move your music files from your Mac to the app wirelessly, without the need for cables or third-party software; - Audio effects processing with high quality; - 12-band equalizer AI; - Auto EQ: the app detects the genre of the track and automatically adjusts the equalizer to suit it; - Support for all popular audio formats (MP3, FLAC, ALAC, AAC & more); - Simple and intuitive interface and customization without unnecessary buttons; - Possibility to play music in the background; - Export to M4A, WAV, FLAC, MP3, and AIF formats, and select the desired quality; - Offline player - you don't need Wi-Fi connection. Description of effects: - Bass Booster boosts and "pumps" the sound at the lowest frequencies; - Pitch effect allows you to make the sound higher or lower - you can use it to change the music beyond recognition; - Reverb gives the sound a sense of spatial depth and breadth; - Spatial Audio with 8D effect – immerse yourself in a three-dimensional soundscape where music seems to move around you, creating an enveloping, cinematic listening experience that brings every track to life; - The compressor makes the sound of the track louder and gives additional power to the sound, as well as allows you to highlight the quiet moments in the tracks; - The tube amplifier saturates the sound with additional harmonics and adds warmth to the sound, and you can also achieve an overdrive effect (Important! Be careful when adjusting this effect so as not to damage your ears or devices. You should be very careful about this setting); - 12-band equalizer will allow you to fine-tune the sound exactly for your headphones or stereo system. Advanced headphone optimization: The app automatically detects many popular headphone models and applies specially tuned audio profiles tailored to their unique acoustic characteristics. With built-in support for over 6,000 headphone models, you get a personalized soundstage that brings out the best in your gear — no manual tuning required. For a truly immersive experience, we recommend using headphones or external speakers. Customize the sound to your liking. Important! We also want to warn all users that long-term listening to music at high volume, as well as at maximum settings for bass and other effects can damage your devices or impair your hearing. Please be careful. We, for our part, provide a full set of high-quality tools for working with sound, but the final result will always depend only on you. Also we are not responsible for anything that might happen to your phone, audio device or yourself! Use it wisely! Thank you for your understanding. -------------------------------------- * Subscription: Get access to all premium functions of the app. * You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your iTunes and App Store account. * The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. * The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing. You can stop the subscription at any moment; * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the and of the current period, and identity the cost of the renewal. ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Terms Of Use (https://clck.ru/VL63C) Privacy Policy (https://clck.ru/TussC)

Screenshots

UE | BOOM4 screens
Bass Boost Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UE | BOOM at none against Bass Boost Player's 1. UE | BOOM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (59K vs 704). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bass Boost Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. UE | BOOM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UE | BOOM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UE | BOOM has 59K ratings behind it against 704, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of UE | BOOM's written reviews are positive against 32% of Bass Boost Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UE | BOOM ships an update every 2 months, Bass Boost Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
UE | BOOM versus Bass Boost Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUE | BOOMBass Boost Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (59K ratings) — better4.5 (704 ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better32.4% of reviews
Number of ratings59K — better704
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#147 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogitech Inc.Tsovinar Popova

Customer experience

UE | BOOM

All ratings58,622 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews2,275 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative42.5%

Bass Boost Player

All ratings704 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral21.6%
Negative45.9%

User reviews

UE | BOOM

From 59K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Exceptional sound quality
  • 🚀 Portable and waterproof
  • 🚀 Ability to connect multiple speakers
  • 👍 Great battery life
  • 👍 Easy to use app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with the app
  • 🐛 Unreliable party up feature
  • 🐛 App crashes and disconnects
  • 🔋 Battery drains quickly when not in use
  • 🔋 Charging issues

Bass Boost Player

From 704 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Effective equalizer
  • 💡 Useful features

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Copyright issues
  • 🔒 Restricted access
  • 💰 Paywall for full features
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems
  • 🐛 Crashing issues

Bugs and requests

UE | BOOM

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App unable to recognize or connect to speakers
  • Inaccurate battery level reporting
  • Remote power on/off feature not working
  • Firmware update process is unreliable

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Spotify support for one-touch playlists
  • Implement dark mode in the app
  • Allow custom EQ settings to be saved
  • Add support for Wonderboom speakers

Bass Boost Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Repeated songs
  • Distorted audio with boosting
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Spotify integration
  • Add SoundCloud integration
  • Allow importing music from other services
  • Improve music mixing capabilities

In-app purchases

None

UE | BOOM

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bass Boost Player

Subscriptions1
  • Bass Booster Volume Power Amp3 Days trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is UE | BOOM free?
UE | BOOM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bass Boost Player free?
Bass Boost Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UE | BOOM or Bass Boost Player?
UE | BOOM is rated higher. UE | BOOM averages 4.8 out of 5 from 59K ratings, while Bass Boost Player averages 4.5 from 704 ratings.
Do UE | BOOM or Bass Boost Player have ads?
Bass Boost Player shows ads; UE | BOOM does not.
Which is updated more often, UE | BOOM or Bass Boost Player?
UE | BOOM ships an update every 2 months, and Bass Boost Player monthly. Most recently, UE | BOOM was updated on September 25, 2026 and Bass Boost Player on September 23, 2026.

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