Comparison

mconnect control vs Bel Canto Seek

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

Head to head
About

mconnect control

Control network audio products with this app. Stream music from your phone, PC, or NAS to compatible devices. Enjoy internet radio and manage playlists across multiple servers.

Highlights
  • Stream music from phone, PC, NAS
  • Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, vTuner
  • Internet radio playback
  • Multi-room audio control
  • Playlist management
  • Network audio device setup
Features
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mconnect Control is a dedicated control app for ConversDigital’s mconnect technology compatible network audio products. 1. Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer and vTuner to mconnect compatible audio. 2. Stream music files to mconnect compatible audio from your phone, PCs and NAS. 3. Play music files in PCs and Network Attached Storages (NAS) with your phone and tablet. [Features] - Works with “mconnect compatible” network audio products. - Stream music from your phone to mconnect compatible audio. - Stream music from PC, network storage, and cloud to mconnect compatible audio. - Listening Internet streaming music and Internet Radio with mconnect compatible audio. - Play music in any servers with your phone. - Network Audio Device Setup: WiFi selection, firmware update and other setups. - Multi-room control: select group of speakers to play music simultaneously. - Playlist management across servers. - Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer. - TIDAL Integration. - Qobuz Integration. - Deezer Integration. - vTuner Integration. mconnect is a technology and trademark of ConversDigital Co., Ltd. TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Qobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. Deezer is a trademark of ODYSSEY MUSIC GROUP. vTuner is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software Ltd.

About

Bel Canto Seek

Control your music streaming to network components. Access high-resolution audio from Tidal and Qobuz, stream from USB drives, cloud storage, or internet radio. Manage multiple music libraries seamlessly.

Highlights
  • High-resolution audio streaming (up to 24/192)
  • Tidal and Qobuz integration
  • USB drive and cloud storage streaming
  • DLNA server discovery
  • Internet radio streaming (vTuner)
Features
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The Bel Canto Seek app controls music streaming to Bel Canto Network components. Music file streaming up to 24/192 is supported and you can link to your Tidal account for MQA and full CD resolution and your Qobuz account for CD and High Res Streaming. The Seek app also controls the server function of Bel Canto Stream devices to stream music from an attached USB drive, your iOS device, Dropbox or OneDrive accounts. The Seek app will find any DLNA compatible servers on your network for full streaming control of multiple music libraries and includes vTuner worldwide internet radio streaming.

Screenshots

mconnect control4 screens
Bel Canto Seek1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bel Canto Seek at 3.8 against mconnect control's 2.6. Bel Canto Seek also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 32%). mconnect control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Bel Canto Seek holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of mconnect control's written reviews are positive against 44% of Bel Canto Seek's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mconnect control ships an update every 3 weeks, Bel Canto Seek every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mconnect control versus Bel Canto Seek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermconnect controlBel Canto Seek
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (31 ratings)3.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConversDigital Co., Ltd.Bel Canto Design, Ltd.

Customer experience

mconnect control

All ratings31 ratings
Positive35.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative58.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral12.8%
Negative55.3%

Bel Canto Seek

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

mconnect control

No in-app purchases

None

Bel Canto Seek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mconnect control free?
mconnect control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bel Canto Seek free?
Bel Canto Seek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mconnect control or Bel Canto Seek?
Bel Canto Seek is rated higher. mconnect control averages 2.6 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Bel Canto Seek averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do mconnect control or Bel Canto Seek have ads?
Neither mconnect control nor Bel Canto Seek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mconnect control or Bel Canto Seek?
mconnect control ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bel Canto Seek every 2 months. Most recently, mconnect control was updated on September 19, 2026 and Bel Canto Seek on June 3, 2026.

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