mconnect control vs AK Connect 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Stream music from phone, PC, NAS
- Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, vTuner
- Internet radio playback
- Multi-room audio control
- Playlist management
- Network audio device setup
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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.
AK Connect 2.0
Control your audio playback from network-connected devices. Stream music from NAS and PCs, manage playlists, and control playback functions. Offers a streamlined interface for managing your music library and output devices.
- DLNA-based audio control
- Stream music from NAS and PC
- Playlist management
- Playback control (Play/Pause/Volume)
- Select music storage devices
- Select audio output devices
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The AK Connect is a DLNA-based Control APP. Can play back music data on NAS and PC from the AK products with the AK Connect. Also, you can enjoy streaming service such as TIDAL and so on. (Streaming service will be available soon.) In addition to the network connection with the AK Connect, music playback control and playlist editing are also available. For a description of the main menu as follows: Player: You can operate the currently playing song by the Next / Previous / Play / Stop / Volume. NowPlay: Shows a list of the currently playing song. Playlist: You can easily set, select, and change the list of music you want to listen. Library: You can select the device where the song you want to play is stored. Speaker: You can select the device to output the sound Compatible with DLNA and UPnP Streaming music from DLNA devices to DLNA playback devices. AK Connect 2.0 provides the better User Interface that previous version. DLNA APP for Astell&Kern devices Developed by IRIVER Limited
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: mconnect control at monthly against AK Connect 2.0's every 8 months. mconnect control also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 22%). AK Connect 2.0's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for mconnect control against 2.6 for AK Connect 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of mconnect control's written reviews are positive against 22% of AK Connect 2.0's.
mconnect control ships an update monthly, AK Connect 2.0 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mconnect control | AK Connect 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (31 ratings) — better | 2.6 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better | 22.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Meewang Inc. |
Customer experience
mconnect control
AK Connect 2.0
In-app purchases
mconnect control
No in-app purchases
AK Connect 2.0
No in-app purchases
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