mconnect control vs Rotel
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.
Rotel
Control your integrated amplifier and access thousands of internet radio stations. Stream high-quality music files from Qobuz and manage music from a USB drive with an intuitive interface.
- Internet Radio access
- Qobuz streaming
- USB music playback
- Integrated amplifier control
- Intuitive user interface
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The new Rotel App supports the RAS-5000 and S14 Integrated Amplifier including an updated, intuitive, simplified user interface with seamless access to thousands of Internet Radio Stations and streaming your favorite high-quality music files from Qobuz. The App also provides transport control of your music stored on a USB Flash drive with ultimate ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mconnect control at 2.6 against Rotel's 1.2. mconnect control also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (32% vs 11%). Rotel's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mconnect control holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of mconnect control's written reviews are positive against 11% of Rotel's.
mconnect control ships an update every 3 weeks, Rotel every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | mconnect control | Rotel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (31 ratings) — better | 1.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConversDigital Co., Ltd. | Rotel |
Customer experience
mconnect control
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In-app purchases
mconnect control
No in-app purchases
Rotel
No in-app purchases
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