Fender RIFF vs TONEX Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fender RIFF
Enhance your Fender RIFF Bluetooth speaker with this companion app. Personalize your audio experience with volume and EQ controls, a unique guitar mix feature, and an auto-EQ function that optimizes sound for any space. Keep your speaker up-to-date with the latest firmware.
- Volume and EQ control
- Guitar Mix adjustment
- Auto-EQ for space optimization
- Firmware updates
- Bluetooth playback control
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The Fender RIFF companion app adds extra features and enables you to personalize the sound of your Fender RIFF bluetooth speaker. This app allows you to - Vol and EQ control: Control Volume and EQ directly from the app. - Guitar Mix: Adjust the volume mix between your guitar and bluetooth playback. - Auto-EQ: Easy 3 step function that analyzes the space the RIFF is placed in, and tunes it to your preference. - Firmware update: Update the RIFF's firmware when new updates are avaiable. www.fenderaudio.com
TONEX Control
This free companion app provides guitarists and bassists with wireless control over their TONEX Plug. It offers real-time editing, extensive preset management, and access to a vast online community of tone models and presets. Practice tools like a tuner and metronome are also included.
- Real-time amp, cab, and effect editing
- Unlimited user preset management
- Access to ToneNET community
- Bluetooth streaming for practice
- Built-in tuner and metronome
- Instant device connectivity
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Play beyond limits. Real amps. Total freedom. Take full control of your tone from your mobile device with TONEX Control, the official free companion app for TONEX ONE+ and TONEX Plug. Edit, manage, and expand your rig in real time with seamless access to ToneNET, deep tone shaping tools, and complete preset control. Whether you're practicing, recording, or building a pedalboard rig, TONEX Control keeps everything connected and within reach. KEY FEATURES Full Real-Time Editing Shape your sound with intuitive control over amps, cabs, effects, IRs, and EQ. Complete Preset Management Access and edit onboard presets or store unlimited presets on your mobile device. Organize, assign, and back up your sounds with ease. ToneNET Access Explore over 60,000 Tone Models and presets from the global TONEX community. Search, demo, and download new tones instantly. Wireless Control for TONEX ONE+ Connect via Bluetooth for real-time editing, tone transfer, and full control of your pedal. Seamless TONEX Plug Integration Manage and organize your tones on the go while keeping your library synced. Advanced Tone Shaping Edit amps, cabs, VIR and IRs, EQ, noise gate, compression, modulation, delay, and reverb. Built-In Practice Tools Stay in tune and in time with a built-in tuner and metronome. Fast, Connected Workflow Instantly connect and sync presets and settings across the TONEX ecosystem. TONEX Control is your mobile command center for tone. Download now and take full control of your rig, anywhere you play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fender RIFF at 5.0 against TONEX Control's 1.9. Fender RIFF also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). TONEX Control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Fender RIFF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TONEX Control has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fender RIFF ships an update every 14 months, TONEX Control every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fender RIFF | TONEX Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Generation-S Private Limited | IK Multimedia US, LLC |
In-app purchases
Fender RIFF
No in-app purchases
TONEX Control
No in-app purchases
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