Comparison

ION Sound Control™ vs Speed Comp

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

Head to head
About

ION Sound Control™

Control compatible ION speakers remotely to adjust volume, lighting, and equalizer settings. Stream music from other apps, manage radio stations, and check battery status from up to 100 feet away. Requires Bluetooth connection.

Highlights
  • Remote volume control
  • Adjust lighting effects
  • Customize equalizer settings
  • Change input sources
  • Check battery status
  • Manage radio stations and presets
Features
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Enhance your Sound Experiences™ with the ION Sound Control™ app. Quickly access the functionality of your compatible* ION speaker from anywhere up to 100 feet away to adjust volume, lighting, equalizer settings, change input sources, check your battery status, dial in your favorite radio stations, save radio presets, and more! *Note: Please refer to list below for compatible product. Some features in the app may not be available for all products. This app controls music that streams from other apps on your device. You must first connect your device to speaker via Bluetooth® before connecting with the app to control your streaming music remotely. Compatible Products: • Pro Glow Ultra • Pro Glow Express • Total PA Ultimate • Game Day Primetime • Sport Boom • Party Boom Plus • Block Rocker • Total PA Titan • Sport 320 • Party Splash • Uber Boom • Pathfinder Go • Explorer Express • Geode Rock Speaker • Tailgater Tough • Total PA Freedom • Tailgater Boom • Aquaboom X • Trouper 100 • Trouper 300 • Tahiti Link • Party Splash Link • Sol Stone Link • Trailblazer Roar • Block Rocker Icon • Glow Stone Link • Wave Rider X • Tailgater TD • Total PA Apex • Luma Duo • Trailblazer Summit • Tailgater XL • Glow Tone • Total PA Quake • Tailgater Classic

About

Speed Comp

Features
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Volume that keeps up with the wind. Open the throttle and the wind takes your music with it. Speed Comp raises the volume as you speed up and eases it back as you slow — so you keep your hands where they belong instead of on the volume buttons. If it moves, it works — boats, jet skis, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, snowmobiles, and whatever else you ride. Your iPhone drives the Bluetooth speaker, helmet headset or headphones; Speed Comp drives the volume. THREE MOVING PARTS Pick your range. Choose the speed where compensation should start and the speed where it should top out, in MPH or KM/H. Below your minimum, the app leaves your volume alone. Set your baseline. Tap Enable at a volume that sounds right while stopped. That level becomes the floor — Speed Comp only ever adds to it, and never turns you down below where you set it. Ride. GPS speed drives the volume continuously, screen off, app in the background. A Live Activity on the Lock Screen shows it running, with a Stop button one tap away. BUILT FOR THE WAY AUDIO ACTUALLY WORKS • Works with your player. Speed Comp adjusts the system volume, so Spotify, podcasts, audiobooks and everything else follow along. No per-app setup. • Try it parked. A built-in simulation ramps a fake speed from a standstill to your maximum through the same path as real GPS. Dial in your curve at the dock or in the garage, not at thirty knots. • Your speed stays yours. Location is read on your iPhone, turned into a volume level on your iPhone, and never leaves it. No account, no ads, no tracking, no location history. FREE, FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIKE Speed compensation itself is free and never expires. Without a subscription each session runs for up to two hours, then stops — start it again and you get another two. PLUS lifts the session limit and adds up to three saved profiles, so a bowrider and a motorcycle can each have their own curve. PRO adds unlimited profiles, Loudness Enhancer — a smooth glide between the volume steps instead of a jump — and a Now Playing card with transport controls for Apple Music. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. WHERE IT WORKS, AND WHERE IT DOESN'T Built for your phone driving a speaker or headset in the open air, where wind is the noise you are fighting. Not really for newer cars: a modern stereo manages its own volume and often already compensates, so there is little left for Speed Comp to do. Privacy policy: https://speedcomp.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ION Sound Control™4 screens
Speed Comp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ION Sound Control™ at none against Speed Comp's 4. ION Sound Control™ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Speed Comp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ION Sound Control™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ION Sound Control™ versus Speed Comp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterION Sound Control™Speed Comp
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (96 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperION AudioEXPRESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC

Bugs and requests

ION Sound Control™

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App hops back and forth in FM frequency
  • App loses mind in FM input
  • App loses functionality after update
  • Cannot change LED color/pattern
  • App doesn't work with specific speakers
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  • App interferes with Bluetooth pairing
  • App distorts audio
  • App locks out without location services
  • App requires location services but no setting
  • App doesn't connect to speaker
  • App shows 'can't find speaker' when connected
  • App settings don't save
  • Sound gets choppy after 10 minutes
  • App doesn't support older speakers
  • App doesn't find speaker even when phone is connected
  • App asks for purchase date and store
  • App has connection issues
  • App doesn't pair
  • App gets stuck on loading/bluetooth screen
  • App doesn't sync two speakers
  • App has glitches/stutters when playing music
  • App indicates firmware available when it's not
  • App takes multiple tries to connect
  • App is incompatible with specific models
  • App charges for a paid version without clear pricing

Requested features

11 requests
  • Improve EQ with more bands
  • Allow editing device names
  • Make lights react to music
  • Show volume number
  • Turn speaker on from app
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  • Add ability to turn on speaker voice
  • Improve speaker light sync to music
  • Add firmware update option
  • Allow control without location services
  • Add 5-7 band EQ
  • Make volume slider live

Speed Comp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ION Sound Control™

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Speed Comp

Subscriptions4
  • Plus$1.991 Month
  • Pro$2.991 Month
  • Plus (Yearly)$14.991 Year
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  • Pro (Yearly)$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ION Sound Control™ free?
ION Sound Control™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speed Comp free?
Speed Comp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ION Sound Control™ or Speed Comp have ads?
Neither ION Sound Control™ nor Speed Comp shows ads.

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