Audiio Pro vs H4essential Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audiio Pro
Discover and license high-quality music for your creative projects. This app offers a vast, curated library from global artists, with AI-powered search to find the perfect soundtrack quickly. Sync your work across devices and access new tracks daily.
- Daily new music discovery
- AI-powered song search
- Similar song suggestions
- Cross-device playlist sync
- Curated global music library
- Lifetime music licensing options
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Audiio brings storytellers closer to the perfect soundtrack by curating music from a global network of publishers, labels, and independent artists. From nonprofit fundraisers to major ad campaigns, Audiio’s music has powered projects in over 180 countries—helping creators make an impact with unforgettable soundtracks. Who We Are Audiio was founded by a team of former ad agency creatives, filmmakers, and musicians, all driven by a shared mission: to deliver the best music for storytellers around the world. Why Choose Audiio? New Music Daily: Discover fresh tracks daily from a carefully curated selection of over 450 artists, ensuring high-quality music that meets the demands of video creators. Powerful Search and Discovery: Our AI-powered search engine, fueled by GPT technology, allows you to simply describe what you’re looking for and get instant, relevant song suggestions. Seamless Sync Across Devices: Create, sync, and access your playlists and favorites between the Audiio app and Audiio.com—so inspiration is always within reach. AI-Powered Similar Song Finder: Need more of that perfect vibe? Audiio’s AI instantly suggests similar tracks to help you complete your project faster and more creatively. Join thousands of creators who choose Audiio for high-quality, ready-to-license music. Download the app today and discover the power of a world-class soundtrack.
H4essential Control
Control your ZOOM H4essential Handy Recorder wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Manage recording, playback, parameters, and monitor vital information like waveforms and battery life.
- Wireless remote control
- Start/stop recording and playback
- Add marks
- Set parameters
- Monitor waveforms
- Check battery and recording time
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H4essential Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H4essential Handy Recorder. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H4essential. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app can be used to add marks and to set various parameters. The app can also be used to check the waveforms of input signals and the remaining battery charge as well as to monitor the remaining recording time. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H4essential with H4essential Control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Audiio Pro at 3.8 against H4essential Control's 2.8. Audiio Pro also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 4). H4essential Control's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Audiio Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audiio Pro has 61 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Audiio Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of H4essential Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Audiio Pro ships an update weekly, H4essential Control every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiio Pro | H4essential Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (61 ratings) — better | 2.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audiio | ZOOM Corporation |
Customer experience
Audiio Pro
H4essential Control
Bugs and requests
Audiio Pro
Reported bugs
2 issues- Forgetting lifetime access status
- Blank website when trying to log in
Requested features
3 requests- Full access for lifetime subscribers
- Improved search and filtering options
- Inclusion of sound effects in lifetime plan
H4essential Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audiio Pro
No in-app purchases
H4essential Control
No in-app purchases
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