Hegel Control vs BluOS NAD remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hegel Control
This application allows users to control Hegel streaming amplifiers, offering features like playback control, internet radio, and podcast access. It also facilitates initial device setup, input selection, and configuration for supported models.
- Playback control
- Internet radio and podcasts
- Initial setup
- Input selection
- Device configuration
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Control app for Hegel streaming amplifiers. The app provides playback control as well as internet radio and podcasts. The app also features initial setup, input selection and device configuration. Supported models: H150, H400, H600
BluOS NAD remote
Control your Bluesound and NAD high-resolution wireless music systems with this open-source remote. It supports a wide range of BluOS-compatible devices and offers advanced command options for NAD electronics.
- Universal remote for BluOS systems
- Supports Bluesound and NAD
- Advanced NAD Ethernet commands
- Open-source code available
- Control PSB, DALI, Monitor Audio, Cyrus Audio
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Unofficial open source and nicely featured remote control for Bluesound and NAD products. Like the official BluOS controller, this app acts as a universal remote control for all BluOS-compatible high-resolution wireless music systems, including Bluesound, NAD Electronics, PSB speakers, Bluesound Professional, DALI speakers, Monitor Audio and Cyrus Audio. Also features an advanced tab to send specific NAD Electronics Txxx Ethernet (RS232) commands. This app cannot be used to install or upgrade your bluOS system. Source code is here: https://github.com/crwsolutions/BluOsNadRemote
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BluOS NAD remote at 3.0 against Hegel Control's 2.0. BluOS NAD remote also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 12 months). Hegel Control's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 13%). 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.
BluOS NAD remote holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Hegel Control's written reviews are positive against 13% of BluOS NAD remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hegel Control ships an update every 12 months, BluOS NAD remote every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Hegel Control | BluOS NAD remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hegel Music System AS | CRW Solutions |
Customer experience
Hegel Control
BluOS NAD remote
In-app purchases
Hegel Control
No in-app purchases
BluOS NAD remote
No in-app purchases
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