Schiit Forkbeard vs Luxsin Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Schiit Forkbeard
Control multiple Schiit audio devices from a single app. Manage volume, input, output, and monitor system health without needing individual remotes. Enjoy unique features like Visual Volume for enhanced control.
- Unified remote control for multiple Schiit devices
- Volume, input, and output control
- System health reporting
- Visual Volume™ feature
- No pairing or account creation required
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Forkbeard replaces an entire rack of Schiit remotes with unified control on your iPhone or iPad. Multiple products and multiple systems are easily accommodated. There’s no pairing and no account creation—just add your Forkbeard-enabled products and you’re ready to go. Forkbeard Functionality: - Complete remote control, including volume, input select, output mode, mute, sample rate* - System health reporting, including output power, temperature, current, tube heater integrity* - Unique inter-product functions like Visual Volume™, instant headroom visualization *Functions vary by product Current Forkbeard-Enabled Products DAC - Yggdrasil - Mimir Balanced DAC and Digital Preamp - Gungnir 2 Multiform™ DAC - Mesh Card Preamps - Saga 2 Preamp - Kara F Nexus™ Preamp - Freya+ F Tube Preamp Power Amps - Gjallarhorn F Compact Continuity™ S Speaker Amp - Vidar 2F Power Amp - Aegir 2F Continuity™+Halo™ Power Amp - Wotan Nexus™ Power Amp - Tyr F Nexus™ and Continuity™ choke-input monoblock amplifier - Kraken™ 5-Channel Power Amp Headphone Amps - Lyr 5 EQ - Loki Max F Phono Preamps - Skoll F Phono Preamp - Stjarna Phono Preamp Forkbeard is patent-pending.
Luxsin Controller
Easily adjust equalizer settings and discover your preferred headphone model. This application simplifies audio customization for a personalized listening experience.
- Adjust EQ settings
- Find headphone models
- Personalized audio customization
- Simplified interface
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On the app, you can more easily adjust the EQ setting and find the headphone model you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Schiit Forkbeard at 71% against Luxsin Controller's 0%. Schiit Forkbeard also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). Luxsin Controller's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Schiit Forkbeard holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Schiit Forkbeard has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Schiit Forkbeard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Luxsin Controller's.
Schiit Forkbeard ships an update monthly, Luxsin Controller every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Schiit Forkbeard | Luxsin Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Schiit Audio | Shenzhen Lesheng Acoustics Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Schiit Forkbeard
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In-app purchases
Schiit Forkbeard
No in-app purchases
Luxsin Controller
No in-app purchases
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