Schiit Forkbeard vs écoute
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 - Freya 2 Fusion™ Tube or Solid State 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 Fun Stuff - Eitr 2 Forkbeard is patent-pending.
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Personalize your audio experience by fine-tuning headphone sound profiles. Adjust frequency response curves, manage settings, and update firmware for optimal performance. Create custom presets for a tailored listening journey.
- Personalized listening experience
- Adjust frequency response curves
- 7 genre-based presets
- 5 custom preset slots
- Manage headphone settings
- Check battery level
- Firmware updates
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Update firmware, managesettings,and custom-tune your écoute audioheadphones. écoute audio Headphone Custom-Tuning App Unlock the full potential of your écoute audio headphones by creating a personalized listening experience tailored to your preferences with this custom-tuning app. More than just an EQ, the app allows you to tune your headphones by directly adjusting the frequency response curves in the headset’s firmware. The app comes preloaded with 7 genre-based presets, 8 adjustment curves, and the option to add up to five custom presets. Additionally, you can manage all settings, name your headset for easy identification, check the battery level, and adjust max volume limitations. The app also facilitates firmware updates to future-proof your headphones and keep them up to date. To use, first connect your mobile device to your écoute audio headphones via Bluetooth, then launch the app. Select your headphones from the connection options and customize your headset to your liking. Once saved to the headphones, the new settings become the default, and the app is no longer needed. The default settings are also applied when the headphones are in powered analog input mode. Please note, this app only works with écoute audio headphones. If your headphones were purchased before January 1, 2025, you may need to perform a firmware update before using the app. If your headphones do not appear as a connection option, please contact us at hello@ecouteaudio.com for instructions on updating your headset to the latest firmware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: écoute at 100% against Schiit Forkbeard's 71%. Schiit Forkbeard's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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.
Schiit Forkbeard holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Schiit Forkbeard's written reviews are positive against 100% of écoute's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Schiit Forkbeard ships an update monthly, écoute every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Schiit Forkbeard | écoute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schiit Audio | Ecoute Audio Inc. |
Customer experience
Schiit Forkbeard
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In-app purchases
Schiit Forkbeard
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases








