Schiit Forkbeard vs Unofficial Emotiva Remote
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 - Gungnir 2 Multiform™ DAC - Bifrost 3 Modular Forkbeard™ Mesh™ DAC - Mimir Balanced DAC and Digital Preamp - 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.
Unofficial Emotiva Remote
Control your Emotiva processor remotely. Adjust volume, input, and modes, and navigate the menu system. You can also operate the tuner and manage Zone 2.
- View processor status
- Control volume, input, and mode
- Navigate menu system
- Operate tuner
- Control Zone 2
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This app connects to your Emotiva processor and allows you to view its status and control things like volume, input, and mode. It also allows you to operate the menu system of the processor, use the tuner, and control zone 2.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unofficial Emotiva Remote at 5.0 against Schiit Forkbeard's 4.2. Unofficial Emotiva Remote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Schiit Forkbeard's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). 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.
Unofficial Emotiva Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Schiit Forkbeard has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Schiit Forkbeard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Unofficial Emotiva Remote's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Schiit Forkbeard | Unofficial Emotiva Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schiit Audio | Jonathan Woodbury |
Customer experience
Schiit Forkbeard
Unofficial Emotiva Remote
In-app purchases
Schiit Forkbeard
No in-app purchases
Unofficial Emotiva Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Schiit Forkbeard free?
Is Unofficial Emotiva Remote free?
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Do Schiit Forkbeard or Unofficial Emotiva Remote have ads?
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