Khadas Audio vs Rose Early Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Khadas Audio
Connect and control your Khadas audio devices with this app. Personalize settings like volume, gain, and EQ, and manage multiple devices. You can also upgrade Bluetooth firmware.
- Effortless online connection
- Bluetooth and USB connectivity
- Volume and gain adjustments
- EQ settings
- Side key configurations
- Bluetooth firmware upgrades
- Manage multiple devices
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Khadas Audio app provides effortless online connection and control of your Khadas audio devices. Discover a rich and immersive experience with Khadas Audio. Upon launching the app, effortlessly connect your Khadas audio products via Bluetooth or USB cable. Customize your experience with personalized settings and information inquiries, such as volume and gain adjustments, EQ settings, side key configurations, filter adjustments, and a range of advanced settings. Additionally, you can upgrade the Bluetooth firmware of your Khadas audio products. On the Device List page, you can also manage multiple Khadas audio devices seamlessly.
Rose Early Access
This app offers enhanced control and playback features for Rose devices. Users can remotely manage device functions, play music and podcasts, and access internet radio directly from their mobile devices.
- Mobile Playback Mode
- Remote Device Control
- Music Playback
- Podcast Playback
- Internet Radio Access
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Rose EA app provides new and diverse features that were not available in the existing RoseConnect app. Rose EA will update more new features more frequently. With Rose EA, you can enjoy the following additional features. -Mobile Playback Mode If you register your mobile device through the device management feature, you can use the "Mobile Playback (Local Play)" feature on your phone. -Remote control function You can control your Rose device remotely. ( Mute, power on/off, volume control, service control ) - play music You can remotely play the sound source in the Rose device on the rose device. - Podcast play You can import podcast list remotely and play it on the rose device. -Internet radio You can search for Internet radio addresses on rose connect and play them on the rose device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rose Early Access at fortnightly against Khadas Audio's every 10 months. Khadas Audio's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.9 for Khadas Audio against 2.0 for Rose Early Access. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Khadas Audio has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 6% of Khadas Audio's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rose Early Access's.
Khadas Audio ships an update every 10 months, Rose Early Access fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Khadas Audio | Rose Early Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (14 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khadas Technology Co., Ltd | CITECH CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Khadas Audio
Rose Early Access
In-app purchases
Khadas Audio
No in-app purchases
Rose Early Access
No in-app purchases
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