Khadas Audio vs HIFIMAN Smart
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.
HIFIMAN Smart
Control and enhance your HIFIMAN audio devices with this intuitive app. Adjust EQ, customize buttons, manage network settings, and select audio sources for a richer listening experience.
- Bluetooth device battery display
- EQ adjustment
- Button customization
- Wi-Fi network configuration
- Audio source selection
- Intuitive user interface
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Compatible with a wide range of HIFIMAN Bluetooth and Wi-Fi audio devices. Featuring an intuitive user interface, it unlocks numerous hidden functions of your devices, maximizing product value and enriching your audio experience. APP Detailed Introduction For Bluetooth headsets: support battery level display, EQ adjustment and button customization. For streaming devices: easy Wi-Fi network configuration and flexible mode switching. For speakers: freely select audio input sources, including optical, coaxial, USB, RCA, XLR and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Khadas Audio at 1.9 against HIFIMAN Smart's 1.0. Khadas Audio also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1). HIFIMAN Smart's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Khadas Audio holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.0. 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 point the same way: 6% of Khadas Audio's written reviews are positive against 0% of HIFIMAN Smart's.
Khadas Audio ships an update every 10 months, HIFIMAN Smart every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Khadas Audio | HIFIMAN Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (14 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khadas Technology Co., Ltd | HiFiman |
Customer experience
Khadas Audio
HIFIMAN Smart
In-app purchases
Khadas Audio
No in-app purchases
HIFIMAN Smart
No in-app purchases
