BlueParrott vs Dell Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueParrott
Enhance your BlueParrott headset experience with this app. Customize buttons, integrate with push-to-talk apps, manage settings, and locate your device if lost. Ideal for professional drivers and frontline workers in noisy environments.
- Find My BlueParrott location tracking
- Customizable BlueParrott Button™
- Third-party push-to-talk app integration
- Headset status monitoring
- Wireless firmware updates
- In-app support and guides
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The perfect companion for professional drivers and frontline workers who rely on their BlueParrott headset in loud, demanding environments. Customize your headset, stay up to date, connect to third‑party apps and quickly find your headset again if it goes missing. Key features - Find My BlueParrott – See the headset’s last known location on a map, open it in Maps and play a loud sound to help you find it. - Custom controls – Assign the BlueParrott Button™ to actions like mute, answer/end call, battery status and more (on compatible headsets). - Third‑party integrations – Connect your headset to leading push‑to‑talk and dispatch apps such as AT&T Enhanced PTT, Cobra Radio PTT, ESChat, Verizon Push to Talk Plus, Motorola Wave, T‑Mobile and Zello. - Easy control & updates – Check battery, volume and connection status at a glance and update headset firmware wirelessly. - Help when you need it – Follow pairing guides, access user manuals and reach BlueParrott support from within the app. Compatible BlueParrott headsets * BlueParrott B250‑XTS SE * BlueParrott B650‑XT * BlueParrott S650‑XT * BlueParrott M300‑XT SE * BlueParrott M300‑XT * BlueParrott B550‑XT * BlueParrott B450‑XT (BPB‑45020) * BlueParrott B450‑XT Classic * BlueParrott B350‑XT (BPB‑35020) * BlueParrott B350‑XT SE * BlueParrott S450‑XT * BlueParrott C400‑XT * BlueParrott C300‑XT * BlueParrott M500‑XT * BlueParrott Pro B350 * BlueParrott Pro B450 Note: Feature availability depends on your specific BlueParrott headset model and firmware. Not all headsets support a customizable BlueParrott Button™ or third‑party app integrations. Third‑party apps and services may require separate licenses, subscriptions and/or compatible devices.
Dell Audio
Enhance your Dell wireless audio devices with this companion app. Customize audio modes for calls or multimedia, manage noise cancellation, and control headset features like busy lights and automated actions. Track your earbuds and update firmware for an optimized listening experience.
- Personalize headset features
- Customize audio modes (Collaboration/Multimedia)
- Manage noise cancellation and transparency
- Automated actions (pause music, mute mic)
- Busy Light indicator
- Firmware updates
- Find My Earbuds feature
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Dell Audio app is a companion mobile app for Dell wireless audio devices that enables you to personalize and enable headset features. This app currently supports - 1) Dell Pro Premium Wireless ANC Headset - WL7024 2) Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024 3) Dell Pro Wireless Headset - WL3024 4) Dell Pro 5 Wireless Speakerphone - SL525 5) Dell Pro 5 Earbuds - EB525 6) Dell Pro 5 Wireless ANC Headset-WL527 7) Dell Pro 3 Wireless ANC Headset-WL327 We have 2 Audio Modes to customize your settings based on your activity: • Collaboration Mode - Be heard clearly when you are on conference calls with Mic Noise Cancellation. Control noise from both outgoing and incoming audio*. Control the volume of your voice on a call with Sidetone slider. • Multimedia Mode - Set preset modes with Audio Preset. Create your own Custom preset using the Audio Equalizer, by adjusting settings for bass, mid-range, and treble levels. Or choose from predefined audio profiles: Default, Bass Boost, Speech Boost and Treble Boost In addition, the Dell Audio app allows you to do so much more: • Manage Noise lets you turn on noise cancellation or adjust the transparency level to decide how much surrounding sounds you want to hear*. • Automated Actions allow you to pause music or mute mic when you take off the headset or earbuds. With Quick Pause, you can even pause music or mute mic by taking off just the earcup of WL7024. • Busy Light turns on a red colored light on the headset when you are on call, indicating to people around you to leave you undisturbed, ideal for hot desking and hybrid work*. • Voice Guidance sets the amount of audio prompts user may need for device features. • Auto Off helps Dell wireless audio devices to automatically power off after a period of inactivity. • Battery Status indicator displays your audio devices battery status with a visual battery indicator. • You can also see the current firmware version and do firmware updates upon being notified. • ‘Find My Earbuds’* allows users to track the location of supported earbud devices. • Adaptive ANC-noise cancellation adjusts automatically to your surroundings. Available on Dell Pro 5 Wireless ANC Headset-WL527 only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlueParrott at 4.5 against Dell Audio's 3.6. BlueParrott also leads on ratings volume (8.1K vs 21). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
BlueParrott holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlueParrott has 8.1K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of BlueParrott's written reviews are positive against 13% of Dell Audio's.
BlueParrott ships an update every 6 weeks, Dell Audio every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BlueParrott | Dell Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.1K ratings) — better | 3.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.1K — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GN Audio AS | Dell Inc. |
Customer experience
BlueParrott
Dell Audio
Bugs and requests
BlueParrott
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during firmware updates
- App unable to detect paired headsets
- Headset randomly turning off
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize button functions
- Wireless firmware updates
- Improved app integration
Dell Audio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlueParrott
No in-app purchases
Dell Audio
No in-app purchases
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