Phorus vs Audyssey MultEQ Editor app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phorus
Stream your favorite music wirelessly throughout your home with this app. It uses DTS Play-Fi technology to deliver high-quality audio over Wi-Fi to compatible speakers, offering a superior alternative to Bluetooth. Enjoy music from various sources, control volume, and manage speaker groups with ease.
- Whole-home wireless audio streaming
- DTS Play-Fi technology
- Wi-Fi streaming to compatible speakers
- Stream from music services, radio, DLNA, and device library
- Automatic music organization and indexing
- Speaker setup and group management
- Volume and speaker selection control
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Breakthrough DTS Play-Fi(R) technology powers simple, great-sounding whole-home wireless audio systems for smartphones and tablets. You can stream your favorite tunes over Wi-Fi right from the Play-Fi app to speakers from DTS Play-Fi product partners. It's a huge step up from Bluetooth - the audio quality and reliability are outstanding, and you can enjoy music from your phone in one room, or all your rooms. The "Hi-Fi over Wi-Fi" listening experience is just a touch away, thanks to this handy app. Choose a speaker, choose a song, and your favorite tunes are streaming all through the house. The app offers built-in streaming options: stream from worldwide music services; use AM/FM and Internet radio, connect to DLNA servers, or play anything from your device's music library, including your iTunes playlists. The app automatically organizes and indexes the music for you. The app also handles set-up for your speakers, and gives you full control of volume and speaker selection. Choose one, set up speaker groups, or stream to all of them at once. Manage speaker groups for Spotify Connect, too. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have a Play-Fi product from Polk Audio, Definitive Technology or Phorus, please search for and download the custom Play-Fi app for your audio brand. Please also note that the Play-Fi app is companion software to audio products enabled with Play-Fi technology. It is not intended as a stand-alone audio player.
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app
This app allows users to fine-tune their home cinema audio system by providing access to advanced calibration settings. View speaker detection, analyze calibration results, and customize target curves for each channel to achieve personalized sound profiles.
- View speaker detection results
- Analyze calibration before/after
- Edit target curves per channel
- Adjust EQ frequency rolloff
- Switch high-frequency rolloff curves
- Enable/disable midrange compensation
- Save and load calibration results
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The latest Denon Marantz audio video products use Audyssey MultEQ for simple, accurate set-up calibration of your system to the room in which it’s used. But, now you can go further with the Audyssey MultEQ Editor app, going ‘under the hood’ to view and adjust settings for detailed tuning – allowing you to customize the sound more precisely to the specific problems in your room, and tailor the sound to your personal preferences. With this comprehensive app, you can harness the power of Audyssey MultEQ to take total control of the way your home cinema sounds. This app will allow you to: •View the speaker detection results, to check correct installation •View before and after results of the Audyssey calibration, making it easy to identify room problems. •Edit the Audyssey target curve for each channel pair to suit your tastes •Adjust the overall EQ frequency rolloff for each channel pair •Switch between 2 high frequency rolloff target curves •Enable/Disable midrange compensation to make the sound brighter or smoother •Save and load calibration results This app requires specific hardware in your product to function: please double-check that your Denon or Marantz model is supported - see list below - before purchasing. •Multi-Language Support (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. The OS language setting is automatically detected; when not available, English is selected.) Compatible models: (Product availability varies depending on regions.) Denon AV Receiver: AVR-X6300H, AVR-X4300H, AVR-X3300W, AVR-X2300W, AVR-X1300W, AVR-S920W, AVR-S720W, AVR-S730H, AVR-S930H, AVR-X1400H, AVR-X2400H, AVR-X3400H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X6400H, AVR-X8500H, AVR-S740H, AVR-S940H, AVR-X1500H, AVR-X2500H, AVR-X3500H, AVR-X4500H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X1600H, AVR-X2600H, AVR-X3600H, AVR-S750H, AVR-S950H, AVR-A110, AVR-X6700H, AVR-X4700H, AVR-X3700H, AVR-X2700H, AVR-S960H, AVR-X8500HA, AVR-X1700H, AVR-S760H, AVR-A1H, AVR-X4800H, AVR-X3800H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-S970H, AVR-X1800H, AVR-S770H, AVR-X6800H, AVR-A10H, AVR-S980H, AVR-X2900H, AVR-X3900H Marantz AV Receiver: AV7703, SR7011, SR6011, SR5011, NR1607, NR1608, SR5012, SR6012, SR7012, SR8012, AV7704, AV8805, NR1609, SR5013, SR6013, SR7013, AV7705, NR1710, SR5014, SR6014, SR8015, SR7015, SR6015, SR5015, NR1711, AV7706, AV8805A, AV 10, CINEMA30, CINEMA 40, CINEMA 50, CINEMA 60, CINEMA 70s, AV 20, AV 30, CINEMA 50 SERIES 2, CINEMA 60 SERIES 2, CINEMA 70s SERIES 2 Not compatible with Denon and Marantz models other than those listed above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phorus at Free against Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's $19.99. Phorus also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Phorus is free to download; Audyssey MultEQ Editor app costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phorus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 203 and 205 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Phorus's written reviews are positive against 42% of Audyssey MultEQ Editor app's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Phorus ships an update every 2 months, Audyssey MultEQ Editor app every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phorus | Audyssey MultEQ Editor app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (203 ratings) — better | 3.0 (205 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 203 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #40 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DTS, Inc. | D&M Holdings |
Customer experience
Phorus
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app
Bugs and requests
Phorus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app
Reported bugs
5 issues- Communication errors when trying to send calibration to receiver
- Incorrect speaker distance calculations in exported files
- Midrange compensation issues causing sound quality problems
- Crossover settings being overridden incorrectly
- App crashing on iOS 15 devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to specify frequency and decibel values directly
- Allow disabling of auto-leveling
- Bring more advanced features from REW
- Add more target curve options
- Enable real-time adjustments and measurements
In-app purchases
Phorus
No in-app purchases
Audyssey MultEQ Editor app
No in-app purchases
Questions
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