Magnetar Media Control vs RoseConnect One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magnetar Media Control
Control your Magnetar Blu-ray player remotely and browse media files from various sources. Enjoy seamless playback of music, videos, and pictures from USB devices and network shares.
- Remote control for Magnetar Blu-ray players
- Browse media from USB and network shares
- Play music, videos, and pictures
- Media file indexing and searching
- Playback control with repeat/shuffle
- View currently playing media information
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Magnetar Media Control allows you to control your Magnetar Blu-ray player in a whole new way. Simply connect the player to the same network as your mobile device, and your mobile device can completely replace the traditional remote control. It can also act as a media file browser, helping you browse and play music, videos, and pictures from your local USB devices and data discs, allowing you to enjoy the fun of movies and music at your fingertips, effortlessly and unprecedentedly. [Function Features] 1. Full support for media files on mobile devices, USB devices, DLNA servers, and SMB home sharing, enabling quick indexing and searching for the media files you want to enjoy. 2. Easier control of media file playback, including repeat/shuffle and other playback settings. 3. Access the currently playing screen to view information about the current media file. 4. Built-in virtual remote control interface that fully replaces the physical remote control, and can even be used together with the remote control without interference, working seamlessly together. [Cautions] 1. Your Magnetar Blu-ray player must be updated to a supported firmware version in order to use this app. Please visit the Magnetar Blu-ray official website to obtain the latest firmware version. 2. If you encounter any problems while using the MediaControl App, please send your feedback to our user support email: chenh@magnetar-audio.com [Supported Models] UDP800,UDP900 [Supported Firmware Versions] V836 and newer versions.
RoseConnect One
Control and manage your Rose devices remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Stream music, podcasts, and internet radio, or access TIDAL directly through the app.
- Rose device search
- Remote control functions
- Play music remotely
- Podcast playback
- Internet radio streaming
- TIDAL integration
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RoseConnect One is the best way to use Rose devices on your network. You can do all of this on your iPad and iPhone, macOS. -Rose device search Automatically searches for Roses connected to the same network. If the search does not work, you can run the search again by clicking the Rescan button in the upper right corner. -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. -TIDAL After logging in to TIDAL in rose connect, you can play TIDAL sound sources on the Rose device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RoseConnect One at 4.7 against Magnetar Media Control's 1.3. RoseConnect One also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
RoseConnect One holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.
Magnetar Media Control ships an update every 3 months, RoseConnect One every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magnetar Media Control | RoseConnect One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnetar Technology Shenzhen Co.,LTD | CITech |
Customer experience
Magnetar Media Control
RoseConnect One
In-app purchases
Magnetar Media Control
No in-app purchases
RoseConnect One
No in-app purchases
Questions
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