Comparison

Scroll the Volume vs Scroll Volume Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Scroll the Volume

Control your Mac's audio volume remotely from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Seamlessly switch audio outputs and manage multi-output presets for a personalized listening experience. Secure pairing ensures private communication between your devices.

Highlights
  • Remote Mac volume control via iPhone
  • Apple Watch volume control
  • Switch Mac audio outputs
  • Manage multi-output presets
  • Secure device pairing
  • Local-network communication
Features
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Scroll the Volume Companion lets you control your Mac’s volume from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Pair your iPhone with Scroll the Volume on Mac, then use your phone as a simple remote for volume control. Apple Watch support works through the iPhone companion, so your watch can adjust your Mac’s volume even when your phone app isn’t open on screen. Features: - Control your Mac's volume from iPhone and Apple Watch, even away from Wi‑Fi - Switch between available Mac audio outputs - Activate saved multi-output presets - Control individual devices inside an active multi-output setup - Relay Apple Watch volume control through iPhone - Secure pairing with your Mac - Fast local-network communication between your own devices How it works: - Install Scroll the Volume on your Mac & iPhone - Open the companion app on iPhone - Search for your Mac and pair using the code shown on Mac - Control volume from iPhone or Apple Watch Important: - The Mac app must have Remote Control enabled - iPhone and Mac should be on the same local network - Apple Watch control depends on the iPhone companion Privacy: Scroll the Volume Companion does not use analytics or advertising tracking. Communication is limited to your own paired devices for remote volume control. Support URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHzne1wMDCQtO27eQotUZYKiSl8rKrNkLmVKrtVCrMBfGoNA/viewform?usp=header Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://bergs89.github.io/StefanoBergaminiAppsPrivacyStatements/ScrollTheVolumePrivacy.html

About

Scroll Volume Remote

Features
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Scroll Volume Remote is the free iPhone companion to Scroll Volume for Mac β€” a macOS utility that turns the menu bar into a volume target. This app on its own does nothing useful. Its only job is to remotely control the Scroll Volume Mac app from your phone, by acting as a wireless volume wheel. If you do not own and run the Mac app, there is nothing here for you. WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT This is not a generic "Mac remote" or a universal volume controller. It cannot adjust the volume of a Mac that does not have Scroll Volume installed and running. It cannot control any other application, system setting, or media playback. It cannot connect to anything other than a Mac running Scroll Volume. It is a single-purpose add-on to one specific Mac app. If you have the Mac app: this is a small, free bonus that lets you change your Mac's volume from a few meters away. If you do not have the Mac app: please install it first from the Mac App Store. The Mac app is the product. This app is the remote. HOW IT WORKS WITH SCROLL VOLUME FOR MAC Install Scroll Volume for Mac from the Mac App Store on your Mac. Launch it. Then open this app on your iPhone β€” it will look for Macs nearby that are running Scroll Volume, and offer to pair with them. Tap to pair. From then on the two devices recognize each other automatically. Spin the wheel on the phone, and the Mac's system volume changes β€” one notch on the phone, one step on the Mac. Mute and unmute work too. The two devices communicate directly using Apple's MultipeerConnectivity framework over Bluetooth and the local Wi-Fi network. There is no router-only requirement, no internet involved, and no servers in the middle. We do not run any. Traffic stays on your local link. KEY POINTS β€’ Free companion to the Scroll Volume for Mac app β€” does nothing without it. β€’ Acts as a wireless volume wheel for the paired Mac running Scroll Volume β€” fluid, one notch per step. β€’ Direct device-to-device link over Bluetooth and local Wi-Fi. No internet. No accounts. No servers. β€’ Pair once, reconnect automatically. The app remembers Macs you have paired with. β€’ Single-purpose. The app does this one thing and nothing else. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Scroll Volume Remote collects nothing. No accounts, no analytics SDKs, no advertising identifiers, no crash reporting services, no third-party trackers. The only thing the app keeps on disk is the name of Macs you have paired with so it can reconnect. That information never leaves your device. The app runs in the iOS sandbox. PERMISSIONS β€’ Local Network β€” required so the app can discover your Mac on the same Wi-Fi network. You will be prompted on first launch. β€’ Bluetooth β€” required so the app can discover and talk to your Mac when there is no shared Wi-Fi network, using Apple's peer-to-peer Bluetooth. REQUIREMENTS iOS 16 or later. A Mac with Scroll Volume for Mac installed and running. The Mac app is sold separately on the Mac App Store and is required β€” this iPhone app has no use without it. The two devices need to be on the same local Wi-Fi network, or have Bluetooth turned on, to discover each other. QUESTIONS, BUGS, FEEDBACK Reach out through the support link in this App Store listing or visit scrollvolume.app for contact details.

Screenshots

Scroll the Volume4 screens
Scroll Volume Remote2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scroll Volume Remote at none against Scroll the Volume's 4. Scroll Volume Remote also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Scroll the Volume sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per month. Scroll Volume Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Scroll the Volume versus Scroll Volume Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScroll the VolumeScroll Volume Remote
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefano BergaminiPiotr Grzegorzewski

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Scroll the Volume

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.291 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime, discount!$5.99
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Scroll Volume Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scroll the Volume free?
Scroll the Volume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scroll Volume Remote free?
Scroll Volume Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scroll the Volume or Scroll Volume Remote have ads?
Neither Scroll the Volume nor Scroll Volume Remote shows ads.

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