ControlPRO vs Metra Vehicle Fit Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ControlPRO
This application allows users to customize their vehicle's original steering wheel controls to operate aftermarket radio functions. It requires a specific steering wheel control interface from Pacific Accessory Corporation.
- Custom configuration of steering wheel controls
- Operate aftermarket radio functions
- Compatibility with ControlPRO SWC interfaces
- Vehicle-specific control mapping
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ControlPRO app is designed to be used with the ControlPRO Steering Wheel Control interfaces from Pacific Accessory Corporation (PAC). When connected to a ControlPRO SWC interface, this app will provide the ability to custom configure the vehicle's original steering wheel controls, to operate the functions of the aftermarket radio. Visit www.pac-audio.com/ControlPRO for additional information.
Metra Vehicle Fit Guide
Find the right automotive electronic parts for your vehicle. Search by part number or use the vehicle fit guide to locate exact matches. Access product manuals and speaker sizing information.
- Vehicle Fit Guide
- Part Number Search
- Product Manuals
- Speaker Sizing Information
- Automotive Electronic Parts Catalog
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Metra Electronics, the Installer’s Choice as the leading manufacturer of automotive electronic parts. Search our parts catalog by part number or through the Vehicle Fit Guide to find the exact part you are looking for. Download Product Manuals and view Speaker sizing information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ControlPRO at 67% against Metra Vehicle Fit Guide's 20%. ControlPRO also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Metra Vehicle Fit Guide's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks 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.
Metra Vehicle Fit Guide holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of ControlPRO's written reviews are positive against 20% of Metra Vehicle Fit Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ControlPRO ships an update every 3 months, Metra Vehicle Fit Guide every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlPRO | Metra Vehicle Fit Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (10 ratings) | 2.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AAMP Global | Metra Electronics Corp. |
Customer experience
ControlPRO
Metra Vehicle Fit Guide
In-app purchases
ControlPRO
No in-app purchases
Metra Vehicle Fit Guide
No in-app purchases
Questions
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