Comparison

fanSync Bluetooth vs SoundExtreme

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

Head to head
About

fanSync Bluetooth

Control your ceiling fan using your smartphone via Bluetooth. This app allows for convenient operation of compatible fan receivers. Visit the manufacturer's website to learn about purchasing the necessary receiver.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth fan control
  • Smartphone operation
  • Compatible receiver required
  • Manufacturer website for purchase info
Features
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fanSync by Fanimation. Control your ceiling fan with your Bluetooth phone! Go to www.fanimation.com to learn how to purchase the required Bluetooth compatible fan receiver.

About

SoundExtreme

Control your LED lighting systems with this app. Adjust brightness, colors, patterns, and speed. Group devices, save custom lighting scenes, and manage device names. Password protection ensures secure access to your lighting controls.

Highlights
  • Adjust brightness, colors, patterns, and speed
  • Group multiple devices for simultaneous control
  • Create and save custom lighting scenes
  • Customize device and zone names
  • Password protection for secure access
  • Controls entire SoundExtreme device family
Features
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The SoundExtreme LED remote control app is a next generation app. The app allows users to select the brightness, colors, patterns, and speed of the LED’s, create custom patterns and advanced features such as: • Group multiple devices together to make changes on all speakers, soundbars, and LED lights at one time. • Create and save lighting scenes. A lighting scene is like a preset for a radio. You can program each of your device’s and zone’s LEDs to a specific color and action for quick access. Such as create Christmas, 4th of July, Halloween, nighttime, and party scenes for a 1 button access later. • Change and customize the name of your devices and zones, such as: Rear speakers, Soundbar, subwoofer, cabin lights, under glows, roof lights, whips etc. • Password protected so others cannot gain access and control your lighting system. • Controls the entire family of SoundExtreme devices; soundbars, subwoofers, tower speakers, roll cage speakers, LED strips, WHIPS, rock lights, marine lights, accent lights, marine radios, wired speakers etc. • The LED controller is not compatible with ECOXGEAR generation 1 soundbars or non SoundExtreme branded products.

Screenshots

fanSync Bluetooth4 screens
SoundExtreme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: fanSync Bluetooth at 79 against SoundExtreme's 22. fanSync Bluetooth also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoundExtreme holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of fanSync Bluetooth's written reviews are positive against 33% of SoundExtreme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

fanSync Bluetooth ships an update every 2 months, SoundExtreme every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
fanSync Bluetooth versus SoundExtreme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfanSync BluetoothSoundExtreme
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (79 ratings)2.4 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.5% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFanimation, INC.Grace Digital Inc.

Customer experience

fanSync Bluetooth

All ratings79 ratings
Positive25.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative65.8%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative64.7%

SoundExtreme

All ratings22 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

fanSync Bluetooth

Reported bugs

50 issues
  • App not working
  • App doesn't conform to basic protocol
  • App doesn't rotate
  • App doesn't see fans
  • App stopped connecting
Show 45 more
  • Fan sync constantly stops working
  • Controls wrong fan
  • Light only comes on dim
  • App doesn't properly control the fan
  • App broken as of iOS 14.4.1
  • App turns on by itself
  • App doesn't show up to turn off
  • App won't sync to the fan
  • App has signal issues
  • App doesn't show fan name
  • App can no longer find the fan
  • Fan is a brick
  • Fan no longer talks with phone
  • No fans in range
  • Bluetooth asks for code
  • App doesn't read latest speed state
  • App launched at full speed
  • App only loads first page
  • App couldn't find the fan
  • App doesn't work
  • App doesn't sync properly
  • App has connection issues
  • App has range issues
  • App drops connection
  • App shows "fanSyncDemo"
  • App doesn't work with iPad iOS 10.2.1
  • Swipe down doesn't result in fan list
  • App keeps saying "no fan in the area"
  • App will not add fan to list
  • App randomly stopped working
  • App occasionally turns light on
  • Keyboard covers fan options
  • App doesn't connect
  • App doesn't function
  • Options on menu are greyed out
  • App has difficulty finding fan
  • App doesn't work at all
  • App doesn't recognize fan
  • App only reads fan 15% of time
  • Fan favorite section is empty
  • App has consistent problems connecting
  • App is very unreliable
  • App is unreliable
  • App doesn't allow clockwise airflow
  • App doesn't have winter/summer button

Requested features

14 requests
  • Support for iOS shortcuts
  • HomeKit compatibility
  • Siri integration
  • Save fans instead of searching
  • Winter/summer button for fan direction
Show 9 more
  • Remember last fan direction setting
  • Add direction button
  • Make app fully compatible with iOS shortcuts
  • Update for various screen sizes
  • Better signal or Wi-Fi connection
  • Store fan in favorite section
  • Timer increments and scheduling options
  • Link to home automation software
  • German interface

SoundExtreme

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

fanSync Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

None

SoundExtreme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is fanSync Bluetooth free?
fanSync Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundExtreme free?
SoundExtreme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, fanSync Bluetooth or SoundExtreme?
SoundExtreme is rated higher. fanSync Bluetooth averages 2.2 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while SoundExtreme averages 2.4 from 22 ratings.
Do fanSync Bluetooth or SoundExtreme have ads?
Neither fanSync Bluetooth nor SoundExtreme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, fanSync Bluetooth or SoundExtreme?
fanSync Bluetooth ships an update every 2 months, and SoundExtreme every 3 months. Most recently, fanSync Bluetooth was updated on October 8, 2026 and SoundExtreme on September 30, 2026.

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