Comparison

mconnect control HD vs xo|control Pad

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

Head to head
About

mconnect control HD

Control your network audio devices with this app. Stream music from your phone, PC, or NAS to compatible speakers. Manage playlists, set up devices, and enjoy multi-room audio.

Highlights
  • Stream music from phone, PC, NAS, and cloud
  • Internet streaming and radio playback
  • Multi-room audio control
  • Playlist management
  • Network audio device setup
  • TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, vTuner integration
Features
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mconnect Control is a dedicated control app for ConversDigital’s mconnect technology compatible network audio products. 1. Play TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer and vTuner to mconnect compatible audio. 2. Stream music files to mconnect compatible audio from your phone, PCs and NAS. 3. Play music files in PCs and Network Attached Storages (NAS) with your phone and tablet. * mconnect Control HD is a tablet version of mconnect Control to provide horizontal UI. [Features] - Works with “mconnect compatible” network audio products. - Stream music from your phone to mconnect compatible audio. - Stream music from PC, network storage, and cloud to mconnect compatible audio. - Listening Internet streaming music and Internet Radio with mconnect compatible audio. - Play music in any servers with your phone. - Network Audio Device Setup: WiFi selection, firmware update and other setups. - Multi-room control: select group of speakers to play music simultaneously. - Playlist management across servers. - Track Sorting, Folder Bookmarking, and Remembering Renderer. - TIDAL Integration. - Qobuz Integration. - Deezer Integration. - vTuner Integration. mconnect is a technology and trademark of ConversDigital Co., Ltd. TIDAL is a trademark of ASPIRO AB. Qobuz is a trademark of XANDRIE SA. Deezer is a trademark of ODYSSEY MUSIC GROUP. vTuner is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software Ltd.

About

xo|control Pad

Features
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Your music. Your sound. Your control. xo|control turns your iPhone and iPad into the elegant command centre for your x-odos audio system. Operate your streaming component with effortless precision – and enjoy music the way it was meant to be heard: in uncompromising, bit-perfect quality, all the way up to high-resolution audio. Everything that matters, in one place: Bit-perfect playback – your recordings reach the DAC untouched, at full resolution, with no sonic compromise. Your entire library – browse by album, artist, track, genre and playlist. Clear, fast, with beautifully rendered cover artwork. The finest streaming services, built in – TIDAL, Qobuz and HighResAudio right inside the app. Discover, play and organise into playlists – seamlessly alongside your local collection. Internet radio & more – thousands of stations worldwide, always within reach. Playlists you shape – create, rename, reorder, remove single tracks or entire lists. Add your own cover art if you like. Many rooms, one home – switch effortlessly between your x-odos components across different rooms. Made for the ear – a calm, premium interface that puts the music first and the technology in the background. xo|control is the remote for people who don't just listen to music – they experience it. Crafted by x-odos for the highest demands in sound and control. Download xo|control and get the very best from your high-end setup. Keywords (≤ 100 chars) music,highres,streamer,tidal,qobuz,hifi,audiophile,player,radio,airplay,playlist,remote

Screenshots

xo|control Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mconnect control HD at monthly against xo|control Pad's every 3 months. xo|control Pad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mconnect control HD ships an update monthly, xo|control Pad every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
mconnect control HD versus xo|control Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermconnect control HDxo|control Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperConversDigital Co., Ltd.x-odos

In-app purchases

None

mconnect control HD

No in-app purchases

None

xo|control Pad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mconnect control HD free?
mconnect control HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is xo|control Pad free?
xo|control Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mconnect control HD or xo|control Pad have ads?
Neither mconnect control HD nor xo|control Pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mconnect control HD or xo|control Pad?
mconnect control HD ships an update monthly, and xo|control Pad every 3 months. Most recently, mconnect control HD was updated on November 1, 2026 and xo|control Pad on November 2, 2026.

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