Comparison

HEOS vs 4STREAM

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

Head to head
About

HEOS

Control your connected audio devices from Denon, Marantz, and Definitive Technology. Stream music from various services and local storage, manage multi-room playback, and enjoy a seamless audio experience.

Highlights
  • Multi-room audio playback
  • Quick and easy speaker setup
  • Access to online music services
  • Unified music search
  • Remote playback control
  • Access to local music files
  • Multi-user and multi-account support
Features
Read full description

HEOS is the controller app for the world’s biggest and best range of connected audio gear. It is a smart music streaming technology found in all devices Powered by HEOS from Denon, Marantz, and Definitive Technology. HEOS is for music lovers who want a beautiful and intuitive way to enjoy the latest advances in connected audio. You can find HEOS built into great sounding AV receivers, Hi-Fi equipment, sound bars, speakers, mini systems and specialty multi-room models. Features: True multi-room audio: play different songs in different rooms or the same song in multiple rooms. Quick and easy setup: add all your speakers with step-by-step instructions. Instant access to your favorite music: play from your favorite online music services, like Spotify, Amazon Music, TIDAL, and more. Search your music in one place: use one search function to browse across multiple music sources. See what’s playing any time: play, pause, and skip music from anywhere in the app. Access locally stored music: play music saved to your phone, USB, analog inputs, computers, and NAS drives. Share with your friends and family: support for multiple users and multiple music service accounts.

About

4STREAM

Stream music from online services and local storage to compatible audio devices. Control playback across multiple rooms, group devices, and manage audio sources wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Stream from online music services
  • Play music from local storage
  • Multi-room audio sync
  • Independent room playback
  • Wireless device control
  • Group and ungroup devices
  • Volume and playback management
Read full description

The 4STREAM application can play music from the most popular online music services and local storage from smartphones, tablets or home NAS to one or multiple preamplifiers or amplifiers that are designed and produced by ourselves. The Main App Functions and Features - The 4STREAM application can control our devices, and play the same music to all rooms in sync or play different different music to different rooms within the distance that your home router can cover. -Users can wirelessly control the all the 4STREAM WiFi enabled products including the speakers, audio preamplifiers and amplifiers in the same home network . -With 4STREAM application, on the smart phones and tablets, users can manage their online audio sources like music, radio stations and preset programs. They can also group and ungroup any devices that this application supports, control the volume, change the music and so on.

Screenshots

HEOS4 screens
4STREAM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HEOS at 4.4 against 4STREAM's 2.8. HEOS also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (27K vs 65). 4STREAM's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HEOS holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEOS has 27K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of HEOS's written reviews are positive against 47% of 4STREAM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEOS ships an update every 3 weeks, 4STREAM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HEOS versus 4STREAM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEOS4STREAM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (27K ratings) — better2.8 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews47.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27K — better65
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD&M Holdings小英 向

Customer experience

HEOS

All ratings27,263 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews1,579 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral15.1%
Negative55.4%

4STREAM

All ratings56 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative53.6%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral14.9%
Negative37.9%

Bugs and requests

HEOS

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Speakers randomly disappear from the network
  • Volume controls are inconsistent and unreliable
  • Sync issues between grouped speakers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Apple Music
  • Improve playlist management and queue functionality
  • Provide better customization options for rooms and speakers
  • Implement a more intuitive and user-friendly app design

4STREAM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HEOS

No in-app purchases

None

4STREAM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEOS free?
HEOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 4STREAM free?
4STREAM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HEOS or 4STREAM?
HEOS is rated higher. HEOS averages 4.4 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while 4STREAM averages 2.8 from 65 ratings.
Do HEOS or 4STREAM have ads?
Neither HEOS nor 4STREAM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEOS or 4STREAM?
HEOS ships an update every 3 weeks, and 4STREAM every 4 months. Most recently, HEOS was updated on November 15, 2026 and 4STREAM on November 2, 2026.

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