HEOS vs RecordScratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HEOS
Control a wide range of connected audio devices from Denon, Marantz, and Definitive Technology. Stream music from online services or local storage, and enjoy true multi-room audio with easy setup and intuitive control.
- True multi-room audio
- Quick and easy setup
- Access online music services
- Search across multiple music sources
- Control playback remotely
- Access locally stored music
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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.
RecordScratch
Discover new music, share your opinions, and connect with other listeners. Rate albums and songs, follow friends, and explore trending music. It's a social hub for music lovers to share their tastes and find new favorites.
- Rate and review albums and songs
- Search for music and users
- Social feed with reviews
- Follow other users
- Set top albums, songs, and artists
- Daily highlighted album
- View trending albums
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RecordScratch is the ultimate music-rating and social hub. Find new music, rate your recent listens, and connect with fellow music enthusiasts. Our app includes the following features with more to come: - Rate and review your favourite (or least favourite) albums and songs - Search for albums, artists, songs, and other users - Social features such as a feed of reviews, following, commenting and more - Set your top 6 albums, songs, and artists - Highlighted album each day to expand your music taste - View the top-rated and trending albums We are a small, passionate team that thrives on your feedback and input. Please email us at support@recordscratch.app or join our discord here: https://discord.gg/X3X9qrHMUJ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RecordScratch at 71% against HEOS's 24%. HEOS's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HEOS holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEOS has 27K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of HEOS's written reviews are positive against 71% of RecordScratch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HEOS ships an update every 3 weeks, RecordScratch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HEOS | RecordScratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (27K ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 327 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | D&M Holdings | RecordScratch |
Customer experience
HEOS
RecordScratch
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
RecordScratch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HEOS
No in-app purchases
RecordScratch
No in-app purchases
