AV Setup Guide vs Mood
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AV Setup Guide
This app simplifies the setup of your audio-visual receiver and source devices. It provides visual guides for cable connections and assists with various settings, including automatic network setup for compatible receivers. Access owner's manuals and understand complex configurations with ease.
- Cable connection guidance
- AV receiver setup assistance
- Automatic network setup
- System illustrations
- Owner's manual access
- Speaker connection guide
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AV Setup Guide is an application that assists you with cable connections between AV receiver and source devices as well as AV receiver setup. This app guides you through the various settings such as speaker connections, TV and source device connections and assigning the power amp. System illustrations and actual AV receiver images help you understand easily how to make the connections between devices. If your receiver is network capable, setting parameters on this app will automatically be copied to your AV receiver for simple setup. Support language: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Svenska, Suomi, Norsk Bokmål, Pусский, 日本語, 简体中文, 한국어, Bahasa Indonesia Functions 1) Connections support guide - Speaker connections - TV/source devices connections 2) Setup support guide - Automatic setup via network (HDMI, Power amp assign, etc) - Various setup assistance with illustrations - YPAO setting guidance 3) View owner’s manual Requirements - OS: iOS 15.0 or higher - A wireless Local Area Network (LAN) and a compatible Yamaha Network product(s)* residing within the same LAN. - Internet connection. Please refer to the following site for compatible models. https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/apps/av_setup_guide/index.html This application performs following functions for purposes described below. - Making a connection under Wi-Fi enabled environment The application uses Wi-Fi function on your mobile terminal for the purpose of operating network-enabled devices.
Mood
Control your Mood Media ProFusion media player from your iPad or iPhone. Manage playback, adjust volume, and view recently played tracks. Set up new players or manage existing ones remotely.
- Set up new ProFusion players
- Control music playback
- Adjust volume
- View recently played tracks
- Remote control via mobile device
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Controller lets you use your iPad or iPhone to set up a new Mood Media ProFusion media player or to control the music on your player once it is configured. Play and pause your music, change the volume, and see tracks that have recently played, all from the convenience of your mobile device. Compatible Media Players: ProFusion iS with subscription to a Mood Media professional music service ProFusion iO (February 2016 or later) with subscription to Pandora for Business You will need your ProFusion remote control for a portion of the set-up process, and your ProFusion and mobile device must be on the same WiFi network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AV Setup Guide at 4.4 against Mood's 1.2. AV Setup Guide also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 6%) and ratings volume (742 vs 144). Mood's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AV Setup Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AV Setup Guide has 742 ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of AV Setup Guide's written reviews are positive against 6% of Mood's.
AV Setup Guide ships an update every 7 months, Mood every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AV Setup Guide | Mood |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (742 ratings) — better | 1.2 (144 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 6.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 742 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation of America | Mood Media |
Customer experience
AV Setup Guide
Mood
In-app purchases
AV Setup Guide
No in-app purchases
Mood
No in-app purchases
Questions
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