Comparison

AV Setup Guide vs Klipsch Stream

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Klipsch Stream

Control your wireless multi-room audio system to stream high-resolution audio throughout your home. Select rooms, choose music sources like streaming services or local files, and manage volume for a complete home audio experience.

Highlights
  • Wireless multi-room audio control
  • High-resolution streaming
  • Room selection and grouping
  • Volume control
  • Multiple music source selection
  • DLNA server support
  • iTunes playlist integration
Features
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The Klipsch Stream App gives you access and full control of your Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio system, delivering high resolution streaming audio to any room of your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled sound bar, wireless speaker, tabletop stereo speaker system, or wifi amplifier is located. Using the Klipsch Stream app on your phone or tablet, easily select the room(s) you want to listen to music in and select the source you want to listen to. Choose from a variety of internet streaming radio stations, content stored on your phone/tablet, content stored on a network attached storage drive, or even your CD player or turntable (when connected to the Klipsch Gate or Powergate product). The Klipsch Stream app easily allows you to set up and name the rooms in your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled products are located and gives you full control of volume. Choose one room or stream to them all at once for a complete multi-room audio experience. The Klipsch Stream App gives you access and full control of your Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio system, delivering high resolution streaming audio to any room of your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled sound bar, wireless speaker, tabletop stereo speaker system, or wifi amplifier is located. Using the Klipsch Stream app on your phone or tablet, easily select the room(s) you want to listen to music in and select the source you want to listen to. Choose from a variety of internet streaming radio stations, content stored on your phone/tablet, content stored on a network attached storage drive, or even your CD player or turntable (when connected to the Klipsch Gate or Powergate product). The Klipsch Stream app easily allows you to set up and name the rooms in your home where your Klipsch Stream-enabled products are located and gives you full control of volume. Choose one room or stream to them all at once for a complete multi-room audio experience. The app offers built-in streaming options: stream from worldwide music services; use AM/FM and Internet radio, connect to DLNA servers, or play anything from your device's music library, including your iTunes playlists. The app automatically organizes and indexes the music for you. The app also handles set-up for your speakers, and gives you full control of volume and speaker selection. Choose one, set up speaker groups, or stream to all of them at once. Manage speaker groups for Spotify Connect, too. Please note that the Klipsch Stream app is the companion app to Klipsch Stream Wireless Multi-Room Audio products or other DTS® Play-Fi® enabled products and is not intended as a standalone application.

Screenshots

AV Setup Guide3 screens
Klipsch Stream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AV Setup Guide at none against Klipsch Stream's shown. AV Setup Guide also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Klipsch Stream's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for AV Setup Guide against 4.5 for Klipsch Stream. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 254 and 500 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of AV Setup Guide's written reviews are positive against 26% of Klipsch Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AV Setup Guide ships an update every 7 months, Klipsch Stream every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AV Setup Guide versus Klipsch Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAV Setup GuideKlipsch Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (254 ratings)4.5 (500 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better25.8% of reviews
Number of ratings254500 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB360 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha Corporation of AmericaKlipsch Group, Inc.

Customer experience

AV Setup Guide

All ratings254 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%

Klipsch Stream

All ratings500 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative64.5%

Bugs and requests

AV Setup Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Klipsch Stream

Reported bugs

52 issues
  • System update breaks music server playback
  • Latest update frequently lists wrong song
  • App constantly crashes
  • App drops play
  • App constantly drops recognition of speakers/devices
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  • App constantly drops recognition of music apps
  • Troubleshooting BOT is a joke
  • App no longer recognizes PowerGate
  • Search function for Amazon Music doesn’t work
  • Connectivity issues through Wi-Fi
  • App needs a lot of work
  • App and its connectivity with streaming services and the Alexa app are really horrendous
  • Last update helped when it came to recognizing the device but still needs improvement
  • Can’t find any networks
  • App doesn’t perform consistently
  • Sometimes have to open and close it multiple times before it connects
  • Not my internet
  • No support for Apple Music
  • Packaging it all up tomorrow and returning it
  • Great hardware; very weak software
  • Have to reboot the PowerBridge multiple times a day to keep it paired with my phone
  • Even then it sometimes can’t find the device
  • The app used to not work and take a series of closing it out and reopening before it would stream internet radio
  • This app is no where near what it should be from a company like Klipsch
  • Had the same experience as others with dropped speakers, etc
  • Either figure it out, or make everything Bluetooth and drop the dts Play-Fi
  • More times than not, it drops a speaker or the music stops while it tries to reconnect
  • Not a great experience in the middle of a party
  • Speakers should not stop working every time there is a software ‘upgrade’
  • This update, just like the last, turns a perfectly working speaker into one that does not work at all
  • The last update required several hours work before the speaker was functional again
  • Why do you repeatedly release updates that do not work?
  • I was perfectly happy with the original version
  • It’s a speaker. It should play music regardless of what updates are pushed through the apple store
  • Maby the worst app ever created
  • It demands updates almost ever time I try and mostly give up
  • For every update it ask for the serial number on back that is microscopic
  • Great hardware. Awful software.
  • Wish I had read reviews before trying to go wireless with Klipsch
  • Love the sound, am very frustrated with everything else
  • Hours wasted for what now feels like overpriced speakers
  • Wireless though? Not worth your time as the apps are finicky at best and a month in I’ve spent more time trying to troubleshoot than I care to think about
  • Make better software and I’ll change my view
  • Right now I’d offload these for a very expensive loss if I had the heart to put this on someone else...
  • It would be a 4 or 5 if the app would stay connected more reliably
  • Some days it won't connect at all, others it connects fine but loses connection after a period of listening
  • When it works, it works great, I just wish that was more often
  • System is very unstable from a software perspective
  • If the update it keeps telling me I need was ever available might fix it but the update never works
  • System disconnects all the time
  • Bad software
  • Hope the update comes through and will be much more stable aystem

Requested features

3 requests
  • Please add TuneIn Radio
  • Add Apple Music support
  • Better instructions for setup

In-app purchases

None

AV Setup Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Klipsch Stream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AV Setup Guide free?
AV Setup Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Klipsch Stream free?
Klipsch Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AV Setup Guide or Klipsch Stream?
Klipsch Stream is rated higher. AV Setup Guide averages 4.4 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Klipsch Stream averages 4.5 from 500 ratings.
Do AV Setup Guide or Klipsch Stream have ads?
Klipsch Stream shows ads; AV Setup Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, AV Setup Guide or Klipsch Stream?
AV Setup Guide ships an update every 7 months, and Klipsch Stream every 2 months. Most recently, AV Setup Guide was updated on September 23, 2026 and Klipsch Stream on August 20, 2026.

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