Comparison

Composer Express vs BeoLink2

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

Head to head
About

Composer Express

This configuration tool streamlines system setup for authorized partners, simplifying installation and increasing productivity. It allows for account management, device connection, and system updates, both locally and remotely.

Highlights
  • Manage customer accounts and register controllers
  • Service and update customer systems remotely
  • Add and identify new controllers
  • Search and add device drivers
  • Configure project properties and network settings
  • Manage Zigbee and Z-Wave devices
  • Backup and load customer projects
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Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for authorized Control4 partners that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing partners to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Composer Pro programming experience. Key Features: • Search for, view, and add new customer accounts under your dealership • Register a controller to a customer account • Service and update a customer system locally or remotely • Add and identify a new controller into the project • Search and add device drivers from an online database or personal cloud storage • Set all project properties (date, time, timezone, location, locale & language, etc.) • Discover and add SDDP and IP devices on a local network • Setup and manage Zigbee networks and discover Zigbee devices • Add and manage supported Z-Wave devices • Update drivers on customer systems • Create connections between devices (AV Inputs, AV Outputs, Control, and Room) • Configure and set properties on device drivers • Manage room settings for device visibility, display order, or hide the room entirely • View Network status of all ZigBee (signal, battery, associated mesh controller) • Backup customer projects • Load customer projects (or project templates) from an online backup, USB drive, or Dropbox • Refresh Navigators • Assign a 4Sight license to a customer account • Reports controller serial number to support OvrC integration PLEASE NOTE: 1) Composer Express is available exclusively to authorized Control4 partners. 2) Partners can only access customers associated with their dealership. 3) Local and Remote Access to controllers requires Control4 OS version 2.7.0 and greater.

About

BeoLink2

Control your smart home devices, including audio, video, lighting, and thermostats, from your iOS device. Create custom scenes to adjust multiple settings with a single tap. Supports Bang & Olufsen products and integrates with many other smart home systems.

Highlights
  • Control Bang & Olufsen products
  • Manage all home products from one screen
  • User-customizable scenes
  • Finger gesture controls
  • Automatic screen generation
  • Supports multiple homes and user profiles
Features
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Close the curtains, dim the lights and adjust the music, all with a single tap on your iOS device. Bang & Olufsen home automation (BeoLink SmartHome) controls all systems of modern homes; audio, video, lighting, curtains, thermostats etc. BeoLink for iOS puts all this power in your pocket. BeoLink for iOS controls Bang & Olufsen products as well as other home automation systems or smart devices in your home like i.e. Philips Hue, Lutron, Nest, Ecobee, KNX and many more, via the BeoLink Gateway. You get a simple and intuitive app built with Bang & Olufsen's exceptional ergonomics and ease of operation, that is an experience in itself. An overview screen gives you complete control of your home and managing the products of each room is just a few clicks away without ever leaving the overview screen. With user customizable scenes it is simple to create a scenario that includes any of your devices at home to do the function you require with just a quick tap of a single button. As an example, a button can change the mood of the room completely, including lighting, temperature, music and more. Features: - Controls Bang & Olufsen's products in your BeoLink network - Control all of your products in the home from a single overview screen. - Finger gestures: control your home without looking at the phone screen. - User customizable scenes: completely change the mood of a room, or of the whole house. - Automatically generates the screens to match your home set-up. - Supports multiple homes* and multiple user profiles. - A demo mode is also included to preview the experience. [*] Requires Remote Access to be enabled in the BeoLink Gateway Requirements: - Either Bang & Olufsen Master Link Gateway or BeoLink Gateway in the same network as your iOS device - Bang & Olufsen products connected via BeoLink network Please contact your Bang & Olufsen dealer for details on installation and compatibility.

Screenshots

Composer Express4 screens
BeoLink24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Composer Express at 4.7 against BeoLink2's 4.0. Composer Express also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 29%). BeoLink2's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Composer Express holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Composer Express's written reviews are positive against 29% of BeoLink2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, BeoLink2 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Composer Express versus BeoLink2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer ExpressBeoLink2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings) — better4.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnap One, LLCBang & Olufsen a/s

Customer experience

Composer Express

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

BeoLink2

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Composer Express

No in-app purchases

None

BeoLink2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Express free?
Composer Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeoLink2 free?
BeoLink2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composer Express or BeoLink2?
Composer Express is rated higher. Composer Express averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while BeoLink2 averages 4.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Composer Express or BeoLink2 have ads?
Neither Composer Express nor BeoLink2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composer Express or BeoLink2?
Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, and BeoLink2 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Composer Express was updated on October 1, 2026 and BeoLink2 on October 7, 2026.

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