Media Remote vs Dring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Media Remote
Control your E-LEAD head unit from your iPhone. Adjust volume, change radio stations, and select music or videos to play, even from the back seat. Requires specific E-LEAD products and an iPhone personal hotspot.
- Connect to E-LEAD head units
- Volume adjustment
- Radio station control
- Select songs and videos
- Backseat control
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Download Media Remote to your iPhone to connect to specific E-LEAD head units. This app supports volume adjustment, radio station control, etc. Choose songs, video and play them easily even you are in the backseat of vehicle. ** Support specific E-LEAD products ** How to use Media Remote: Turn on personal hotspot on your iPhone and connect E-LEAD head unit to it.
Dring
Manage your alarms with a calendar view. Easily activate, deactivate, or adjust alarm times for specific dates without affecting your default settings. This app simplifies daily scheduling and ensures you wake up serenely.
- Calendar view for alarms
- Activate/deactivate alarms by date
- Modify alarm times for specific dates
- Multiple ringtones
- Adaptive interface
- Adjustable snooze duration
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Simplify your daily life by waking up with Dring. All alarm clocks for the coming month are displayed date by date. The calendar view allows you to activate, deactivate or change the time of alarm clocks on specific dates, without modifying the others. EXAMPLES: • A public holiday → Disable this alarm clock • Sports competition next Sunday → Activate only this Sunday • A business trip next week → Change the time on this date • A week of vacation → Disable all alarm clocks for the week With Dring, gain in ease of use and wake up serenely. HIGLIGHTS: • Several ringtones available • Adaptative interface for right-handed and left-handed people • Modifiable snooze duration IMPORTANT: Dring and its developer cannot be held responsible for the consequences of a missed alarm clock, including in the event of a malfunction of the application. For any questions, write to hello@simoningrand.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dring at 50% against Media Remote's 0%. Dring also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Media Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Dring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Media Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dring holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Media Remote's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dring's.
Media Remote ships an update every 2 months, Dring every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Media Remote | Dring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | E-lead Electronics | Simon Ingrand |
Customer experience
Media Remote
Dring
In-app purchases
Media Remote
No in-app purchases
Dring
- Dring PRO$1.99
