Fiestable vs LG Soundbar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fiestable
Enhance your Sony audio system's party features with DJ controls, customizable lighting, and voice playback. Create shared playlists and sync smartphone lights with the music for an immersive party experience.
- DJ Effect Control
- Customizable Illumination
- Voice Playback Recording
- Party Light Sync
- Shared Party Playlist
- Voice Control Operations
- Karaoke/Taiko Game Ranking
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Fiestable is an app which controls the party features of Sony’s Home Audio System with intuitive and fancy user interface. To operate compatible Sony speakers, "Sony | Music Center" is required. Prepare the compatible device, be sure to install the latest "Sony | Music Center" app, and use Fiestable from Music Center. Download the "Sony | Music Center" app (free) here. http://sony.net/smcapp/ Main Feature:* - DJ Control Control DJ Effect (Isolator/Flanger/Wah/Pan), Sampler (Drums, Voice, etc.) and EQ of your audio system. - Illumination Custom Flash Change the color and flashing speed of your audio system. Custom Color Change the color of your audio system. - Voice Playback Record your voice through the microphone on this device. After the recording, you can preset your voice and play over and over again. - Party Light via Fiestable Emits light from the smartphones of party participants in sync with the music. - Party Playlist Continuously plays songs favorited by participants on their smartphone - Voice Control via Fiestable Operations including playback, volume adjustment, and lighting can be performed by voice. - KARAOKE/TAIKO Game Ranking You can save your KARAOKE/TAIKO GAME score and check your rank. * Limited to compatible devices. Compatible Sony products: Compatible products added. For details, please refer to the list of devices which support Music Center. Note: * Starting with version 5.7 of this app, it is only available on iOS 15.0 or later. To control functions of Sony speakers with this app, Bluetooth connection and Sony | Music Center are required. Depending on specification of smartphones, Motion Control cannot be used. Please refer to below URL for further information. http://www.sony.eu/support Motion Control is not available on tablet devices.
LG Soundbar
This application allows users to set up and control various functions and sound effects of compatible LG soundbars and speakers. It provides configuration options and enables features like AI Room Calibration.
- Set up LG soundbars
- Control sound effects
- Configure features
- AI Room Calibration
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
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The LG Soundbar exclusive app lets you set up and control various functions of the LG Soundbar. Through this application, the User can configure various features and control sound effects of LG Soundbar. Check it out on your smartphone right now. The following LG Electronics products are available for this application: [Supported Model] > Wi-Fi Soundbar - (SK Series) SK10,SK9,SK8,SK6 - (SL Series) SL11,SL9,SL8 - (SN Series) SN11,SN10, SN9, SN8 - (SP Series) SP11,SP9,SP8 - (SQ Series) S95QR,S90QY,S80QR,S80QR - (SS Series) SC9S, SE6S - (ST Series) S95T, S90T, SG10T > Wi-Fi Speaker - WK7 > Bluetooth Soundbar - (SP Series) SP7, SPD7, SP2 - (SQ Series) S75Q,SH7Q,S65Q,S60Q,S40Q - Éclair(QP5) - (ST Series) S77T, S70T, S60T, S40T ※ Guide to Access Permissions [Optional Access Permissions] - Location . Permission required to look up the SSID of Wi-Fi to search for the speaker . Permissions required to download product instruction manuals - Local network : Permission required to search for a Wi-Fi soundbar - Bluetooth : Permission required to find a speaker that works with the app - Mic : To optimize the sound of the rear speakers during AI Room Calibration, permission to use the microphone is required * You can use the app even if you do not agree to the optional access permissions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fiestable at 2.3 against LG Soundbar's 1.8. LG Soundbar's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Fiestable holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 327 and 654 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Fiestable's written reviews are positive against 18% of LG Soundbar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fiestable ships an update every 6 months, LG Soundbar every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fiestable | LG Soundbar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (327 ratings) — better | 1.8 (654 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.2% of reviews | 18.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 327 | 654 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sony Corporation | LG Electronics, Inc. |
Customer experience
Fiestable
LG Soundbar
User reviews
Fiestable
From 327 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎉 Great app for Karaoke
- 🎨 Customizable lighting features
- 🕺 Fun DJ controls and sound effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't recognize Bluetooth connection
- 🔍 Unintuitive and difficult to use
- 🚫 Doesn't work with certain speaker models
- 🔴 App crashes or doesn't load at all
- 🔧 Missing key features like reset or preset options
LG Soundbar
From 654 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Does the job perfectly
- 🚀 Super easy
- 🚀 Works really well
- 🚀 Works fine
Room to improve
- 🐛 Loses connection
- 🐛 Doesn't connect
- 🐛 Useless
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Constantly disconnects
Bugs and requests
Fiestable
Reported bugs
3 issues- App doesn't recognize connected Bluetooth speaker
- Crashes or fails to load on many devices
- Lighting and sound effects don't work as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add more lighting customization options
- Implement auto-sync lighting with music
- Include karaoke and voice effects features
- Provide a reset to default option for settings
LG Soundbar
Reported bugs
6 issues- Infinite connecting screen
- Soundbar not supported
- Calibration fails
- Disconnects after updates
- Doesn't recognize device
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- Bluetooth doesn't work
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Presets for different listening modes
- More sound controls
- Ability to turn off soundbar from app
In-app purchases
Fiestable
No in-app purchases
LG Soundbar
No in-app purchases
