On vs 4STREAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
On
Wirelessly control your whole-home audio system from your mobile device. Access internet radio, your personal music library, and streaming services for a seamless listening experience throughout your home.
- Wireless audio system control
- Internet radio access
- Personal music library playback
- Streaming service integration
- Whole-home audio management
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Required: On-Q Digital Audio http://www.legrand.us/onq/digital-audio.aspx The On-Q Digital Audio app makes it easy to control the music you love throughout your entire home. Designed for intuitive and aesthetic wireless control of your entire On-Q Digital Audio System (sold separately), the app puts the expansive variety of Internet Radio, plus your personal music library, right in the palm of your hand. Play any music selection from your iTunes or Windows libraries, or even access audio from favorite streaming services. Enjoy the listening freedom.
4STREAM
Stream music from online services and local storage to compatible audio devices. Control playback across multiple rooms, group devices, and manage audio sources wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet.
- Stream from online music services
- Play music from local storage
- Multi-room audio sync
- Independent room playback
- Wireless device control
- Group and ungroup devices
- Volume and playback management
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The 4STREAM application can play music from the most popular online music services and local storage from smartphones, tablets or home NAS to one or multiple preamplifiers or amplifiers that are designed and produced by ourselves. The Main App Functions and Features - The 4STREAM application can control our devices, and play the same music to all rooms in sync or play different different music to different rooms within the distance that your home router can cover. -Users can wirelessly control the all the 4STREAM WiFi enabled products including the speakers, audio preamplifiers and amplifiers in the same home network . -With 4STREAM application, on the smart phones and tablets, users can manage their online audio sources like music, radio stations and preset programs. They can also group and ungroup any devices that this application supports, control the volume, change the music and so on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 4STREAM at 2.8 against On's 1.5. 4STREAM also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On's advantage is ratings volume (232 vs 65). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
4STREAM holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 232 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of On's written reviews are positive against 47% of 4STREAM's.
On ships an update every 5 months, 4STREAM every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | On | 4STREAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (232 ratings) | 2.8 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 232 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Legrand, Inc. | 小英 向 |
Customer experience
On
4STREAM
Bugs and requests
On
Reported bugs
14 issues- App won't connect to distribution module
- Cannot bind to digital source
- App fails to open or launch
- Forced update loops that never complete
- Music source selection disappears
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- App crashes when selecting zones
- Bluetooth pairing failures
- WiFi connection drops frequently
- Home button disappears after updates
- Incompatibility error messages with no resolution
- Music playback cuts out mid-song
- DRM errors preventing playback
- System master not elected error
- App freezes on connection screen
Requested features
10 requests- Apple Music support
- YouTube Music and Google Play integration
- Spotify reliable connectivity
- SiriusXM station list updates
- AirPlay support
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- Apple Watch app version
- Alarm clock feature
- DRM error resolution for SiriusXM
- Tidal music app support
- iTunes streaming capability
4STREAM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
On
No in-app purchases
4STREAM
No in-app purchases
