Comparison

CS vs Roonmatrix

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

Head to head

Control your LED-Matrix device

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About

CS

Features

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Mit dieser App können Sie als CS-Bus-Benutzer unterwegs Ihre Termine einsehen. Mobile User (Fahrer, Disponenten, etc.) können diese Termindaten mittels Internetverbindung und der mobilen Anwendung „CS-Mobile“ abrufen. Definierte Admin-User können eine Termindarstellung über alle Fahrzeuge und Fahrer abrufen (z.B. Disponenten, Geschäftsführer, etc.). Diese definierten Admin-User können sich auch alle noch frei verfügbaren Fahrzeuge für diesen Zeitraum anzeigen lassen. Zeiträume können vom User frei definiert abgefragt und dargestellt werden. Diverse Nachrichten können ebenfalls jedem User übermittelt und dargestellt werden. - Automatisches Synchronisieren der Dispodaten und Nachrichten / Onlinedienst - Dispodaten und Nachrichten können jederzeit mobil abgefragt werden - Definierte User/Fahrer können die nächsten Termine einsehen - Detaildarstellung von Terminen/Fahrten - Automatisches Anwählen von Telefonnummern möglich - Frei verfügbare Fahrzeuge pro Zeitraum können dargestellt werden - Nachrichten können empfangen und beantwortet werden

About

Roonmatrix

Features

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Control your own LED matrix hardware, which can display a wide range of informations: Music played from Roon, Apple Music or Spotify, weather data, RSS feeds, custom text messages, and more. The RoonMatrix is a free maker project, and describes step by step how to build your own LED matrix display hardware. And with this app you can configure your hardware extensively, and specify from which sources the text to display is composed. With the app you can send text messages directly to your device, control the display speed, brightness and much more. The app is designed to control the following devices: Roonmatrix, a free Maker project: a device with an big LED matrix to displaying the music currently playing as a scrolling ticker, to selecting the zone, and to controlling the playback mode. Coverplayer, a free maker project: a small device with a square color LCD display to showing the album cover, selecting the zone, controlling the playback mode, and searching the music libraries.

Screenshots

CS4 screens

Roonmatrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Roonmatrix at every 2 weeks against CS's every 2 months. Roonmatrix also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CS ships an update every 2 months, Roonmatrix every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

CS versus Roonmatrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CS	Roonmatrix
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.6	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	34 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Computer Steiner GmbH	Stephan Wilhelm

In-app purchases

None

CS

No in-app purchases

None

Roonmatrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CS free?

CS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Roonmatrix free?

Roonmatrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do CS or Roonmatrix have ads?

Neither CS nor Roonmatrix shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CS or Roonmatrix?

CS ships an update every 2 months, and Roonmatrix every 2 weeks. Most recently, CS was updated on October 26, 2026 and Roonmatrix on October 18, 2026.