Amazon Alexa vs RC_Speaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amazon Alexa
Manage your smart home devices, control music, and organize your day with voice commands. This app allows you to set up and interact with compatible devices, discover new skills, and stay connected with others. It learns your preferences for a personalized experience.
- Manage Alexa-enabled devices
- Control music playback
- View and edit lists
- Set reminders and timers
- Discover and enable skills
- Connect with other devices
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Use the Amazon Alexa app to manage Alexa-enabled devices, control music playback, view shopping lists on the go, keep track of upcoming reminders, check on active timers and much more. When you enable hands-free with Alexa, you can talk to Alexa by simply saying “Alexa” when the app is on your screen. The more you use Alexa, the more she adapts to your voice, vocabulary and personal preferences. DISCOVER MORE • Get more out of your Echo device through personalized feature recommendations from Alexa • Discover and enable recommended Alexa skills • Pick up where you left off directly from the home feed with lists, shopping, or recently played Music and Books MANAGE YOUR DEVICES • Set up your Alexa-enabled devices, control or check status of your compatible smart lights, locks and thermostats at home or on the go • Create routines to automate your smart home devices MUSIC & BOOKS • Connect to music services like Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. Choose a song or playlist and listen on your Alexa-enabled devices • Create speaker groups to play music across your compatible Echo devices for multi-room music ORGANIZE YOUR DAY • View and edit shopping and to-do lists on the go, get weather and news updates, manage timers and alarms, and more STAY CONNECTED • Use Drop In from your app to connect instantly with your compatible Echo devices, like a two-way intercom • Call or message supported Alexa-enabled devices, at no additional cost. By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse), Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy), and all of the terms found here (www.amazon.com/alexaterms).
RC_Speaker
Control BLE dual-mode products with your iOS device. Adjust LED lights, play music from various sources, tune into FM radio, and customize EQ settings.
- BLE remote control for dual-mode products
- LED color, brightness, and color temperature control
- Local, SD card, and UDisk music playback
- FM radio tuning
- Customizable EQ settings
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The application can use BLE remote control BLE dual-mode products, the use of iOS devices as a remote control, control the product features. 1, Lantern: The corresponding LED lights color, brightness and color temperature control,LED lights can be selected in accordance with the corresponding mode changes 2, Music: You can use Bluetooth peripherals to play the user's local music, SD card music and UDisk music 3, FM:Find and change radio station 4,EQ: You can choose the corresponding mode according to the built-in EQ effect, but also according to preferences custom EQ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Amazon Alexa at 4.5 against RC_Speaker's 1.0. Amazon Alexa also leads on ratings volume (5.9M vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). RC_Speaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Amazon Alexa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. RC_Speaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Amazon Alexa holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Alexa has 5.9M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Amazon Alexa ships an update weekly, RC_Speaker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amazon Alexa | RC_Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.9M ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.9M — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 508 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | Jiaxing Rongcheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Amazon Alexa
RC_Speaker
Bugs and requests
Amazon Alexa
Reported bugs
6 issues- Alexa unable to link to Apple Music account
- Alexa unable to properly control smart plugs and lights
- Alexa unable to maintain connection with Bluetooth speakers
- Alexa unable to consistently set alarms and timers
- Alexa app crashing or becoming unresponsive
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- Alexa unable to recognize routines and commands
Requested features
7 requests- More customization options for routines
- Better integration with third-party apps
- Ability to control Alexa devices without voice commands
- Option to set custom sounds/music for alarms and timers
- Improved music playback controls in the app
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- Ability to easily manage and organize smart home devices
- More advanced features for the elderly and disabled users
RC_Speaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amazon Alexa
- Amazon Kids+1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Alexa+ Standard Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
RC_Speaker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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