Helium Remote vs DelayTool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helium Remote
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Take control of your music from anywhere in your home. Helium Remote connects to Helium running on your PC over your home network, so you can browse, play, and manage your entire music library from the comfort of your couch — or anywhere else in the house. No more walking back to your PC just to skip a track or adjust the volume. With Helium Remote, your phone becomes a full-featured controller for your music. Features - Play, pause, skip to next or previous track - Full volume control - Manage your play queue - Set ratings and mark tracks as favourites - See album artwork and track details - Browse and play Playlists and Smart Playlists - Browse Favourite Albums, Artists and Tracks - Search your entire library by album, artist, title, genre, year or publisher - No additional software needed on your PC Requirements - Helium 18 Premium or later (download at www.imploded.com) - Wi-Fi connection to the PC running Helium
DelayTool
This application helps musicians and sound engineers calculate precise timing values for musical subdivisions. It automatically updates a table of milliseconds and Hertz based on the entered tempo, ideal for setting up delays and oscillators.
- BPM calculator
- Tempo input and tap tempo
- Automatic table updates
- Calculates milliseconds and Hertz
- Supports common musical subdivisions
- Precise delay and oscillator setup
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DelayTool is a simple BPM calculator for producers, engineers, and musicians. Enter or tap the tempo and watch the table of values update automagically. For each common musical subdivision, you will see times (in milliseconds and Hertz) for the current tempo. Just what you need to precisely set up delays and oscillators!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Helium Remote at Free against DelayTool's $0.99. Helium Remote also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 42 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On 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
Helium Remote is free to download; DelayTool costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Helium Remote ships an update every 6 months, DelayTool every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helium Remote | DelayTool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imploded Software AB | Joel Perry |
In-app purchases
Helium Remote
No in-app purchases
DelayTool
No in-app purchases









