OX | Amp Top Box vs Console Remote Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OX | Amp Top Box
Control your tube amp's legendary tone from anywhere with this companion app. Access a virtual studio of speaker cabinets, microphones, and effects to craft album-quality guitar sounds. Store your custom presets directly to your hardware.
- Full Rig control via Wi-Fi
- 120+ Rig presets
- 22 classic speaker cabinets
- Boutique mic combinations
- Studio amp tone effects
- Custom preset storage
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Legendary Album Tone from your Tube Amp — Anywhere, at Any Volume. This is the companion application for OX Amp Top Box by Universal Audio. Install the Rig Control app on your iPad or computer, then pair over Wi-Fi to your OX hardware and tap into a full virtual studio of speaker cabinets, microphones, and effects for getting legendary amp tones. Features • Full control of OX Amp Top Box Rigs via Wi-Fi on iPad, macOS, and Windows • Access 120+ carefully-crafted Rig presets for instant album-quality guitar tones • Choose from 22 classic speaker cabinets with vintage, NOS, and modern speakers • Choose from 7 boutique close mic and 6 room mic combinations • Perfect your studio amp tones with EQ, Compression, Delay, and Plate Reverb • Store your custom presets to OX’s RIG knob Requirements • OX Amp Top Box Hardware • Internet connection via Wi-Fi for OX hardware registration • iPad with iOS 12 or higher
Console Remote Control
Control your game console remotely over your local WiFi network. This application allows for seamless interaction with your console from your mobile device.
- Local WiFi network control
- Remote console management
- Seamless mobile interaction
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Remote control Console from your local WiFi network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OX | Amp Top Box at none against Console Remote Control's 2. OX | Amp Top Box also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). Console Remote Control's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price and iOS requirement 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. Console Remote Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. OX | Amp Top Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
Console Remote Control holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OX | Amp Top Box has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OX | Amp Top Box ships an update every 5 months, Console Remote Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OX | Amp Top Box | Console Remote Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (20 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universal Audio | Fonoflow |
Customer experience
OX | Amp Top Box
Console Remote Control
In-app purchases
OX | Amp Top Box
No in-app purchases
Console Remote Control
- Console$99.99
- Dashboard$99.99
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