YBA vs Bel Canto Seek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YBA
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The YBA streaming control app gives you full control of all YBA network players via your smartphone/tablet. You can browse music and internet radio stations as well as control playback. Requires one or more YBA network players (like the HERITAGE MP100B MEDIA STREAMER) in the same network. For more infos on YBA network players / audio streaming clients please see http://www.ybahifi.com/mp100b.html
Bel Canto Seek
Control your music streaming to network components. Access high-resolution audio from Tidal and Qobuz, stream from USB drives, cloud storage, or internet radio. Manage multiple music libraries seamlessly.
- High-resolution audio streaming (up to 24/192)
- Tidal and Qobuz integration
- USB drive and cloud storage streaming
- DLNA server discovery
- Internet radio streaming (vTuner)
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The Bel Canto Seek app controls music streaming to Bel Canto Network components. Music file streaming up to 24/192 is supported and you can link to your Tidal account for MQA and full CD resolution and your Qobuz account for CD and High Res Streaming. The Seek app also controls the server function of Bel Canto Stream devices to stream music from an attached USB drive, your iOS device, Dropbox or OneDrive accounts. The Seek app will find any DLNA compatible servers on your network for full streaming control of multiple music libraries and includes vTuner worldwide internet radio streaming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: YBA at every 2 weeks against Bel Canto Seek's every 2 months. YBA also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YBA ships an update every 2 weeks, Bel Canto Seek every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YBA | Bel Canto Seek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StreamUnlimited Engineering | Bel Canto Design, Ltd. |
In-app purchases
YBA
No in-app purchases
Bel Canto Seek
No in-app purchases
