The app is repeatedly praised as powerful, feature-rich, and central to unlocking the headphones' best capabilities.
Pros: Instrument separation, Charging
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Water/sweat resistance rating
The app is repeatedly praised as powerful, feature-rich, and central to unlocking the headphones' best capabilities.
Pros: Instrument separation, Charging
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Water/sweat resistance rating
The app is widely praised for EQ, controls, and clean layout, though one reviewer wanted clearer EQ frequency labeling.
Pros: Codec support, aptX
Cons: LDAC, Water/sweat resistance rating
The JBL app was a major strength, described as comprehensive, user-friendly, class-leading, and packed with useful control and EQ options.
Pros: Immersive audio quality, ANC background noise level
Cons: Replaceable pads/headband, Replaceable earpads
The app and GG/Sonar ecosystem were major strengths, especially mobile preset control, though a few advanced features still require desktop.
Pros: Connectivity versatility, Multi-platform compatibility
Cons: Transparency mode quality, Active noise cancellation
The app was one of the product’s strongest points, with reviewers praising its layout, speed, settings, and unusually deep EQ tools.
Pros: Smart Pause performance, App
Cons: Wear detection performance, Wear detection auto-pause
The Connect app was broadly praised as thorough, useful, and feature-rich, with repeated appreciation for customization, updates, and extra controls.
Pros: Battery, Software/setup simplicity
Cons: Sensors, Voice assistant integration
The app is mostly praised as helpful, clean, and customizable, though one reviewer notes it is not the most extensive.
Pros: Microphone noise reduction, Bluetooth
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Codec support
The app and Samsung settings integration are important to getting full value, unlocking ANC controls, EQ, AI features, updates, and other advanced controls.
Pros: Volume output, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: Multipoint connectivity reliability, LDAC
The app was praised as straightforward and helpful, offering enough customization without becoming overwhelming.
Pros: Audio-video sync accuracy, Clamping force comfort
Cons: Transparency mode quality, Sustainability and repairability
The app was widely praised for options, customization, and usability, with only one review calling parts of it clunky.
Pros: Award recognition, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: ANC sound impact on audio, ANC effect on sound signature
The app/software was a major value driver because reviewers praised mobile presets, Sonar, GG customization, and usefulness, despite a few complexity complaints.
Pros: Charging, Weight comfort
Cons: Sound leakage, Cable quality
The app was generally praised as easy, useful, and optional, but one reviewer had trouble with a custom EQ crash.
Pros: Maximum volume clarity, Headband adjustability
Cons: Cable quality, Smart Pause performance
The app is mostly praised for useful controls, customization, stability, and EQ access, despite some complaints about layout.
Pros: Volume output, Maximum volume clarity
Cons: aptX, Auracast support
The app was praised for fun listening control and useful ANC adjustment.
Pros: Instrument separation, USB-C
Cons: Button control usability, Maximum volume clarity
The Adjust web app was well liked for its clean, simple, and usable interface.
Pros: Spatial audio, Software/setup simplicity
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Sidetone adjustment quality
The app and settings experience is generally praised as simple and powerful, especially on Pixel phones, though one review complains about iPhone uncertainty and integrated settings complexity.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: aptX, Lossless audio support
The Soundcore app was generally praised as slick, useful, simple, or intuitive, especially for EQ, controls, battery views, multipoint, and device finding.
Pros: Android compatibility, Software/setup simplicity
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Noise isolation (passive)
The app was generally considered useful, simple, or feature-rich for EQ, firmware, controls, Dolby, and tracking, though a few reviews described it as minimal or not essential.
Pros: Clamping force comfort, Battery
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Noise isolation (passive)
The app is generally seen as clean, useful, and easy to use, though not especially full-featured compared with richer competitors.
Pros: Frequency response accuracy, Multipoint connectivity reliability
Cons: LDAC, Wear detection performance
The app was valued for added features and customization, though one review said it is less comprehensive than higher-end JBL apps.
Pros: Audio-video sync accuracy, Weight comfort
Cons: Sidetone adjustment quality, Microphone noise reduction
The app is mostly praised as useful, stable, and customizable, although one reviewer found its look ugly and another noted missing device-list convenience.
Pros: Instrument separation, Codec support
Cons: Spatial audio, Volume output
The companion apps and software were useful for EQ and mobile/PC control, but one reviewer found the app workflow awkward in simultaneous mode.
Pros: Audio-video sync accuracy, Multi-platform compatibility
Cons: Cable quality, Preset EQ profile quality
The app is a major strength overall, with praise for useful controls, simplicity, and EQ tools, offset by one connection complaint.
Pros: Stability, Bluetooth
Cons: Smudge resistance, Smart Pause performance
The app is usually praised as clean and useful, though feature limitations, wind-setting behavior, and a prelaunch firmware failure create some mixed evidence.
Pros: Maximum volume clarity, Sound quality
Cons: Spatial audio, Software/setup simplicity
The app was mostly praised for control and customization, but some reviewers wanted easier setup, more features, or fewer connection frustrations.
Pros: Weight comfort, Android compatibility
Cons: Lossless audio support, Ear tip size options
The app is viewed as reasonably useful, mainly because it offers presets, EQ, button settings, sidetone options, and other practical controls.
Pros: Battery, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Volume output
Reviewer evidence was mixed on app, balancing useful performance against clear limitations or preferences.
Pros: Volume output, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, USB-C
The app ecosystem is mixed: reviewers like mobile/console control and deep options, but some find the desktop software intrusive or frustrating.
Pros: Maximum volume clarity, Multipoint connectivity reliability
Cons: Portability/foldability, USB-C
The companion app is mostly praised for customization, fit testing, ANC controls, and clarity, though one short review criticized it.
Pros: Charging, Portability/foldability
Cons: aptX, LDAC
Reviewers generally valued the EarFun app for EQ, controls, and setup options, but some found it clunky or hard to navigate.
Pros: Codec support, Water/sweat resistance rating
Cons: Noise isolation (passive), Design and Aesthetics
The app is generally easy to use, but reviewers often describe it as limited, basic, or not as feature-rich as rivals.
Pros: Award recognition, ANC sound impact on audio
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, LE Audio readiness
The Bose app is useful and sometimes clean, offering modes, controls, sources, EQ, and fit tools, but reviewers also found it mandatory, occasionally daunting, and not especially customizable.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Volume output
Cons: Preset EQ profile quality, Equalizer customization
The app is feature-rich but inconsistent: some reviewers like its tools, while others dislike clunky menus, pauses, and login friction.
Pros: Weight comfort, Interchangeable left/right bud design
Cons: Smudge resistance, Voice assistant integration
The app was polarizing: reviewers liked its controls and simplicity, but others found it buggy, laggy, crash-prone or poorly translated.
Pros: Battery, ANC sound impact on audio
Cons: 3.5mm analog input availability, Treble clarity
The app receives mixed marks: some reviewers find it solid or useful, while others describe it as limited, brief, glitchy or dependent on personalization.
Pros: ANC effect on sound signature, Multi-platform compatibility
Cons: LE Audio readiness, Auracast support
App impressions were mixed: reviewers liked mobile EQ access and simple setup, but repeatedly called the software basic, barebones, or awkward.
Pros: Weight comfort, Comfort during long use
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Smudge resistance
The app adds customization, EQ, ambient controls, and sports modes, but reviewers found some app-based controls inconvenient or gimmicky.
Pros: Stability, Battery
Cons: Volume output, Cable quality
The app drew mixed-to-negative reactions because it is powerful but crowded, aged, or not especially intuitive.
Pros: Smart Pause performance, Award recognition
Cons: Cable quality, USB-C
Apple's no-standalone-app approach was treated as a tradeoff: seamless on iOS but less flexible than a dedicated app.
Pros: Button control usability, Design and Aesthetics
Cons: Water/sweat resistance rating, Included accessories
The software/app experience drew mixed reactions: Android and iOS controls exist, but reviewers criticized limited iOS heart-rate app support and missing EQ.
Pros: Audio-video sync accuracy, Smudge resistance
Cons: Multipoint connectivity reliability, Equalizer customization
The lack of a companion app or software was one of the clearest repeated downsides.
Pros: Volume output, Audio-video sync accuracy
Cons: Xbox compatibility, Equalizer customization