# OSD Control

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1540919698](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1540919698)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1540919698`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** OSD Optimal Speaker Design
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (29 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-02
- **First published:** 2020-12-15
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/osd-control/id1540919698)
- **Website:** [https://www.osdaudio.com/contacts](https://www.osdaudio.com/contacts)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.osdaudio.com/contacts](https://www.osdaudio.com/contacts)

## Description

The OSD Control app allows you to control music from your iPhone and iPad to all OSD Control Wi-Fi enabled products. Enjoy listening to your music from cloud music service providers and online radio without connecting your phone or tablet to speakers. Just connect the NERO-MAX12 Wi-Fi enabled multi-zone amplifier with the OSD Control app to play music wirelessly over your WiFi Network. See all the OSD Control Wi-Fi enabled products at www.osdaudio.com. Stay Tuned
We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features. Sign up your email address to get updates at www.osdaudio.com.

## Rankings

- #300,134 — Overall

## Review summary

Users consistently report the OSD Control app is unreliable and hard to use. Common themes include syncing failures with MAX-12, slow/unresponsive controls, and bugs affecting mute, volume, and zone behavior. Zone naming/persistence and grouping are problematic, and documentation/support is lacking. While the hardware concept and basic zone controls exist, the software needs a major UX and reliability overhaul to meet expectations.

### Pros

- Basic multi-zone control with volume, mute, pan, and EQ across zones.
- Attempts to provide centralized control for Nero/MAX hardware in a single app.
- The hardware (amplifier units) is described as decent, implying potential if the app issues are resolved.

### Cons

- Unreliable connectivity: the app often fails to sync with the amplifier and may lock up or be slow.
- Poor UX and navigation: not intuitive, clunky, and frequently requires restarting the app.
- Zone management and naming issues: names not retained; settings don’t persist; hard to manage many zones.
- Control bugs: mute/reverse function, volume jumping to max, and balance issues when malfunctions occur.
- Weak documentation and support: little online information, no FAQ, and reported poor vendor responsiveness.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1540919698)