# Music | Bowers & Wilkins

> Explore, stream and control

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1551992219](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1551992219)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1551992219`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** B&W Group Ltd
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2,874 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.14.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2021-02-10
- **Size:** 80 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/music-bowers-wilkins/id1551992219)
- **Website:** [https://www.bowerswilkins.com](https://www.bowerswilkins.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.bowerswilkins.com/privacy-policy.html](https://www.bowerswilkins.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

The Bowers & Wilkins Music app lets you set up and control Formation-enabled products (Zeppelin, Panorama 3) and wireless headphones. You can adjust active noise cancelling, ambient sound, monitor battery levels, and use a standby timer to save power. The app presents an intuitive, elegant interface to search and play your music across devices.

Formation brings together streaming services and radio, including TIDAL, Qobuz, TuneIn, NTS Radio, and Dash Radio, plus personalized recommendations and exclusive Bowers & Wilkins content. Set up devices, connect to Wi-Fi, choose a Space, and manage features like Bluetooth streaming. Enjoy regular software updates and support for a growing lineup including Formation Audio/Bar/Bass/Duo/Flex, Panorama 3, Zeppelin series, and more.

## Rankings

- #34,723 — Overall

## Review summary

User feedback highlights a mix of limited positives and frequent issues. The most mentioned problems are connectivity and pairing failures, a difficult, user-hostile UI, and friction from mandatory account sign-in and slow/failed verification. Ads on the home screen further irritate users. On the positive side, reviewers note that EQ customization exists, and the app can be simple, fast, and functional when it works. Overall, the cons substantially outweigh the pros for most users.

### Pros

- Simple, fast, and polished UI.
- EQ customization is available and functional.
- Basic in-app headphone control and settings are accessible.

### Cons

- Very poor user experience; hard to navigate and feels user-hostile.
- Connectivity and pairing issues; unreliable connection to headphones and incomplete auto-connect behavior.
- Mandatory account/login with verification problems (blocked copy/paste, signup verification failures).
- In-app ads and prompts for other services clutter the experience.
- EQ controls are limited or not easily accessible, with some features relying on cloud connections.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1551992219)