MusicCast Controller - US

• Free to download

Last verified 4 Oct 2026

4.7 42182 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Great concept but. . .

   I like the idea of this app. Wish it worked like it is supposed to. I’ve had a lot of trouble getting consistent results. Originally had my TV connected is optical cable. Couldn’t get the app to hold its settings and see my sound bar and satellite speakers. Finally changed to the HDMI ARC port on the TV and it seems to be working better. When I now turn on the TV it automatically recognizes it and turns on MusicCast. There is still a big delay from sound bar to satellite speakers I think due to the fact that the sound bar is hard wired as the speakers are Bluetooth. To solve it I just turn the speakers way down and get a mild echo sound. Like it’s a huge hall. Needs to have better instructions. A pain to figure out and set up.

   TimmyL222 · 4 Oct 2026

2. 5/5Unreliable App (now I know why apple is thriving)

   Bought this TSR700 at Costco. No problems for a good while but then it’s all about the app and receiver connection. I really want to make this work as my living room TV and surround system is connected to the receiver. TV has zero issues but once you try to connect your phone to the app the nightmare starts. I have two zones, one to the living room and one to the kids room, both with ceiling and wall speakers. Sometimes the connection gets lost and there is NO WAY to even get app to connect to the receiver. When I said there is NO WAY I mean there is NO WAY. Every time I try to open the app its a 50/50 chance that it works or ir doesn’t work. I’m persistent to find an alternate solution while it starts working again. Frustrating!!!!

   Ferny! · 4 Oct 2026

3. 1/5Horrible software

   I will start with saying the app is not absolutely atrocious when using, but that’s when you are able to use it. Good god it is horrible at staying connected. Out of no where when playing anything from any source the app refuses to connect to my receiver. Music playing too loud and you want to turn it down? Disconnected and REFUSES to reconnect for about 5-10 minutes. You have to get up and manually turn it down. Adjusting sound setting through the app? RANDOM DISCONNECTION and makes you unable to stop any music. Don’t even get me started on the CONSTANT “Firmware updates” it apparently needs. Just about every other day It needs a new. 10 minute update that is “optional” but WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED IMMEDIATELY. Yamaha has proven that they are able to make amazing things not only in music but in everything else that make. This has by far been the worst Yamaha experience I’ve ever had. The MusicCast app. Please fix it Yamaha. I’m

   Prest09 · 4 Oct 2026

4. 1/5The single worst app I have on my phone

   I have been running this MusicCast app for about nine years, and it consistently has lag and connectivity issues. No other app for any smart devices have any lag whatsoever. None. Want to adjust the volume of a room? 75% of the time there will be lag. Want to skip a song? Lag city. Tired of listening to music and want to switch over to TV? Prepared to wait up to 30 seconds or longer. Absolutely terrible. The Yamaha MusicCast requires constant rebooting, and this is a *hard* reboot, achieved by unplugging the entire receiver. It's so bad that I have the receiver plugged into a Kasa smart outlet so that I can remotely reboot the receiver, something that I have to do sometimes three or four times a day. Guess what? The Kasa app >instantly< cuts off the power with zero lag. I have FiOS in the house, so my speeds are very fast. Also, I have an eero mesh system that is seamless for every other device that is connected to it, except for this Yamaha app. In no particular order, here is what I have connected my Wi-Fi, all of which work flawlessly: four Roborock vacuum cleaner cleaners, a dozen smart outlets, a wireless printer, three laptops, a smart stove, a smart Pet feeder, two Wi-Fi connected smart TVs, a YoLink hub system for power outages and water sensors, and at least five Ring cameras. I keep on waiting for Yamaha to fix their app, but, after a decade, I have lost hope. Sonos, help me...

   Yeppers739 · 4 Oct 2026

5. 2/5Unreliable

   You spend a lot of money on a new receiver to be annoyed with your music playing experience. This app disconnects from my device often. Right now it cannot even reconnect so I can do air play from music apps but I have no control over the receiver to play music through different channels which is FRUSTRATING because only one room has music. Can’t control volume accurately. Each time I try to change the volume there is a several second delay which causes the sound to abruptly change because you think it is not working and instead crank the volume up or bring it down to much. When it connects to my device there is a several second delay, so I make sure to start the connection first and then the music. Often when I turn the receiver off from the app it only stops the music in one room and continues playing in the other room. Yamaha, please get your act together. This is a very bad costumer experience give the fact that in 2026 we listen to music from our phones! This should be a seamless experience for the money we payed to have a “modern” receiver!

   Amub89@ · 4 Oct 2026

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