Onkyo Controller

• Free

Last verified 5 Aug 2026

2.2 610 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5After a few months...

   My review went from a five star "Simple and easy to use, it took about three minutes to familiarize myself with the app, 20 minutes to run through the dirac live process and everything is perfect. I'm loving my tx-nr7100, it sounds great, thanks onkyo," to I have to unplug the unit at least once a week to get it to communicate with my phone. At least it still works I guess, for how long we'll see. Update: not sure it will help, but I don't have to restart my receiver all the time as long as I don't bluetooth or airplay anything. That's not cool in my opinion, but it is a data point. Otherwise everything works great and sounds good, just wish it could work a little better.

   sleeping on a volcano · 5 Aug 2026

2. 2/5Z2 Still lacks airplay & other controls

   Update: I finally gave up waiting for Onkyo to update this app for better music & airplay controls on Zone2. So finally, I connected my Wiim Pro Plus to the Onkyo line in input labeled “Strm Box” via RCA cables. I turn on the Onkyo Z2 and select streamer box input and set volume at a mid to high level. Then I airplay directly just to the Wiim or use Wiim home app to play, manage music to speakers on Z2. Now I have the option to control music volume on Z2 using my iphone volume buttons which doesn’t work using Onkyo controller app. Additionally, the Wiim allows me to balance and equalize as well as optimize the music listening experience of my Z2 speakers. Works really well. Original post Listening to music via airplay on my TX-NR6100, Zone1 is vastly different than on Zone2. Z2 even with latest updated app still lacks speaker level/balance and tone (treble, voice & bass) controls when playing music. Even my iphone volume button works on Z1 but not on Z2. Z2 should be made to work just like Z1 so you can make adjustments to music based on environment. Both zones need to add speaker LR balance as well. ONKYO has great products but the quality of the Controller app diminishes the value of this receiver. These changes are needed to significantly increase the listening experience. I emailed the company several months ago and they indicated they would pass this along to their technical team. Nothing yet.

   NM5416 · 5 Aug 2026

3. 1/5Searching...Searching...Searching...

   This app worked really good for about 9 mo starting mid 2018. When I used it, it always found my TX-RZ620 within a few seconds. Starting a few months ago, it now only finds the receiver about 5% of the time. I even have my router set up to give the receiver the same IP address each time, and I search using that specific address using this app, and it still will not find out. Onkyo’s response is to power cycle the receiver and then power cycle the router. Seriously? What’s the point of having a remote app if you have to walk around the house pulling power cords in and out? I’m really tired of watching the spinning wheel and seeing “Searching” whenever I use this app. The RZ-620 is my second Onkyo receiver. I have found both to be good to very good A/V receivers but with dismal performance when it comes to networking. C’mon Onkyo, you can do so much better!!!

   JerseyBob54 · 5 Aug 2026

4. 4/5Still learning the nuances of the system.

   I’ve had issues with this app detecting my two receivers from my iOS devices. I think I made the mistake of putting the receivers on the 5G WIFI instead of 2.4G. With that change things are working better. For a free app the feature set is fine for my devices - Pandora or media streaming from a Synology NAS media server. One other irritation with Onkyo receivers is that they shouldn’t offer network updates as an option if they are only supported over Ethernet and not WIFI, which is how I have them networked. I have an Ethernet adapter that has helped me several times with recovering from this issue. Again, once I have my ducks lined up - it is a decent system. Zone 2 is my happy place.

   Boise_shopper · 5 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Tired of Onkyo app for iPhone.

   It used to work correctly when I have made initial setup a year ago. It worked well about 6 months. Then it stopped finding my TX-NR696. I tried everything from wifi router changes to do initial setup again and again then finding app and device updates. I also have deleted / downloaded app and setup device many many times. I always got same result: After a week or so working properly app stopped finding my Onkyo again. Really tired doing a lot of stuff and wasting much time every time I turn it on and try to use my system trough app and guessing what went wrong this time. Better to use remote control to avoid loosing time -but I feel like I’m wasting TX-NR696 by not using all nice functionalities it comes with. Don't get me wrong: My TX-NR696 works amazing! I want to be clear: App Is just garbage. Needs much improvement.

   Germy1 · 5 Aug 2026

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