Physical Preset buttons are back! Revive your SoundTouch: modern iOS design, endless radio, and full control without Bose servers. Your speaker, reborn.
Worried about losing your internet radio when the Bose servers or TuneIn shut down? Looking for a fast, reliable, and modern control app for your SoundTouch speakers? You've found it. Better ST is designed to keep your music playing.
Key Features:
• Zero Friction: No accounts. No Bose servers. No tracking. BetterST launches instantly, auto-discovers your devices on the local network, and respects your privacy. Just open and play.
• Hardware Preset Buttons Keep Working: Better ST Server helps restore part of the official server functionality, so you can continue using the physical preset buttons you love. Once configured, your speakers can work independently without relying on your phone.
• Super Presets (Scenes): Go beyond simple stations. Create custom "Scene" buttons to trigger Party Mode—instantly syncing Multi-Room groups and setting specific volumes for every speaker (e.g., "Play Jazz on Kitchen & Living Room at 20%") with a single tap.
• Liquid Glass UI: Fast, fluid, and built exclusively for iOS 26. Experience a stunning, native interface that feels right at home on your iPhone or iPad.
• Instant Access: View Now Playing info and toggle Play/Pause at a glance. Best of all, launch your Super Presets directly from your Home Screen to activate your perfect scene without even opening the app.
• Global Radio: Powered by Radio Browser, giving you integrated access to a massive library of thousands of global stations, filterable by country, genre, and quality.
• Siri Shortcuts & Magic Wake: Want your speaker to start playing alongside your morning alarm? Leverage our powerful Shortcuts integration to create a "Magic Wake" automation, bringing your SoundTouch into your daily iOS routines.
• Full Remote Control: Master your sound with precision. Manage volume, playback, device grouping (Multi-Room), and fine-tune your audio with dedicated EQ settings.
• Mixtape Mode (NAS): Turn your local NAS folders into a retro music library. Curate your favorite collections into virtual tapes for true gapless playback.
Technical Details & Hardware Control:
Supported hardware capabilities include:
• General Systems: Rename speakers, adjust bass levels, modify group settings for Video Sync, and disable the auto-off timer on most SoundTouch devices.
• SoundTouch 20 / 30 / Portable: Toggle the front LED clock display.
• SoundTouch 300 & Lifestyle 550/600/650: Access advanced home theater settings. Adjust individual center channel and surround speaker volumes, manage HDMI-CEC settings, enable HDMI-In, assign the source button on your remote, and toggle Speaker Selection.
(Note: Availability of specific hardware settings depends on your exact SoundTouch model and current firmware version.)
Disclaimer: This application is concluded between the developer and the end-user only, and not with Bose. Bose does not in any way endorse, approve of, or sponsor this application. Bose and SoundTouch are trademarks of Bose Corporation.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Really love this app for my 10 SoundTouch speakers. The functionality is great and the ability to create speaker groups is very convenient. The introduction of preset button capabilities in version 2.0 is fantastic. Sometimes when I stop a group it will only partially stop and it will create a new group with the speakers left on - so I have to go and delete those groups. It’s a mild frustration and that’s what makes this 4 rather than 5 stars. But…buy this app and become a supporter for another $4.99 - absolute money well spent!
Better than expected!
Oh, so disapointed!
Having downloaded three other solutions, this is the one that actually works. Sound is great. Presets works after migrating to the new servers! Why are you waiting? This is the solutions that seems even better than the prior discontinued Bose servers. Support this App developer. He clearly is legit!
Amazing Great App!
P.1000
This app is a one time charge app. I love that!It replaces the now not supported Bose Soundtouch app. Bose dropped support for the Soundtouch Soundbar.The Better ST app is a complete replacement. It works perfectly as a replacement.The developer is very responsive and supportive.He continues to updating the app making it better! I recommend the Better ST app for support and replacement of the Bose Soundtouch Soundbars.It's a great app. Get it if you need to get your Soundtouch Soundbar control again! I am very happy I bought the Better ST app to control my Soundtouch 300.Thank you, Qian for this app!
Must have after Bose discontinued support for SoundTouch
Super Hands 123
Works as well if not better than the original SoundTouch app. Full functionality is restored with use of presets! You will need to disconnect from the Bose server but the app walks you through the process.
What's New in Better ST 2.2:
- Bonjour! French Language Support: We are thrilled to welcome our French-speaking users with full localization support for the entire app.
- Introducing "Recents": Never lose track of your music again. Quickly access and replay your recently played stations and content directly from the new Recents feature.
- Quick Audio Settings: You can now access dedicated audio fine-tuning options directly from the device menu, making sound adjustments quicker than ever.
- Enhanced "Playback Mode" Tips: We've updated the Device Settings with much clearer migration tips and detailed guidance to ensure a seamless setup.
Stability & Multi-Room Improvements:
- Smoother Virtual Groups: Significantly optimized Virtual Group creation and fixed an underlying sync conflict when grouping multiple devices simultaneously.
- Rock-Solid Multi-Room Control: Completely resolved a persistent issue where Multi-Room cards could get duplicated. We also overhauled the volume control logic for active groups to ensure snappy and responsive adjustments.
- Under the Hood: Enhanced device discovery/recognition and strengthened data models for a noticeably faster and more stable performance throughout your local network.
Version 2.2.0
The developer, 骞 张, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
骞 张
Size
15.6 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
