App Volume: a volume per app

Name: App Volume: a volume per app
Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Author: CHIH YU LIN

Modes + one-tap widgets

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

6 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

CHIH YU LIN
Language

EN
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Size

35.8
MB

Set a volume for every app, use separate speaker and Bluetooth headphone levels, and switch modes from widgets, Control Center, or Shortcuts. App Volume — the per-app volume control iPhone & iPad have been missing. Going from a quiet podcast to TikTok? No more eardrum panic. Each app gets its own volume — and now a second one just for Bluetooth headphones. Stop mashing the side button every time you switch apps. App Volume uses Apple's official Shortcuts engine — no jailbreak, no warranty risk, no advertising tracking. — WHY IT EXISTS — iOS has ONE global media volume: whatever you played last sets the level for whatever you open next. Spotify-to-TikTok startles everyone on the bus, and your ears want different levels on headphones than on the speaker. Apple never built per-app volume — so we did, the official way, on Apple's own Shortcuts engine. — HOW IT WORKS — 1. Create a mode and add your apps with their target volumes (TikTok 30%, Podcast 70%, Netflix 80%). 2. The in-app guide walks you through installing our pre-built template in Apple Shortcuts once. Whenever you add another app later, add it to the list of apps that trigger your existing Personal Automation. 3. Follow the in-app animation to set up one Personal Automation — switching apps auto-applies the right volume. 4. Add the widget to Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Control Center — tap to switch the whole mode in one go. — NEW: HEADPHONE VOLUMES — Turn on "Separate headphone volume" for any app to give it a second, headphone-only level. Bluetooth helper automations handle the switch when they run; wired headphones aren't supported. — USE CASES — • A volume per app — Podcast 70%, music 60%, video 80%. Set once; switching apps auto-applies. • Ears vs room — TikTok at 25% on AirPods, 60% on the speaker. — FEATURES — • Per-app volume targets — an independent volume for any app • Headphone volumes — a second per-app volume that applies while Bluetooth headphones are connected • Modes — bundle rules into named modes, swap the whole set instantly • Global rules — pin an app's volume across every mode; great for games that should always open muted • Ready-made modes — browse Discover, install Bedtime or Silent Game Ads in one tap • Share your setup — send any mode as a picture + link a friend can import • Widgets everywhere — Lock Screen, Home Screen, Control Center (iOS 18+): see the active mode, tap to switch • Switch notifications — silent banner by default, sound + haptic, or off • iCloud backup — modes backed up to your iCloud — GOOD TO KNOW — Honest limits, no surprises: • One volume at a time: App Volume sets the system volume the moment you open or switch to an app. iOS can't mix two apps playing at once — a video during a Discord call shares one level, and no App Store app can change that. • It shines with apps you actively open and switch between. Audio already playing in the background keeps its level until you return to that app. • Headphones: Bluetooth helpers apply the headphone level when they run; speaker volume may take a few seconds to return after disconnecting. Wired headphones aren't supported because Shortcuts only provides automation triggers for Bluetooth connections and disconnections. — PRIVACY FIRST — • No ad tracking or data sales. We collect basic analytics and crash reports. Feedback you choose to send reaches us with its text, optional email, app/build and iOS versions, device model, and locale. • No microphone, no location, no contacts • Troubleshooting guide • Privacy Policy in Settings → Privacy — SUPPORT — Use the in-app feedback button to reach us directly — we read every message. Built for iPhone and iPad. From a one-person studio. Transparent development. Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

3.5

out of 5

6 Ratings

Very Clever
Oct 8
JTJTW0
Shortcuts interface has changed so the onboarding doesn't match.Also would it be possible for the Volume ui not to be triggered if the Volume is already at the preferred Volume level.

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the kind words and the 5 stars! Glad App Volume's per-app profiles are working well for you. If there's ever a feature you'd like to see, just reach out via Settings → Send Feedback — always happy to hear ideas. 🙌
Very Clever
Oct 8
JTJTW0

Shortcuts interface has changed so the onboarding doesn't match.Also would it be possible for the Volume ui not to be triggered if the Volume is already at the preferred Volume level.
Developer Response Jun 13
Thanks so much for the kind words and the 5 stars! Glad App Volume's per-app profiles are working well for you. If there's ever a feature you'd like to see, just reach out via Settings → Send Feedback — always happy to hear ideas. 🙌
Doesn’t work
Aug 5
Lauqe
I tried using it on my iPad to turn a video up while I was streaming in a Discord call but I could not turn the video up or the call down

Developer Response
Thanks for the honest feedback, and sorry it didn't work for your setup. What you tried is unfortunately impossible on iPadOS for any app, not just ours: iOS has a single shared media volume, and there is no API to mix two apps that are playing sound at the same time (like a video and a Discord call). App Volume works by setting that one system volume to your preset the moment you open an app — it helps when switching between apps, but it can't separate audio playing simultaneously, and call audio uses its own volume channel entirely.For your case, Discord itself can do the mixing: in the call, tap the participant or stream and lower its volume slider, then raise the system volume for your video. That's the only real per-source control iPadOS allows.
Doesn’t work
Aug 5
Lauqe

I tried using it on my iPad to turn a video up while I was streaming in a Discord call but I could not turn the video up or the call down
Developer Response Aug 7
Thanks for the honest feedback, and sorry it didn't work for your setup. What you tried is unfortunately impossible on iPadOS for any app, not just ours: iOS has a single shared media volume, and there is no API to mix two apps that are playing sound at the same time (like a video and a Discord call). App Volume works by setting that one system volume to your preset the moment you open an app — it helps when switching between apps, but it can't separate audio playing simultaneously, and call audio uses its own volume channel entirely.For your case, Discord itself can do the mixing: in the call, tap the participant or stream and lower its volume slider, then raise the system volume for your video. That's the only real per-source control iPadOS allows.

A new shortcut template for 0% volume. Update your template from the app.

Version 1.3.4 Oct 8

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Information

Seller: XupLabs LLC
Size: 35.8 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.2 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 18.2 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.2 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 15.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.2 or later.
Languages: English and 43 more

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Age Rating: 4+

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