Music X NEO 4+

Given the expense of the X14 unit, one would think that it would at least have a reasonable app. This app doesn’t:

1 connect well
2 have an intuitive interface
3 allow for random play
4 allow for easy labels and cover art for albums and artists
5 generally limited and clumsy

There are great app designers working for countless companies that could design this app in their sleep

It’s shameful how bad this app is given the simplicity it requires. Two stars may be one too many.

I don't know what happened between the time reviewers said this app was an improvement and now, but this is an unmitigated disaster. The iPad and iPhone apps do not recognize my Cocktail Audio X45, and thus do not work at all.

The MacBook version does work, to the point that I've almost figured out how to use it. The abandoned web interface was so much better, requiring two clicks to accomplish what now the app takes six to do.

The MacBook app, however, takes an unexpected nosedive at least 3-4 times an hour (if not more often). No matter how many times I've sent a report to Apple each time it crashes, no improvements seem to be on the horizon.

I love my Cocktail Audio X45 streamer/server, and I loved the web interface I'd used for years. But this ham-handed app greatly diminishes the value of Novatron's audio products, and I wish their app designers would realize that.

A few bugs still (and some typos) but this is a HUGE improvement - for instance if you switch apps and come back to the app - it stays where you were even for iservice music - you don’t have to navigate all the way back like you did with the old app.