I have a Node 2i/Ares II in one system and a Powernode in a second system. I've noticed no change in audio quality with the update. I stream Qobuz, Tidal and FLAC files from a NAS drive.
The update went smoothly for me, although the interwebs say a lot of folks had issues. I like the new UI; it is more intuitive and looks better on the smaller screen of an iPhone.
(Of course, Qobuz went down on Oct. 18th for a short while and drove the BluOS world crazy).