# grandMA remote — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of grandMA remote by MA Lighting Technology GmbH, rated 2.40/5 from 367 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grandma-remote/id305975384/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grandma-remote/id305975384.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 100 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 205 ## What do users think of grandMA remote? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Works great for its intended purpose - 👍 Handy app for lighting control - 👍 Excellent control of console and event - 👍 Fully functional and rocks - 👍 Much easier to navigate than pocket pc version - 👍 Exceptional app with great handling - 👍 Fantastic app, works very well - 👍 Must-try for grandMA users - 👍 Love this app, thank you - 👍 Finally, a long-awaited app - 👍 Clearly laid out and useful tool - 👍 Totally functional and a major improvement - 👍 Great start, good V1 **Cons** - 🐛 Does not work at all - 🐛 Blank page, useless - 🐛 Incompatible with version 3 software - 🐛 Can cause rig to flick on and off - 🐛 Tendency to crash the board - 🐛 Can corrupt the file - 🐛 Needs update badly - 🐛 Wifi doesn't show up, renders it useless - 🐛 NFG, tried everything - 🐛 Don't waste your time **Commonly reported bugs** - Doesn't work for iPhone 4.0 - Needs an update badly - Wifi doesn't show up and renders it useless - Blank page - Incompatible with version 3 software for iPhone - Can cause rig to flick on and off when disconnecting from console with two or more desks on network - Has a tendency to crash the board - Can corrupt the file - Nothing!!! Tried everything. NFG - Tried everything. But helas... No results. **Most requested features** - Previous button in highlight function - iPad version - Better layout for iPad - Go- button to go back in a sequence - Make an app for Vista T2 lighting board - Next button - Help menu or Q&A - Ability to scroll values like dimming or pan/tilt - Support for more iPhone touch gestures - Rethink keeping the 'Consoles' button always accessible at the top - Confirmation when signing off console - Add an easy 'next' button to toggle through a group - Should be able to use the pan and tilt cursors to select fixtures also ## Newest reviews (10 of 33) ### 4/5 — Lighting tech *2012-01-09, version 1.005* Would love a previous button in the highlight function. Otherwise a very handy app ### 4/5 — Nice *2010-10-28, version 0* Works great! Wish I had an iPad! ### 4/5 — works great!!! *2010-07-14, version 0* I'm on tour with a latin artist and use this app to focus fixture during the day for outdoor shows. Would like to have a better layout for ipad. ### 4/5 — Great V1 *2009-08-04, version 0* This is a great start, but needs lots of improvements, there are bugs all through-out it, but one thing I would love to see is a Go- button, I hate it that I can't go back in a sequence on this ### 4/5 — Fully functional... *2009-06-21, version 0* This app simply rocks. Much easier to navigate than the pocket pc version. Needs a next button though ### 3/5 — Usable but beware! *2009-06-19, version 0* I found that this app runs well but has a tendency to crash the board. One if you walk out of range without signing off and two can currupt the file. All other shows are unaffected but the current show is trashed. So make sure u have a current backup and have fun! ### 4/5 — Much Better *2009-06-15, version 0* The addition of the next button and other selection options is a big improvement. ### 4/5 — Ld *2009-04-27, version 0* Works fine. Need to add an easy "next" button to toggle through a group ### 3/5 — Almost there *2009-04-02, version 0* Just can't scroll values like dimming or pan/tilt.... the iPod touch hasn't got a scroller or up and down keys like a PDA would ### 3/5 — User *2009-03-12, version 0* Good start. Will be much better when more of the iphone touch gestures are supported. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2012-02-05, version 1.005* For iPhone 4.0 ### 1/5 — Doesn't Work *2009-12-22, version 0* Don't waste your time. ### 1/5 — Untitled *2009-12-12, version 0* Nothing!!! Tried everything. NFG Better luck next time ### 1/5 — Incompatible with version 3 software for iPhone *2009-12-05, version 0* Incompatible with version 3 software for iPhone ### 1/5 — Ma lighting *2009-10-30, version 0* Blank page... Useless ### 1/5 — Does not work at all *2009-04-26, version 0* Sorry to say, this app is just a blank page. We have 1- grand and 2-lites and we tried everything. But helas... No results. Would be nice to have a help menu or a Q&A for this. Back to the ole drawing board with this one. Better luck next time... Cheers. ### 2/5 — Update? *2010-07-09, version 0* Helpful app but needs 4.0 update- wifi doesn't show up and renders it useless. Please update soon! ### 2/5 — needs improvement *2009-06-06, version 0* Should be able to use the pan and tilt cursors to select fixtures also. ### 3/5 — Works on iPhone 4 *2010-10-16, version 0* You just need to turn the airplane mode on then turn wifi on. Needs an update badly so I can get phone calls when using it ### 3/5 — Works well *2009-11-17, version 0* Can cause rig to flick on and off when disconnecting from console with two or more desks on network. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Muy buena *2010-08-15, version 0* Buena aplicacion ### 5/5 — iPad version??? *2010-08-06, version 0* When is an iPad version of this coming???? ### 5/5 — Control Total de mi Show *2010-01-14, version 0* Excelente control total de mi consola y de mi evento con una respuesta inmediata y facil acceso lo malo es que no hay una version del manual especialmente diseñada para el itouch pero con el de PDA puede seun gran inicio. lo unico malo es que necesitas la consola para poder jugar con el software asi que si lo bajan y no ven nada es por que no esta concectada la consola. ya no necesito a nadie para que me de canales. ### 5/5 — grandMA *2009-07-04, version 0* Ok this is pretty bad A. I know a lighting tech. For a church in south Texas that has a grandMA. He would love this app. I'm also a lighting tech. For a church in south Texas but we have a vista t2 lighting board. The technical director at our church has a app on a pc called vnc viewer. It's for the vista t2. Do u think u could make one for it. We would love it if u would. Thanks. ### 5/5 — finally!!! *2009-06-16, version 0* thanks for making it work with the micro ### 5/5 — MA Node *2009-06-16, version 0* This app is exceptional! I have been using it with the 2port node, and this has sooo much power and the handeling is great! MA really have hit the nail with their products, Well done! Francis ### 5/5 — This does work if you actually know how to use a MA console *2009-05-25, version 0* Fantastic app. I have tested this with the full range of consoles and I can assure you that it works very well. I ran a show the other night on it. It was a simple show with only one executor, with 342 ques. Worked perfectly. ### 5/5 — what no hidden space invaders? *2009-04-08, version 0* if you are in the lighting industy and use grandMA products this app is a must to at least try! do it.. ### 5/5 — correction *2009-04-05, version 0* onpc work on Xp but not on vista, iphone see the console on vista but the login windows never came ### 5/5 — Mpge *2009-03-13, version 0* I love this thank you! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-07.*