Comparison

Avid Control vs Mix With The Masters

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Avid Control

Control your audio and video software wirelessly from your iPad. This app offers deep, multi-touch control for recording, mixing, and navigating complex projects, enhancing efficiency and flexibility beyond traditional mouse and keyboard input.

Highlights
  • Wireless control of audio/video software
  • Multi-touch mixing and recording
  • Access hundreds of software commands
  • Track and fader control
  • Visual feedback and metering
  • Customizable layouts and macros
Features
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For full instructions please see: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/faq/Avid-Control-Support SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • Qualified Mac or Windows-based computer running any supported EUCON-enabled application and EuControl 2026.4 (NOTE: The free EUCON 2026.4 software must be downloaded from Avid and installed before using Avid Control) • One of the following connections: - Accessible wireless network (5 Ghz Wi-Fi network recommended), or - Lightning-to-USB 3 Camera Adapter + USB 2-to-Ethernet Adapter to connect an Ethernet cable directly to iPad (be sure to disable Wi-Fi on your iPad when using this connection type) ABOUT AVID CONTROL Take wireless control of your favorite audio and video software—right from your iPad. With Avid Control, you can record and mix audio in Pro Tools, Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, Premiere and other media software, faster and more easily than working with a mouse and keyboard alone. The app combines the tight hardware/software integration and high-speed communication power of EUCON technology with the multi-touch advancements of iOS, so you get deep control, with great mixing flexibility. And when used with an Avid control surface (including the new Avid S1), you gain new touch workflows and custom control. Best of all… it’s free! Track and mix with just a touch • Speed up your efficiency using a host of controls • Record, mute, and solo tracks with a tap • Ride multiple faders to bring more life to your mix • Get insight into your mix with extensive visual feedback Get unrivaled audio and video control • Access and control hundreds of software commands • Punch in audio and toggle automation modes • Trigger complex macros that will save you tons of time • Switch control to different applications using a single app Mix faster with intelligent design • Gain multitouch control to speed up your efficiency • Interact with and control your mix in whole new ways • Perform keystroke shortcuts and more with a single tap • Bring tactile control with you, anywhere you go Navigate huge mixes easily • Get fast access to any channel with Tracks view • Quickly scroll through large mixes • Select, record-enable, solo, and mute multiple tracks • Keep an eye on levels with S6-style metering Free yourself from the cables that bind • Work in ways not possible with a wired mouse or control surface • Record yourself in a different room from your DAW • Control up to two networked workstations across a facility • Trigger playback or recording from anywhere Extend your control surface's workflows • Get enhanced touch control and customizable layouts • Navigate mixes faster with Tracks view • View a counter display and additional visual feedback • Recall layouts and trigger macros Work with your favorite audio and video software* • Avid Pro Tools • Avid Media Composer • Apple Logic Pro X • Steinberg Cubase • Steinberg Nuendo • Merging Pyramix • Mackie Control * Please see Avid’s Control app support page for a full compatibility list.

About

Mix With The Masters

Access hundreds of exclusive video tutorials and interviews from world-renowned music mixers, sound engineers, and producers. Learn professional audio techniques on the go with offline viewing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Exclusive video series
  • Interviews with renowned professionals
  • Audio mixing tutorials
  • Sound engineering techniques
  • Offline viewing mode
  • Regularly updated content
Features
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The Mix with the Masters iOS App offers members unlimited access to hundreds of exclusive series, interviews and tutorials by the most renowned and talented mixers, sound engineers and producers in the world. Enjoy your favorite MWTM videos on the go, as well as in offline mode. Learn from the Masters, wherever you are! Like on our website, new videos are added regularly; you can stream them indefinitely on the MWTM App for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Avid Control2 screens
Mix With The Masters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Avid Control at 2.7 against Mix With The Masters's 2.0. Avid Control also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (34% vs 15%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avid Control holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Avid Control's written reviews are positive against 15% of Mix With The Masters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avid Control ships an update every 3 months, Mix With The Masters every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Avid Control versus Mix With The Masters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvid ControlMix With The Masters
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (72 ratings) — better2.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews33.7% of reviews — better15.3% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB67 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAvid®MAVEN SARL - MWTM

Customer experience

Avid Control

All ratings70 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews205 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative60.0%

Mix With The Masters

All ratings22 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive15.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative78.0%

User reviews

Avid Control

From 72 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well with Cubase
  • 👍 Definitely a pro level addition to ProTools
  • 🚀 Fast and reliable control surface
  • 👍 Easy and Powerful
  • 👍 Unbelievably Useful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Version mismatch
  • 🐛 Impossible to connect
  • 🐛 App just stopped working
  • 🐛 Buggy as Can be
  • 🐛 Completely broken on iPad OS 18

Mix With The Masters

From 22 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Amazing content
  • 👍 Great videos
  • 👍 Fantastic content
  • 👍 High quality content
  • 👍 Professional level content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App is buggy
  • 🐛 App is broken
  • 🐛 App is unusable
  • 🐛 App is terrible
  • 🐛 App crashes

Bugs and requests

Avid Control

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Version mismatch
  • Can't get pass registration screen
  • Meters don't work
  • Faders are sticking
  • Connectivity issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Pls Make Avid Control into some type of AUV3 Effect Plugin for mixing and mastering purposes
  • 120hz support for iPad Pro please!!
  • larger soft keys (or even better, adjustable)

Mix With The Masters

Reported bugs

54 issues
  • Cannot login
  • Downloads take forever
  • Downloaded videos don't play
  • Airplay doesn't work
  • Videos refuse to play
Show 49 more
  • Problems with playing downloaded content
  • Playback controls are broken
  • Touch sensitivity is off
  • Login screen freezes
  • App crashes after each video
  • Videos don't play on iPhone
  • App doesn't remember where I left off
  • Series aren't well organized
  • Download feature is broken
  • App crashes at the end of each video
  • No iPad support
  • App crashes when scrolling quickly
  • Videos won't stream
  • App loads slowly
  • Videos don't play or take a long time to start
  • App crashes after each video
  • App has to stay open on download screen to fully download
  • App has to be restarted to download a video
  • Stalled downloads
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Videos take a long time to start
  • App lags and hangs on lower reception
  • Unable to come back to same point in video if crashed
  • App not working at all on mobile devices
  • No playback
  • No stills of videos
  • Sign out not working
  • Scrubbing does not work
  • Auto play is auto crash
  • Relaunch entire app when any video ends
  • Videos don't play or take 5mins to start playing
  • No way to make playlists
  • No way to have videos autoplay in series
  • App struggles with QA testing
  • Logout bug requires deletion then redownload
  • Videos won't play on iPhone
  • App spins on login
  • Videos get displayed in random order
  • Sound doesn't play while video is playing
  • App quits unexpectedly
  • App no longer launches
  • App crashes instantly
  • Videos do not load
  • App crashes when scrolling down quickly
  • App makes me re-sign in all the time
  • Says no videos found 75% of the time
  • Videos will not stream
  • App loads and I can log in but videos never play
  • Register button not working

Requested features

19 requests
  • Fix video player
  • Add resume video functionality
  • Allow background downloads
  • Improve search function
  • Organize categories better
Show 14 more
  • Add Airplay support
  • Add Apple TV app
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve content organization
  • Add playlist functionality
  • Allow audio playback with screen locked
  • Add 'download all' option
  • Add high-speed scrubbing function
  • Remember watched videos
  • Allow liking individual parts of series
  • View more videos from artist easily
  • See what's new
  • Search by tutorial type
  • Make app orientation flexible on iPad

In-app purchases

None

Avid Control

No in-app purchases

None

Mix With The Masters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avid Control free?
Avid Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mix With The Masters free?
Mix With The Masters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avid Control or Mix With The Masters?
Avid Control is rated higher. Avid Control averages 2.7 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Mix With The Masters averages 2.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Avid Control or Mix With The Masters have ads?
Neither Avid Control nor Mix With The Masters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avid Control or Mix With The Masters?
Avid Control ships an update every 3 months, and Mix With The Masters every 2 months. Most recently, Avid Control was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mix With The Masters on November 2, 2026.

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