Avid Control vs KRK Audio Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
KRK Audio Tools
This application offers a suite of professional tools designed to optimize your studio monitor setup. It includes features for real-time frequency analysis, level calibration, EQ recommendations, and precise monitor alignment for an enhanced listening experience.
- Spectrum RTA for real-time frequency analysis
- Level Meter for monitor calibration
- EQ Recommendation for room optimization
- Monitor Align for precise angle adjustment
- Delay tool for multi-monitor time alignment
- Polarity tool for wiring verification
- Signal generator (sine, white, pink noise)
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KRK Audio Tools App is a suite of professional tools ideal for monitor tuning that can help you to get the best experience with your KRK monitors. It includes the following tools: - "Spectrum RTA" tool is used to measure and display the frequency spectrum of the input audio signal in realtime. - "Level Meter" tool is used for monitor level calibration. - "EQ Recommendation" tool is used to help determine which EQ presets may work best in your room. - "Monitor Align" tool is used to perfectly align the angle of your studio monitors. - "Delay" tool is used to time-align your monitors in a multi monitor system. - "Polarity" tool is used for verifying that monitors are wired correctly. Furthermore, it includes a signal generator that can generate sine waves, white noise and pink noise. The inline help contains instructions to use the tools correctly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KRK Audio Tools at 4.1 against Avid Control's 2.7. KRK Audio Tools also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 34%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KRK Audio Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Avid Control's written reviews are positive against 54% of KRK Audio Tools's.
| Parameter | Avid Control | KRK Audio Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (70 ratings) | 4.1 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Avid® | KRK Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
Avid Control
KRK Audio Tools
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)
KRK Audio Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Avid Control
No in-app purchases
KRK Audio Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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