Avid Control vs Trail Station
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.
Trail Station
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Trailstation is a synced, offline radio you build from your own audio files. Every station you make loops on the iphone clock, so two phones that tune into the same station play the exact same moment — the same track, the same second. There's no host device, no shared Wi-Fi, no cell signal, and no account. Pick a station, press Tune In, and you're listening together. It's built for the places music apps give up: a group hike with no network coverage, a campsite, a long drive through a dead zone, a backcountry ski run. As long as everyone has the station, everyone's in sync. BUILD YOUR OWN STATIONS • Import audio from your library or Files — AAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, and more. • Track titles and artists are read from your files automatically. • Reorder tracks, rename, and edit any time the station is off air. • Set a crossfade from 0 to 12 seconds — 0 is fully gapless. TUNE IN TOGETHER, NO HOST NEEDED • Stations loop pinned to the clock, so every device lands on the same moment. • No one is "the host" — there's nothing to connect to and nothing to drop. • Output-latency compensation and route-change re-sync keep AirPods and Bluetooth speakers locked to the clock too. • Fine-Tune Sync lets you nudge the timing for a specific pair of headphones, and remembers it for next time. STAY IN TIME OFF THE GRID • On a multi-day trip with no signal, two device clocks can slowly drift. • Sync Time Nearby matches them directly, device to device, over a short-range connection — no internet and no servers involved. KEEP A BIG LIBRARY TIDY • Group stations into folders, and search across station, track, and artist. • Whatever you're listening to stays pinned at the top of the home screen. SHARE A STATION • AirDrop or Email a self-contained .trailstation file — it opens straight into Trailstation on the other device, fully offline. • Or Save to iCloud Drive and share a link from Files. • Export Track Files hands back a plain folder of the original audio. ON YOUR WRIST • A full Apple Watch app plays your stations in sync with everyone else. • Send your built stations to the watch from your iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. • Trailstation collects nothing. Your audio stays on your devices (and your own iCloud Drive only if you choose to share that way).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Avid Control at 13.0 against Trail Station's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Avid Control | Trail Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (70 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Avid® | Austin Storms |
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)
Trail Station
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Avid Control
No in-app purchases
Trail Station
No in-app purchases









