Airstream DMX vs MaizeDMX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airstream DMX
Control ADJ Wifly equipped lights wirelessly with this app. It connects to your iOS device via Wi-Fi and supports up to 24 fixtures, offering an effects generator and memory storage for scenes and shows. A dedicated bridge is required for operation.
- Wireless control of ADJ Wifly lights
- Supports 24 lighting fixtures
- Single DMX512 universe (512 channels)
- Effects generator
- Scene, effects, and show memory storage
- Optimized for LED fixtures
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Airstream DMX is a lighting control app, ideal for DJs, trade shows, night clubs and bands. Wirelessly control your ADJ Wifly equipped lights using the ADJ Airstream DMX Bridge, available from you local ADJ Products dealer. The bridge communicates with your IOS device over wifi and provides an ADJ Wifly wireless signal as well as a standard DMX512 output compatible with any DMX512 intelligent light. App Features: - easy to program - supports 24 lighting fixtures - single DMX512 universe (512 lighting channels) - shared universe for wired and wireless lights - optimized for LED fixtures and color mixing - effects generator for movement, color and flash effects - scene, effects and show memories Note: ADJ Airstream Bridge is required for this app to control lights.
MaizeDMX
This mobile application provides a full-featured DMX lighting control system for stage and event use. It allows users to create or manage lighting projects, offering professional console concepts and fixture profile support. A restricted mode is available for novice users.
- Professional lighting console concepts
- Fixture profile creation and library
- Support for 32 universes of DMX output
- Restricted mode for novice users
- Project creation and management
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MaizeDMX is a simple and easy to use DMX lighting control software. As beginner lighting operator or designer, you will find it’s perfect for your stage and event. This mobile app is a full featured standalone lighting control system, you can create a new project or open/download an existing project from the desktop editor. It has the following key features: - Professional lighting console concepts like programmer, preset, group, cuelist, executer, effect and layout. - Support creating new fixture profile, downloading one from our cloud library, or opening an existing GDTF file. - Support 32 universe of DMX output. - Restricted mode can lock the app down to a read only feature set for novice users. You will need a MaizeDMX bluetooth adapter or ArtNet/sACN compatible node to actually output DMX signal to lighting fixtures
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MaizeDMX at 5.0 against Airstream DMX's 4.0. MaizeDMX also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.5). Airstream DMX's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MaizeDMX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airstream DMX has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Airstream DMX ships an update every 4 months, MaizeDMX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Airstream DMX | MaizeDMX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KMX Inc. | Xiang Cao |
Customer experience
Airstream DMX
MaizeDMX
In-app purchases
Airstream DMX
No in-app purchases
MaizeDMX
No in-app purchases
