Comparison

Airmix Solo vs SlingStudio Console

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

Head to head
About

Airmix Solo

Transform events into professional live streams with this powerful application. Enhance your broadcasts with HD resolution, custom graphics, and dynamic transitions. Integrate with popular platforms and manage audio for polished productions on the go.

Highlights
  • HD 1080p streaming
  • Stream Labs integration for alerts
  • Live chat for Twitch, Facebook, YouTube
  • Multiple graphics layers
  • Variety of transitions
  • Audio mixer
  • Manual camera control
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Airmix Solo is a powerful live streaming application that helps you to turn average events into polished live productions. HD Resolution Stream in 1080p at up to 10 Mbps. Stream Labs Integration Add alerts and pop-ups for donations, subscribers, and more. Live Chat for Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube For a small additional charge, add live chat monitoring to your YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch stream. Graphics Add up to 2 graphics layers on top of your stream, including lower thirds, images, and text. Transitions Choose from a variety of different transitions to move between different video feeds and/or pre-recorded videos. Audio Mixer Adjust audio levels from your headphone input, external audio (via Lightning) or internal mic. Image Editor Adjust your graphics from within the app. Manual Camera Control Manually change the focus and exposure of your iOS camera. Core Integration Link your Airmix Solo device to your Teradek Core account for multi-platform delivery. AirPlay / HDMI Output Use AirPlay to mirror your live feed onto any compatible TV or computer. Airmix User Group Join our Airmix Facebook user group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teradekairmix/

About

SlingStudio Console

This app enables multi-camera live video production using a supported iPad and wireless hardware. Easily switch between up to 10 video sources, add graphics, and stream to various platforms in 1080p HD.

Highlights
  • Multi-camera switching
  • Wireless video source connection
  • Live streaming to multiple platforms
  • Add text and graphic overlays
  • Picture-in-picture composition
  • Instant replay
  • Record multiple feeds
Features
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WHEN ONE CAMERA ANGLE ISN’T ENOUGH, SLINGSTUDIO DELIVERS MULTI-CAMERA MAGIC IN MINUTES for a variety of video applications – sports, schools, houses of worship, distance learning, corporate events, weddings, video blogging, broadcast TV, etc. There are all kinds of possibilities. What will you discover? When used with SlingStudio hardware, the SlingStudio Console app puts the power of multi-camera right in your hands, allowing you to easily manage your entire wireless SlingStudio production with a supported iPad. *SlingStudio hardware required.* *NOTE: SlingStudio is designed for use only in the United States and Canada; performance is not guaranteed in other countries.* The wireless, battery-powered SlingStudio makes it easy to connect cameras and smartphones to live-broadcast your professional multi-camera productions to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Twitter/Periscope, Livestream, Ustream, Restream.io and other RTMP destinations: • Connect up to 10 video sources and, with no cables or external power source, you can be on location anywhere – at the beach, on the slopes, in the football stadium – anywhere you can carry a backpack. • Your video sources can be your iPhone, iPod, smartphones or super-expensive professional-grade camera. You can even use your laptop. • All video is in gorgeous 1080p HD resolution. • With zero wires to wrangle and camera distances of up to 300 feet, your setup and teardown is a breeze. • Switch camera angles as you please, add text and graphic overlays, compose picture-in-picture, and mix in external audio from a microphone. • Hands-free operation when auto-switching using custom time intervals or voice-activated switching. • Choose from a variety of transitions like cut, dissolve, wipe, fade to/from black with programmable durations • Import, insert, adjust and overlay your own JPG and PNG graphics and motion graphics – including logos, watermarks, lower-third titles, profile pics, ads and background images – on your live program feed. • Use prerecorded video as a source for pre-roll, post-roll, ads, bumpers, etc. by importing MP4 and MOV files from supported SD cards and USB drives. • Instant replay of program video up to one minute in length at normal or slower speeds. • Review multi-camera video footage from last ten minutes for coaching and referee scenarios. • Create custom scoreboard overlays using your own graphics and team logos.
 • Create highlight clips by tagging special moments on the fly. • Get up to 7 recordings with each production, including individual feeds, the program recording, a quad view and line-in audio. • Take the live-switched program output from the HDMI out port of SlingStudio to connect to displays or other devices, such as encoders, expanding your workflow. • Save your project settings as default for next production • Use for videoconferencing in a special low-delay mode. • Enhance the live viewing experience with a no-latency HDMI passthrough mode that syncs your video with the house audio. • Easily import and automatically time-sync your footage in Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Apple Final Cut Pro X, saving hours of post-production time. By importing native camera recordings, you can substitute for any of the SlingStudio recordings and create a new program recording in 4K, in higher bit rates, or with higher quality video codecs using the SlingStudio Extension for Adobe Premiere Pro CC. All edits, effects and transitions are automatically preserved in the higher-quality program recording. COMPATIBLE DEVICES: - iPad Mini 4 and newer - iPad Air 2 and newer - iPad Pro models - iPad (released 2017) and newer REQUIRED SLINGSTUDIO DEVICES: - SlingStudio

Screenshots

Airmix Solo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlingStudio Console at none against Airmix Solo's 5. SlingStudio Console also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (59% vs 44%). Airmix Solo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Airmix Solo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SlingStudio Console asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SlingStudio Console holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 591 and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Airmix Solo's written reviews are positive against 59% of SlingStudio Console's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Airmix Solo versus SlingStudio Console: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirmix SoloSlingStudio Console
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (591 ratings)4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews58.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5911.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB309 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeradekSling Media

Customer experience

Airmix Solo

All ratings585 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews268 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral17.5%
Negative38.4%

SlingStudio Console

All ratings1,658 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative33.7%

User reviews

Airmix Solo

From 591 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Clean feed and precise controls
  • 💡 Useful features like overlays and video switching

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and connection issues
  • 🔒 Facebook login not supported
  • 🔋 Unstable performance, especially on longer streams

SlingStudio Console

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Excellent multi-camera live streaming
  • 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Compact and portable setup
  • 👍 Great for church/funeral live streams

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and disconnects
  • 🐛 Unreliable camera/video connections
  • 🐛 Streaming issues to Facebook and YouTube
  • 🐛 Buggy picture-in-picture and split-screen functions

Bugs and requests

Airmix Solo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to select video source
  • Audio-video sync issues
  • Inability to select which Facebook group to broadcast to

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for 60fps streaming
  • Multi-camera support for iPhone 11 Pro
  • Automatic reconnect when connection drops

SlingStudio Console

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during live streams
  • Inability to connect to Facebook or YouTube
  • Camera links frequently drop or show poor signal
  • Picture-in-picture function not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more camera inputs
  • Improve graphics and lower-third capabilities
  • Implement motion graphics and video overlays
  • Expand device compatibility beyond Apple products

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Airmix Solo

One-time5
  • YouTube Live Chat$2.99
  • Facebook Live Chat$2.99
  • Twitch Live Chat$2.99
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  • URL Overlay$2.99
  • Record Output$9.99
None

SlingStudio Console

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airmix Solo free?
Airmix Solo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlingStudio Console free?
SlingStudio Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airmix Solo or SlingStudio Console?
SlingStudio Console is rated higher. Airmix Solo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 591 ratings, while SlingStudio Console averages 4.7 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Airmix Solo or SlingStudio Console have ads?
Neither Airmix Solo nor SlingStudio Console shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airmix Solo or SlingStudio Console?
Airmix Solo ships an update every 2 months, and SlingStudio Console every 2 months. Most recently, Airmix Solo was updated on October 23, 2026 and SlingStudio Console on October 22, 2026.

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