Comparison

oscRFR vs CRMX Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

oscRFR

This app provides a comprehensive remote interface for ETC EOS Family of Consoles, functioning as a total remote control. It offers instant access to console keys, encoders, direct selects, and fader pages, making it ideal for live show control and configuration.

Highlights
  • Total remote interface for ETC EOS Consoles
  • Instant access to console keys
  • Encoders, Direct Selects, and Fader Pages
  • Save multiple layouts and configurations
  • Full feedback from the console
  • Designed for tablets
Features
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It's your console, in your hand. oscRFR is the complete wireless remote for ETC Eos and grandMA3: every key, encoder, fader and direct select on the phone or tablet you already own, so you can walk the stage while you focus and nobody has to sit at the desk. **** oscRFR is currently formatted for Tablets. We've made it available for the larger phone formats - but please do not purchase it if you are only looking for a remote on a smaller phone. *** It talks to the console directly over OSC rather than streaming the screen, so it's fast. Your keypress becomes a command on the console, and full feedback — command line, encoder values, cue text, fader levels — comes straight back, so you always know what you're touching and what cue you're in. ETC EOS • Every hard key on the facepanel, with softkey labels from the console • Encoders with coarse, fine and super-fine, saveable in layouts • Direct selects with labels, saveable in layouts • Every fader in your showfile, paged • A dedicated focus page • Labels for cues, channels, palettes, presets, subs, macros, curves, scenes and notes • Colour picker with up to 14 preset tiles per layout • Channel patch, type, label and level • Works with consoles and ETCnomad. Eos 2.3 or later. GRANDMA3 • Keypad and command line showing the desk's own prompt • Encoders with live values, direct selects, playback, layouts, sequence sheet, focus page • Toggle keys that light when the console says they are on • One-tap setup installs the Companion plugin on the console, with your consent, and checks the link for you • Solo and Team modes • Consoles and onPC, grandMA3 2.4, with a running session and a bridged network oscRFR PAGE LAYOUTS Save every page of buttons, encoders and direct selects. Master layouts capture the whole app, so different venues get different setups. Save as many console configurations as you have consoles. FREE, AND WHAT PRO ADDS The free version connects to your console and gives you the hard keys, keypads and command line, forever. Encoders, faders, direct-select fires and the colour picker show live but are view-only. oscRFR Pro is US $9.99 a year and unlocks everything: encoders, faders, direct selects, colour picker, labels, and every feature we add from here on, including grandMA3. Bought oscRFR when it was a paid app? Thank you. Everything your original app had stays unlocked, free, forever, automatically. Features added since then, like grandMA3, are part of Pro. Nothing gets in the way of a show. If the app can't reach the store — most console networks have no internet — it lets you work. WHAT IT COLLECTS Nothing. No account, no analytics, no crash reporting. The only network traffic is OSC to your console and the store's own billing when you subscribe. WHAT IT NEEDS A wireless network that reaches the console, and the console's IP address. Landscape, on a phone or a tablet. Connection help with console-side screenshots is inside the app and works offline. Made by Alien Stagecraft, a small company of working lighting programmers. Built by programmers for programmers. On the App Store since 2016. Not affiliated with or endorsed by ETC or MA Lighting. Eos is a trademark of Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. grandMA3 is a trademark of MA Lighting International GmbH. oscRFR Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.alienstagecraft.com/privacy

About

CRMX Toolbox

This utility app simplifies managing and connecting to CRMX devices. It allows for firmware updates and Bluetooth configuration of compatible products.

Highlights
  • Track and connect to CRMX devices
  • Conduct firmware updates
  • Configure Bluetooth CRMX products
  • Manage all Bluetooth CRMX devices
Features
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The CRMX Toolbox app is designed to make it easier to track and connect to your fixtures and devices. The key features of the app is the ability to conduct firmware updates and enable configuration of all bluetooth CRMX products.

Screenshots

oscRFR4 screens
CRMX Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: oscRFR at 4.4 against CRMX Toolbox's 1.0. oscRFR also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1). CRMX Toolbox's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

oscRFR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: oscRFR has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

oscRFR ships an update every 3 months, CRMX Toolbox every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
oscRFR versus CRMX Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteroscRFRCRMX Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (20 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlien StagecraftLumenRadio AB

Customer experience

oscRFR

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

CRMX Toolbox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

oscRFR

No in-app purchases

None

CRMX Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is oscRFR free?
oscRFR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CRMX Toolbox free?
CRMX Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, oscRFR or CRMX Toolbox?
oscRFR is rated higher. oscRFR averages 4.4 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while CRMX Toolbox averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do oscRFR or CRMX Toolbox have ads?
Neither oscRFR nor CRMX Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, oscRFR or CRMX Toolbox?
oscRFR ships an update every 3 months, and CRMX Toolbox every 2 months. Most recently, oscRFR was updated on October 12, 2026 and CRMX Toolbox on October 1, 2026.

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