Comparison

oscRFR vs Kino Controller

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

Kino Controller

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Kino for iPhone is your companion for Kino TV. Kino TV app is an app for your smart TV that turns your TV into a media server where you can store and play your videos. Designed for speed and clarity, Kino Controller for iOS gives you precise control over your TV media experience from your iPhone or iPad, with no clutter and no setup friction. What you can do: Connect to your Kino TV app automatically on your local network Upload videos from Photos and Files Stream those videos in your iOS device without wasting disk space Control playback with precision: play, pause, stop, seek Move between iPhone and TV playback with a seamless flow Built for everyday use: Fast, reliable local transfers Clean interface focused on what matters Smooth control from browsing to playback Kino for iPhone requires Kino TV app on your television. Kino TV app allows you to store your video files in your TV's memory or the USB memory stick you can plug in your TV. Connect both devices to the same Wi‑Fi network and enjoy a polished, unified viewing workflow. Kino TV app is currently available for Google TV. How to use: 1) Install and open the Kino TV app from this link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrtksn.kino 2) Launch Kino Controller for iOS, it should detect your TV automatically. Click on the TV to select if not already selected 3) The TV app will give you 3 digits code and the Kino Controller will prompt you to enter this 3 digit code. After you enter the code and click verify, this app and your TV will be paired and won't ask you again for this code unless re-install the app or don't use the app for long time. The next time you launch the app it will seamlessly connect. 4) Upload your videos that you want to be stored on your TV memory. You can extend the space available on the Kino TV app by plugging a USB disk to your TV. If your TV asks you if you want to extend the TV storage with that disk, cancel that. The Kino TV app will ask you if you want to use the USB drive, select yes to use the USB to store your video files on the USB drive. You can move your files between the USB drive and the Internal storage of your TV using the Kino Controller for macOS or directly on your Kino TV app. 5) You can play the videos stored in your TV directly on your TV but you can also stream these videos from your TV using the Kino Controller iOS app without using disk space. You can download the videos stored in the TV back to your iOS device. Kino is %100 private, we do not track or store any data about you. See our privacy policy: https://appwared.com/misc/kino-privacy-policy No ads. The ability to use USB with the Kino TV app depends on your TV to support USB drives. Free version of Kino allows you to store up to 10 videos in your TV, you can unlock unlimited(as your storage allows) video files storage by making an in app purchase from this macOS app. Each purchase activates the full version of the currently connected Kino TV app permanently, you can unlock full version for as many Kino TVs as you like by making a purchase for each one when connected. Kino Controller offers sign in with Apple(optional). We recommend using this functionality, it allows you to restore and re-unlock your previously unlocked Kino TV apps in case of a reset or re-install. Using sign in with Apple to restore previous purchases requires storing some data, please check our privacy policy.

Screenshots

oscRFR4 screens
Kino Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: oscRFR at none against Kino Controller's 1. oscRFR also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kino Controller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. oscRFR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
oscRFR versus Kino Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteroscRFRKino Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlien StagecraftAppwared

In-app purchases

None

oscRFR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kino Controller

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full version$9.99

Questions

Is oscRFR free?
oscRFR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kino Controller free?
Kino Controller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do oscRFR or Kino Controller have ads?
Neither oscRFR nor Kino Controller shows ads.

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