Audiofusion Performer vs MXBus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audiofusion Performer
Transform your iPhone into a wireless in-ear monitoring system by receiving real-time audio over Wi-Fi. This app offers complete control over your personal sound mix, allowing adjustments to volume, panning, and labeling of audio inputs. It works in conjunction with companion software for broadcasting and managing mixes.
- Wireless in-ear monitoring
- Real-time audio reception via Wi-Fi
- Personalized monitor mix control
- Volume, panning, and labeling adjustments
- Works with companion SoundCaster app
- Compatible with Audiofusion Director for iPad
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By receiving real-time audio over Wi-Fi and playing it through your ear phones, Audiofusion Performer turns your iPhone into a wireless in-ear monitoring system. Plus, Performer is a complete monitor mixer, giving you complete control over the sound in your ears. Adjust the volume, panning and labeling of each audio input to create your personalized mix. Performer receives its audio from our Audiofusion SoundCaster app, which runs on MacBook. SoundCaster connects to your digital audio source and broadcasts it in real-time over Wi-Fi to each connected Performer. Performer will only receive audio from Audio Fusion's SoundCaster software. Performer and SoundCaster work in conjunction with a third app for iPad called Audiofusion Director. It can be used by the sound technician or monitor engineer to hear the mix each musician has on their Performer. Director gives you simultaneous control over each musician's mix to help with troubleshooting and fine-tuning. With it, you can also edit the instrument labels and remotely control the audio settings on SoundCaster.
MXBus
This app empowers musicians to control their own monitor mixes directly from their iOS device when using Behringer X32/X-Air or Midas consoles. It offers features like stereo channels, namable groups, and automatic console discovery for a streamlined sound check and live performance adjustment.
- Monitor mix control for musicians
- Supports Behringer X32/X-Air and Midas consoles
- Stereo channels for screen real-estate
- Namable groups and automatic console discovery
- Control send levels for channels, aux tracks, and effects
- Reorder channels within groups
- Springboard and Lock Screen widgets
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MXBus is a monitor mixing app for all Behringer X32 and X-Air mixing consoles that allows musicians on stage to control their own monitor mix with their iOS device. It also supports the Midas versions of these mixers (M32* and M-Air) It features stereo channels to save screen real-estate, namable groups and automatic console discovery. Musicians can control the send levels into their monitoring mix bus for all channels aux tracks and effects returns. You can even reorder the channels within your groups to your liking. It makes the sound check painless and allows you to adjust the mix during the gig. Some key differentiating Features: • Linked channels are treated as a stereo channel to save screen space. • Double tapping a fader knob sets it 0. • Double tapping the panning control on a stereo channel pans the signal hard L/R. Another double tap reverses the panning. • NEW: Springboard and Lock Screen widgets for quicker access. And as always: The app is built with data privacy in mind - no adds, no tracking! The PRO pack unlocks even more features like: • Decayed meters with peak memory • Compression meters • Gate LEDs • Channel mute buttons (X32) • Group mute buttons (X32) • Unlimited groups • Scenes • Bus EQ • Bus Compressor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audiofusion Performer at none against MXBus's 1. Audiofusion Performer also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). MXBus's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 38%) and ratings volume (120 vs 36). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. MXBus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audiofusion Performer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Audiofusion Performer against 4.2 for MXBus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 120 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Audiofusion Performer's written reviews are positive against 70% of MXBus's.
Audiofusion Performer ships an update every 3 weeks, MXBus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiofusion Performer | MXBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) | 4.2 (120 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Fusion Systems, LLC | Andreas Keldenich |
Customer experience
Audiofusion Performer
MXBus
Bugs and requests
Audiofusion Performer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MXBus
Reported bugs
18 issues- Faders moving/sliding on their own without user input
- App crashes when changing aux channels
- Mute button switches to channel info screen
- Scene saving not working properly (iOS 26)
- Mix recall/fader recall feature broken after updates
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- Glitchy fader behavior when locking/unlocking phone
- Inverted fader behavior (turning down turns up)
- Random channel muting/unmuting
- Connection failures with error codes (Error 49, Error 65)
- App not saving changes on iOS 26
- Bus EQ affecting all buses instead of individual ones
- Pan controls not functioning in Pro version
- Bus labels showing blank on M32
- Scenes not loading saved mix-bus selection
- Network permission not requested on first launch (iPad)
- App not recognizing mixer on certain network configurations
- Compatibility issues with iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS versions
- Scenes lost after iOS/app upgrades
Requested features
15 requests- Panning control for individual channels
- Support for Behringer Wing consoles
- Individual group controls for sends
- Main L/R mix access
- FX send control from channels
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- Compression and advanced EQ on channels
- Mute status indicator from console
- Custom channel ordering/arrangement
- Demo mode for training
- Android version of the app
- Support for Allen & Heath SQ, QU, CQ boards
- Support for Soundcraft Ui24r
- Offline scene editing capability
- More mute groups
- Mackie DL version
In-app purchases
Audiofusion Performer
No in-app purchases
MXBus
- MXBus PRO Package$2.99
