FracPad Lite vs Eventide Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FracPad Lite
This app allows users to remotely control and modify their Fractal Audio amp modelers. Users can manage presets, name blocks, and adjust settings for various devices. It offers a convenient way to interact with compatible hardware from a mobile device.
- Control AxeFx, AX8, FX8, FM3/FM9
- Modify preset layout
- Name blocks and settings
- Load or save presets
- Compatible with multiple devices
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Control your AxeFx®, AX8®, FX8® or FM3/FM9®. Modify your presets layout, name and blocks settings, load or save presets, and many more functions ! For FM3, AxeFx II/XL/XL+ control you will need a 3rd party MIDI interface. For AX8/FX8, direct USB connection is needed as the AX8/FX8 does not support MIDI port sysex anymore ! For AxeFx III/FM9, direct USB connection is recommended AxeFx generation 1 are not supported. A full description of the connection options is available here : http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=FracPad
Eventide Control
This app offers remote control for specific effects pedals, allowing users to manage parameters, presets, and settings through an intuitive interface. It enhances the user experience for musicians using compatible hardware.
- Remote control for H90 and H9 Gen 2 pedals
- Manage parameters
- Access and manage presets
- Adjust settings
- Easy-to-use interface
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The Eventide Control app provides remote control access of the H90 and H9 Gen 2 effects pedal. With it you can manage parameters, presets and settings with an easy-to-use interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FracPad Lite at 5.0 against Eventide Control's 2.8. FracPad Lite also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Eventide Control's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and review sentiment (25% vs 14%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FracPad Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eventide Control has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of FracPad Lite's written reviews are positive against 25% of Eventide Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FracPad Lite | Eventide Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.8 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Granvaud Alexandre | Eventide |
Customer experience
FracPad Lite
Eventide Control
In-app purchases
FracPad Lite
No in-app purchases
Eventide Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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