Stageman vs GTRS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stageman
Control your acoustic amplifier remotely via Bluetooth. Access hidden features like a drum machine and looper, and manage effect parameters for individual channels. This app enhances your amplifier's capabilities for guitar and vocals.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Drum machine with 20 patterns
- 60-second looper
- Remote effect control
- Individual channel effect management
- TAP Tempo function
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Stageman is a remote control and device management app for use with NUX Stageman acoustic amplifier(AC-50). Connect to AC-50 via bluethooth to gain accesse to hidden features like Drum machine,Loop station. Key Features A total of 20 Drum patterns TAP Tempo function 60 seconds recording time Remotely control on-board effects Made for iPhone and iPad on iOS version >=9.0 This APP allows user to use built-in drum patterns and looper function of stageman acoustic amplifier with bluetooth. User also can control the effect parameters of the amplifier, such as rate and depth of chorus and reverb. Each channel has individual effects can be controlled by APP, Channel 1 for acoustic guitar and Channel 2 for vocal. A total of 20 drum patterns and 60 seconds looper can be used simultaneously.
GTRS
Control your GTRS guitar hardware with this app. It offers real-time status updates, quick switching of over 110 effect models, and the ability to load different guitar sample files for varied tones. Features include a virtual footswitch, tuner, metronome, and cloud storage for your files.
- Low latency Bluetooth connectivity
- 110+ effect models
- Load custom guitar sample files
- Virtual footswitch
- Built-in tuner and metronome
- Cloud file upload/download
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GTRS iOS APP is a compatible mobile controlling App for GTRS guitars. Main features as below: 1. Low latency Bluetooth can connect with GTRS hardware system, showing GTRS guitar hardware working status in real time. 2. Fast switch over 110 effect models. 3. Load and change guitar sample files to experience different guitar tones from the same guitar. 4. Virtual footswitch can be used to change preset and switch on/off moduals like the physical footswitch does. 5. Easy operation with user-friendly quick guide 6. Included Tuner & Metronome. 7. Block chain orders can be changed easily. 8. Cloud system allows upload/download files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stageman at 3.0 against GTRS's 2.7. Stageman also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). GTRS's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 18%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Stageman holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Stageman's written reviews are positive against 30% of GTRS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stageman ships an update every 3 months, GTRS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stageman | GTRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) — better | 2.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cherub Technology Co. Ltd | mooer |
Customer experience
Stageman
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In-app purchases
Stageman
No in-app purchases
GTRS
No in-app purchases
