Electro vs FLOW Mix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electro
Control and configure multiple portable loudspeakers wirelessly from your mobile device. Adjust EQ, gain, presets, and even mix shows on the fly for compatible models. Monitor system status and receive important notifications for a seamless performance.
- Simultaneous control of up to 6 loudspeakers
- Adjust EQ, gain, presets, and crossover
- On-the-fly show mixing
- Signal and limiter status indicators
- Battery life indicators
- Dynamic component grouping
- LED speaker identification
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The official app from Electro-Voice for mobile device control of portable loudspeakers. Electro-Voice QuickSmart App is an essential tool for simultaneously configuring, controlling, and monitoring on up to 6 Bluetooth™ equipped EV portable loudspeakers Including ZLX G2 series, ELX200 series, EVOLVE series and EVERSE series. Using BLE connectivity, you can adjust EQ settings, gain, preset, and crossover parameters while in front of your PA system. You can even mix your entire show on the fly from your device with mixer equipped speakers like EVOLVE 30M/50M and EVERSE 8 and EVERSE 12. Have peace of mind knowing that you are treating your system well during a performance with signal and limiter status indicators, battery life indicators for EVERSE, as well as notifications for loss on connection and input clip events. Make quick adjustments to multiple speakers at once with dynamic component grouping and locate your speakers in a dark show room with LED identification. With the Electro-Voice QuickSmart App, you can now take full control of your system with your phone or tablet. Control your sound from where you are, not where the knob is!
FLOW Mix
This app provides wireless remote control for the Behringer FLOW 8 Digital Mixer via Bluetooth. It allows musicians, producers, and engineers to adjust all mixer parameters, including levels, EQ, compression, and effects, from their mobile devices. The intuitive interface is designed for easy operation on both tablets and smartphones.
- Wireless remote control via Bluetooth BLE
- Control all mixer parameters (levels, EQ, compression, effects)
- Snapshot memory management
- Customizable channel icons and names
- Assisted setup for beginners
- Mixer and Stage views
- Input routing customization
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The new FLOW Mix app for iPadOS tablets and iOS mobile phones offers wireless remote control for the Behringer FLOW 8 Digital Mixer. This app is using Bluetooth BLE to connect to the hardware. The FLOW Mix app offers musicians, producers or engineers control of all mixer parameters. This includes levels, panning, eq, compression and effects as well as snapshot memory. The user interface is designed for comfortable operation on tablets as well as small-format smartphones, with intuitive operation guiding even inexperienced users to a world of great sound with their FLOW mixer. KEY FEATURES • Full remote control including: - Preamp Gain, 48V on MIC 1/2 - Main-Mix Level, Pan, Mute, Solo - All Input Channels with Low-Cut Filter, 4-band EQ and Compressor - Bus-Sends to FX and MON-Out - Main and Monitor Buses with 9-band EQ and Limiters • Customize channels with Icon and Name • Use Assisted Setup to have a quick start as a beginner • Load and store Mixer-Snapshots in the App or on the Hardware • Balance your mix from the Mixer- or Stage-View • Activate or Hide certain inputs to focus on the channels you need • Change routing according to your workflow
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FLOW Mix at 3.8 against Electro's 3.1. Electro's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 25). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FLOW Mix holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Electro has 125 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Electro's written reviews are positive against 37% of FLOW Mix's.
Electro ships an update every 6 months, FLOW Mix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electro | FLOW Mix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (125 ratings) | 3.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews | 37.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electro Voice Dynacord B.V. | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH |
Customer experience
Electro
FLOW Mix
Bugs and requests
Electro
Reported bugs
17 issues- App won't connect unless firmware is updated
- Bluetooth connection drops mid-performance
- Connection timeouts and constant loading
- App fails to recognize certain speaker models
- Settings revert to default values after power cycle
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- Channel names don't persist in saved presets
- Crossover settings don't save correctly
- Input rename function non-functional on iPad
- App crashes when switching between apps
- Stored presets not working reliably
- Front LED stops working after firmware update
- Distortion when app and native Bluetooth streaming run simultaneously
- App won't connect with certain iOS versions
- Limit indicator not displayed in app despite showing on speaker
- Fader positions not recalled on speaker restart
- Aux fader functions disappearing
- App doesn't work with VoiceOver accessibility feature
Requested features
19 requests- Parametric EQ on individual channels
- Ability to save and recall channel names with presets
- Individual channel volume and EQ control for all models
- Larger virtual LED meters and signal level displays
- Multi-device simultaneous pairing capability
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- Unified control interface for linked speaker pairs
- Ducking feature on all applicable channels
- Customizable effect parameters (decay time, delay length)
- Preset preview without loading
- Pre-fader auxiliary sends
- Frequency analyzer for feedback detection
- Spanish language support
- Better documentation and instruction manuals
- Ability to control speakers during firmware updates
- Longer tap delay times (beyond 500ms)
- Accessibility improvements for visually impaired users (VoiceOver support)
- Crossover frequency settings that save properly
- Battery percentage indicator display
- Release notes for firmware updates
FLOW Mix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Electro
No in-app purchases
FLOW Mix
No in-app purchases
