Mackie Thump Connect vs FLOW Mix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mackie Thump Connect
This app provides wireless control for Mackie Thump Boosted loudspeakers, allowing adjustments to levels, EQ, speaker modes, and presets. It also offers a demo mode for exploring features without connected speakers.
- Wireless control of speaker levels
- 3-Band channel EQ and high-pass filter
- 6 application-specific speaker modes
- 10 user recallable mix presets
- Wireless speaker linking up to 100 meters
- Demo mode for feature exploration
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The Thump Connect™ app for Mackie Thump Boosted™ loudspeakers allows wireless control over everything from channel levels, EQ, speaker modes, user presets, speaker linking, and more. Haven't purchased Thump Boosted speakers but want to try the app? The Thump Connect app allows you to explore every feature and even emulate connected Thump Boosted loudspeakers in Demo Mode. CONTROL EVERYTHING • All input and master output levels • 3-Band channel EQ plus high-pass filter • 6 application specific speaker modes • Auto Connect and Auto Link options • 10 user recallable mix presets • Custom channel naming • Auto flip between landscape and portrait view • Monitor levels with high-resolution metering for channels and outputs SPEAKER LINKING • Wirelessly link Thump Boosted speakers together for music streaming applications plus complete control over the entire Thump Boosted system • Up to 100 meters of range between linked speakers • Stereo or dual zone linking modes Thump Connect requires Thump Boosted Loudspeakers for operation.
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 update cadence: FLOW Mix at every 3 months against Mackie Thump Connect's every 29 months. FLOW Mix also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (39% vs 29%). Mackie Thump Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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.
FLOW Mix holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mackie Thump Connect's written reviews are positive against 39% of FLOW Mix's.
Mackie Thump Connect ships an update every 29 months, FLOW Mix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mackie Thump Connect | FLOW Mix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 3.9 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 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 | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loud Technologies, Inc. | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Mackie Thump Connect
No in-app purchases
FLOW Mix
No in-app purchases
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