Patchrat vs TotalMix Remote for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patchrat
This app helps music creators manage analog gear settings, manuals, and product specifications. It offers realistic GUIs for recall and a DAW-style workflow, supporting over 975 products from 200+ manufacturers.
- Support for 975+ products
- Generic gear profiles
- Touch-actuated recall GUIs
- DAW-style workflow
- Embedded product specs and manuals
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An essential toolset for music-makers who need to keep track of analog gear settings, manuals, and more... Features include: • Support for 975+ products from 200+ manufacturers (and counting...) • Generic gear profiles for products not yet in the Patchrat database • Realistic, touch-actuated recall GUIs • A straightforward, easy-to-use DAW-style workflow • Embedded product specs and manuals and much more...
TotalMix Remote for iPad
Control your RME audio interface's mixer and effects remotely from your iPad. This app connects wirelessly via TCP/IP to TotalMix FX software running on your Windows or Mac computer, offering similar functionality to the desktop version.
- Remote mixer control
- Effects software control
- Wireless TCP/IP connection
- iPad compatibility
- Low resource usage
- Similar to desktop version
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TotalMix Remote is a remote client for RME’s Windows/Mac software TotalMix FX 1.50 and up. It gives remote control over the audio interface’s mixer and effects software TotalMix FX that runs on the host computer. TotalMix Remote uses TCP/IP and therefore works on the iPad wirelessly in any network. *** This app works only with RME audio interfaces that are supported by TotalMix FX! *** TotalMix Remote runs on iPad2 or newer, and all iOS versions from 12.0 up, using only few resources. It does not process audio, but acts as remote control for a Windows/Mac computer which has an RME audio interface attached, and TotalMix FX v1.50 or up installed. The app is nearly identical to the desktop version of TotalMix FX, in features, operation, design and functionality. Some limitations apply. Please refer to the included help for details. The latest version of TotalMix FX is part of the audio interface's driver installation, available for download at http://www.rme-audio.de, section Download.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patchrat at 75% against TotalMix Remote for iPad's 53%. Patchrat also leads on device support (3 vs 1). TotalMix Remote for iPad's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
TotalMix Remote for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Patchrat's written reviews are positive against 53% of TotalMix Remote for iPad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Patchrat ships an update every 2 months, TotalMix Remote for iPad every 3 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Patchrat | TotalMix Remote for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (21 ratings) | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rats Nest Solutions, Inc. | RME GmbH |
Customer experience
Patchrat
TotalMix Remote for iPad
In-app purchases
Patchrat
No in-app purchases
TotalMix Remote for iPad
No in-app purchases
