Comparison

SoundFlow vs F6 Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SoundFlow

Control your digital audio workstation remotely from your iPad or iPhone. Design custom faders and buttons to send MIDI or trigger DAW functions and macros.

Highlights
  • Remote DAW control
  • Custom fader design
  • XY pad creation
  • MIDI instrument control
  • DAW macro triggering
  • Support for Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live
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Take control of your DAW from your iPad or iPhone. Remote control apps like Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Nuendo or Ableton Live. Design your own Faders or XY Pads to send MIDI to your instruments - or make buttons that control your DAW to start/stop playback, or trigger any of the macros you can build in SoundFlow.

About

F6 Control

This app allows you to wirelessly control your ZOOM F6 audio recorder using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. It enables remote operation of recording, playback, level adjustments, mixer settings, and metadata input, making field recording more convenient.

Highlights
  • Remote recording and playback control
  • Adjust trim levels, pan, and faders
  • Monitor input levels and timecode
  • Edit file names and add metadata
  • Set date and time for recordings
  • Control F6 inside protective cases
Features
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F6 Control is an app that enables remote control of the ZOOM F6. With it, you can use an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch (6th generation and later) as a wireless remote controller for an F6. Note: A ZOOM BTA-1 is also necessary to operate an F6 with F6 Control. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app allows the adjustment of trim levels and mixer pan and fader settings. You can also use it to monitor input levels, timecode information and remaining battery charge. Moreover, using this app, you can input characters from the iOS device to edit file names and add metadata as well as transfer date and time information for use when recording. Features ■ Control an F6 that is inside a protective case -During field recording, you can check and control levels using the device in your hand without needing to look into the protective case on the F6. ■ Create monitor mixes easily -Using the mixer screen that supports multi-touch, you can easily create monitor mixes as though using a traditional mixer. ■ Input metadata -Using the iOS device keyboard, you can input all types of metadata. You can even type long entries without hassle. ■Set the date and time -The F6 date and time can be adjusted to match that of the iOS device. This allows you to set the time accurately with ease.

Screenshots

SoundFlow3 screens
F6 Control3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoundFlow at 100% against F6 Control's 35%. SoundFlow also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.4). F6 Control's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoundFlow holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SoundFlow's written reviews are positive against 35% of F6 Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoundFlow ships an update every 4 months, F6 Control every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SoundFlow versus F6 Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundFlowF6 Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better2.4 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better35.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1047 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoundFlow ApSZOOM CORPORATION

Customer experience

SoundFlow

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

F6 Control

All ratings47 ratings
Positive34.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative61.7%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative54.9%

In-app purchases

None

SoundFlow

No in-app purchases

None

F6 Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoundFlow free?
SoundFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is F6 Control free?
F6 Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoundFlow or F6 Control?
SoundFlow is rated higher. SoundFlow averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while F6 Control averages 2.4 from 47 ratings.
Do SoundFlow or F6 Control have ads?
Neither SoundFlow nor F6 Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundFlow or F6 Control?
SoundFlow ships an update every 4 months, and F6 Control every 5 months. Most recently, SoundFlow was updated on June 1, 2026 and F6 Control on September 2, 2026.

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