SQ4You vs MX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SQ4You
This app provides personal monitor mixing control for SQ mixers. It allows musicians to customize their own monitor mix on stage using a smartphone or tablet, controlling individual channel send levels, EQ, and more.
- Choose any Aux mix to control
- Assign sources to control
- View channel names and meters
- Control individual channel send levels and pan
- Assign channels to level trim wheels
- Create a 'Me' group for quick control
- Control Aux mix level, mute, EQ, and compressor
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SQ4You release V1.6.0 his version is for SQ mixers running V1.6.* firmware. SQ4You is a personal monitor mixing app for the SQ mixer giving you customised control of your own monitor mix on stage using a smart phone or tablet. It is for remote control of a single mix (it does not pass audio), and connects to the SQ via a wireless router. SQ4You allows you to : - Choose any Aux mix to control - Assign which sources to control (Channels, FX returns, Groups) - View channels numbers, names and meters - Control individual channel send levels and pan - Assign up to 4 groups of channels to level trim wheels - Create a 'Me' group for quick control of your own channels - Name each group - Control the Aux mix level and mute - Control the Aux mix PEQ, Graphic EQ and Compressor - Lock the mix and/or processing to prevent user error Requirements : An Allen & Heath SQ mixing console with a wireless router (wireless access point) connected to its Network port. The SQ mixer firmware and SQ4You app must share the same major release version (the first two numbers) but maintenance version numbers do not need to be identical, for example SQ4You V1.5.0 is compatible with SQ firmware V1.5.3. A user must have both ‘SQ4You’ and access to at least one mix allowed in SQ User Permissions. Refer to the Allen & Heath web site for more information and to download the latest SQ mixer firmware.
MX
Control Behringer and Midas digital mixers remotely from your iPad. Manage faders, panoramas, channel configurations, and monitor audio levels for various mixer models. Requires a wireless router connection.
- Remote control for X32/M32 series mixers
- Remote control for XR/X/MR series mixers
- Scanning and discovery for consoles
- Fader and panorama controls
- Channel configuration and layers
- Input and output metering
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BEHRINGER & MIDAS MX-Mix iPad app for X18/XR18/XR16/XR12/X32/MR18/MR12/ DIGITAL MIXERS MXMix allows you to control all of BEHRINGER's X32, X18, XR18, XR16, XR12 & Midas' M32, MR18 & MR12 Digital Mixers right from your iPad®. Key Features V0.4 Early Access • Remote control for all digital mixer models with old and new hardware chipsets Behringer XR12, XR16, XR18, X18, XR12W, XR16W, XR18V2, X18V2, X32, X32 Compact, X32 Rack, X32 Producer, X32 Core Midas MR12, MR18, MR12W, MR18V2, M32-C, M32-LIVE, M32R-LIVE • Scanning, Discovery, Manual Connection, Re-Scanning for console • Home Screen - Fader and Panorama Controls, Channel Layers, Main OUT, Channel configuration, Sends To • Meters - Input channel, Mix Bus, Aux/FX, IN/OUT, Gate Gain, Dyn Gain Requirements: • Requires a wireless router connected to the your Digital Mixing Console
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SQ4You at 3.2 against MX's 2.1. SQ4You also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 14%) and device support (3 vs 1). MX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 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.
SQ4You holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of SQ4You's written reviews are positive against 14% of MX's.
SQ4You ships an update every 8 months, MX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SQ4You | MX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (57 ratings) — better | 2.1 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allen & Heath Limited | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH |
Customer experience
SQ4You
MX
In-app purchases
SQ4You
No in-app purchases
MX
No in-app purchases
