X Air Controller vs FLOW Mix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X Air Controller
This application provides comprehensive control over Behringer X Air and Midas M Air series digital mixers. Manage faders, mutes, EQ, compression, and more for each channel through an intuitive interface. It offers features like mixer scanning, settings synchronization, and customizable channel visibility.
- Control faders, mutes, and solos
- Adjust input, output, compression, and EQ
- Manage bus sends and channel settings
- Scan for mixers or manually enter IP
- Sync mixer settings
- Supports left/right hand modes
- Option to hide channels
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Control your Behringer X Air mixer, including the XR12, XR16, and XR18. Also works with Midas M Air series. Simple and easy to use interface allows control of faders, mutes, solos, input, output, compression, eq, bus sends, channel name/color, and more for each channel. Some additional features include: •Easily find your mixer by using the scan function or you can manually enter the IP address if it is known •Sync by sending mixer settings from app to mixer or mixer to app •Supports left and right hand mode for iPad •Option to hide channels •Live update parameters made by other devices connected to the mixer If you have a minute and enjoy X Air Controller, please leave a review. It helps a lot and I appreciate hearing your feedback. Thank you!
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 price: FLOW Mix at Free against X Air Controller's $4.99. FLOW Mix also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.5). X Air Controller's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#150 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
FLOW Mix is free to download; X Air Controller costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FLOW Mix holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of X Air Controller's written reviews are positive against 39% of FLOW Mix's.
X Air Controller ships an update every 3 weeks, FLOW Mix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X Air Controller | FLOW Mix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (66 ratings) | 3.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #150 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Arduini | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH |
Customer experience
X Air Controller
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In-app purchases
X Air Controller
No in-app purchases
FLOW Mix
No in-app purchases
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