Comparison

Ctrl Player v1 vs NFC RDM

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

Head to head

About

Ctrl Player v1

This app centralizes control of audio, entertainment, video, and lighting systems. It allows users to interact with custom interfaces for managing complex equipment, making automation and device control intuitive for any technical skill level. Multiple devices can connect to the same installation for synchronized control.

Highlights

Centralized control of audio, entertainment, video, and lighting
Interact with custom Ctrl Suite interfaces
Intuitive buttons, sliders, and steppers
Supports MIDI, OSC, UDP, HTTP(S), TCP, MQTT, Serial, KNX, Telnet, Timecode
Connect multiple devices for synchronized control
Customizable interface with images and colors

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The intuitive app making it easier than ever to control your installation's audio, entertainment, video, lighting, and so much more. Player makes control of multiple pieces of complex equipment on your installation centralised & simple by allowing you to view and interact with your Ctrl Suite interfaces. Player presents the customisable buttons, sliders, steppers, images, device modules & more in a form that makes triggering automation, controlling devices intuitive and straightforward for any level of technical ability. Player setup has been designed to be as simple and user-proofed as possible. Connect and go. Once the App is opened, Player can be discovered and adopted into a Ctrl Engine session over your local network to allow users to start controlling the installation. Why limit yourself to one device? The Ctrl Suite architecture allows you to connect multiple Player devices on the same installation. The system state is synchronised between all of them over the Ctrl Engine. Within Ctrl Designer, your Player interfaces can be authored to trigger devices using the following protocol types: · MIDI / Musical Instrument Digital Interface · OSC / Open Sound Control · UDP / User Datagram Protocol · HTTP(S) / HTTP(S)/1.1 Methods, Headers, Body · TCP / Transmission Control Protocol · MQTT / MQ Telemetry Transport · Serial · KNX over IP · Telnet · Timecode Alternatively, you can map each interface button to be fed into a logic process within Ctrl Engine to manipulate the input in real-time for more advanced projects. We’re always adding custom interface modules to simplify interaction with specific services to help you create the ultimate unified control interface for your installation: · Session timers · Buttons · Sliders · Steppers · Titles · Text · Images · Audio controls · Tab navigation bars · Side navigation bars · Module Specific controls Ctrl Player displays all customisation options defined in Ctrl Designer: · Custom background images & logos · Custom background colours Contact our team through our website if you're looking at Ctrl Suite for a project or installation and want to try the entire system. This is for Version 1 of Ctrl Suite

About

NFC RDM

Features

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An app for setting up LineaLight NFC RDM drivers.

Screenshots

Ctrl Player v11 screens

NFC RDM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ctrl Player v1 at monthly against NFC RDM's every 19 months. Ctrl Player v1 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ctrl Player v1 ships an update monthly, NFC RDM every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

Ctrl Player v1 versus NFC RDM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Ctrl Player v1	NFC RDM
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 19 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	22 MB	8 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	ON LX Limited	Linea Light s.r.o

In-app purchases

None

Ctrl Player v1

No in-app purchases

None

NFC RDM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ctrl Player v1 free?

Ctrl Player v1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is NFC RDM free?

NFC RDM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Ctrl Player v1 or NFC RDM have ads?

Neither Ctrl Player v1 nor NFC RDM shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Ctrl Player v1 or NFC RDM?

Ctrl Player v1 ships an update monthly, and NFC RDM every 19 months. Most recently, Ctrl Player v1 was updated on June 1, 2026 and NFC RDM on September 10, 2026.