Mixing Station vs Chord Transpose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mixing Station
Control digital audio mixers from various manufacturers with a unified, customizable interface. Test all features for free before purchasing a license. Share presets and themes with a community of users.
- Unified UI for multiple mixer brands
- Fully customizable interface and layouts
- Unlimited DCAs and channel linking
- RTA overlays and feedback detection
- MIDI support for external control
- Community sharing of presets and themes
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Mixing Station allows you to remote control digital mixers from various manufacturers in one unified UI. The following mixer series are supported: - Behringer X32 / M32 - Behringer XAir / MR - Behringer WING - A&H dLive - A&H Avantis - A&H GLD - A&H iLive - A&H CQ - A&H SQ / SQ+ - A&H Qu (new and legacy) - Midas HD96 - PreSonus StudioLive3 - Soundcraft Si / Vi / Ui - Mackie DL32S/16S DL32R DL1608 - Yamaha DM3 / DM7 / TF / CL / QL - TASCAM Sonicview - QSC TouchMix - Violet Audio dMix - Blackmagic Fairlight Live You can fully test the app without a license! Features: - Fully customizable UI - Create unlimited DCAs (IDCAs) - Re-Gain / Clipping protection - Customizable layers, layouts, channel strip and app theme - RTA overlays - Channel linking ganging - Gain reduction history for gate and dynamics - Peak hold for all meters - MIDI support for external control - High contrast mode for outdoor usage - Popgroups - Routing Matrix - Mix copy - Mixer independent channel presets and scenes - FX presets - Feedback detection for ringing out wedges - More features available depending on the connected mixer model - Community feature for sharing presets, themes and more with other users Note: This app is not a DAW! It does not play any audio! It is for remote controlling only. For more details visit the manual: https://mixingstation.app/ms-docs/feature-list/ End user licenses agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Chord Transpose
Easily transpose songs to a more comfortable key, displaying both scale and numeric values. Features capo placement suggestions to simplify playing difficult chords. Optimized for iPhone 6 and higher.
- Transpose songs to different keys
- Display scale and numeric values
- Capo placement suggestions
- Simplify difficult chords
- Optimized for newer iPhones
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Ever been on stage or in your room writing songs or just to play the best hit. You find yourself singing along but the key does not fit your vocal ? You don't know how to play these tedious chords that does not even sound great. Transposer strive to make it as easy as possible to transpose from one key to another displaying both keys scale and their numeric value. With Capo On you can choose the hardest key ever and the key you are most comfortable with and Transposer will display the fret number on which your capo should be. Happy Music! *Please note that this app is optimised for iPhone 6 and higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mixing Station at 4.5 against Chord Transpose's 3.2. Mixing Station also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 43%) and ratings volume (621 vs 5). Chord Transpose's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mixing Station sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Chord Transpose sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mixing Station holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mixing Station has 621 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Mixing Station's written reviews are positive against 43% of Chord Transpose's.
Mixing Station ships an update fortnightly, Chord Transpose every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mixing Station | Chord Transpose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (621 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 621 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Schumann | SMICO Consulting (Pty) Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mixing Station
Chord Transpose
Bugs and requests
Mixing Station
Reported bugs
2 issues- Routing matrix display issues on some mixers
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between mixer models
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save and load custom layouts
- Integrated multi-track recording functionality
- Improved accessibility support for visually impaired users
- Dedicated talkback microphone feature
Chord Transpose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mixing Station
- Everything Pack$6.991 Month
- Mackie DL$4.99
- XAir$5.99
- Soundcraft Si$5.99
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- Soundcraft Ui$5.99
- A&H CQ$5.99
- Midas HD$6.99
- XM32$6.99
- A&H Qu (old)$6.99
- A&H SQ$6.99
- WING$6.99
- A&H Avantis$11.99
- A&H dLive$12.99
Chord Transpose
- Remove all Ads$2.99
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