Live Mobile V3 vs subflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Mobile V3
Control your lighting equipment remotely from any location. Connects to PC software to mirror your lighting control interface. Ideal for managing stage or event lighting setups.
- Remote lighting control
- Connects to PC software
- Mirrors control interface
- Anywhere access
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Live Mobile allows you to control your lighting equipment remotely from anywhere. Simply enter the IP address of the PC software "The Lighting Controller". Live Mobile automatically connects to the software, and it mirrors the screen called "Live".
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: subflow at 4.3 against Live Mobile V3's 3.6. subflow also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 33 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Live Mobile V3's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). 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.
subflow holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Live Mobile V3's written reviews are positive against 67% of subflow's.
Live Mobile V3 ships an update every 33 months, subflow every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Live Mobile V3 | subflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Lighting Controller | Ello Skelling Productions |
Customer experience
Live Mobile V3
subflow
In-app purchases
Live Mobile V3
No in-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases
