STAGEPAS Editor vs CueMix 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STAGEPAS Editor
Control your sound system remotely during rehearsals or performances. Adjust volume and EQ settings, and save configurations for different songs to streamline setup and ensure consistent audio quality.
- Remote volume control
- Remote EQ adjustment
- Save custom settings
- Streamlined setup
- Consistent performance audio
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STAGEPAS Editor is STAGEPAS 1K’s dedicated remote control application that allows users to adjust volume and EQ at a distance via this application during rehearsal or performance. You can also save the adjusted settings for certain songs or applications in order to shorten your setup process in the future and maintain consistency from one performance to the next.
CueMix 5
Control MOTU's 828 and UltraLite-mk5 audio interfaces with this app. Adjust settings, monitor live inputs, and apply DSP-driven effects like reverb and EQ. Create custom monitor mixes for each output, even using your device as a standalone mixer.
- Access MOTU 828/UltraLite-mk5 settings
- DSP mixing and effects processing
- Monitor live inputs on analog outputs
- Create unique monitor mixes per output
- Apply reverb, EQ, and dynamics effects
- Standalone mixer control
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CueMix™ 5 provides fast and easy access to all of the settings in MOTU’s popular, award-winning 828, UltraLite-mk5 and OctaLite audio interfaces (and other MOTU Gen5 products), which include DSP mixing, effects processing and best-in-class analog audio quality for mobile and studio audio recording. Use CueMix 5 to adjust basic device settings and to monitor live inputs directly on any analog output pair with the unit’s on-board DSP-driven mixing. Create a separate, unique monitor mix for each output (monitor outs, phones, etc.) Apply on-board effects, including reverb, 4-channel parametric EQ and dynamics processing to inputs and mix busses. Use the 828, UltraLite-mk5, or OctaLite as a stand-alone mixer and control everything CueMix™ 5 software running on your iPad™ or iPhone™. From studio to stage, MOTU interfaces deliver exceptional sound quality, state-of-the-art operation and rock-solid performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CueMix 5 at 2.7 against STAGEPAS Editor's 1.5. CueMix 5 also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 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.
CueMix 5 holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of STAGEPAS Editor's written reviews are positive against 30% of CueMix 5's.
STAGEPAS Editor ships an update every 7 months, CueMix 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STAGEPAS Editor | CueMix 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (11 ratings) | 2.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | MOTU Inc. |
Customer experience
STAGEPAS Editor
CueMix 5
In-app purchases
STAGEPAS Editor
No in-app purchases
CueMix 5
No in-app purchases
