Comparison

MX vs Playback Prodigy Music Control

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

Head to head
About

MX

Control your personal monitor mix directly from your mobile device. This app offers intuitive remote control for volume and panning of input channels to auxiliary buses, with customizable groupings for easy adjustments during performances. Ideal for musicians and performers seeking flexible and personalized monitoring.

Highlights
  • 4 customizable MCAs for group channel adjustments
  • Control over Mono and Stereo Bus sends
  • Individual volume and panorama control
  • Portrait/landscape orientation support
  • Remote control for audio mixers
Features
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MX-Q – Personal Monitoring at your Fingertips Take full control of your monitor mix, right from your mobile device. MX-Q gives musicians, performers, and creators a fast, intuitive way to make their personal monitor mix for Midas M32, M-AIR, Behringer X32, and X-AIR audio mixers. Not only does MX-Q allow individual volume and panorama remote control for all input channel sends to all aux-buses, but it allows virtually grouping channels into MCA’s (mix control associations). There are 4 MCA’s that can be populated independently in every app instance, making level adjustments during performance easy and fit for every musician’s needs. Whether you’re on stage, in rehearsal, or in the studio, MX-Q makes personal monitoring simple, flexible, and fully customizable. Features • 4 customizable MCAs (quick adjustment to multiple channels at once) • Control over Mono and Stereo Bus sends and panning • Portrait/landscape orientation Perfect For • Musicians who want full control of their in-ear or wedge mix • Bands needing fast, reliable personal monitoring • Rehearsal spaces, houses of worship, and touring rigs Compatibility • Compatible with Behringer X32 and X AIR series mixers as well as Midas M32 and M AIR series mixers • Requires the mobile device and mixer to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network

About

Playback Prodigy Music Control

This platform offers curated, high-fidelity music for businesses, focusing on hospitality and retail. It provides custom playlists, seamless transitions, and full licensing for commercial use. Businesses can control music playback, view current songs, and manage playlists.

Highlights
  • Intelligent music curation for businesses
  • White-glove onboarding and custom music profiles
  • Human-curated playlists by professional DJs
  • Endless song customization by genre, artist, and era
  • Lossless audio with smooth crossfade transitions
  • Fully licensed and business-compliant music
  • 24-hour customer support and 99.9% uptime guarantee
  • Control music players, view current song, manage playlists
Features
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Playback Prodigy is the premium music platform for businesses. We provide exceptional music for world-class hospitality properties. •Intelligent Music Curation for Business Playback Prodigy provides music services to many of the finest resorts, hotels, casinos, restaurants, lounges, bars, fitness centers and retail stores around the world. Our music selection, our technology, and our attention to detail is unmatched. •White-Glove Onboarding We meet your team, study your location and design a custom music profile to reflect your brand. We’ll collaborate, listen, talk the principals through every step, and we happily accept all requests. •Human Curation An experienced human touch is always better than an algorithm. Our playlist curators are professional DJs who focus on your business to build a customized soundtrack for your brand. •Endless Customization Hundreds of thousands of songs—any genre, any artist, any era, set to any schedule. We support announcements and provide special programming for holidays and events. •Mind of a DJ Lossless audio, delivering the highest fidelity possible. Our music is optimized for levels, edited for length, and arranged by energy level. Transitions are a smooth crossfade, there is no silence between tracks. •Fully Licensed & Business Friendly All music is licensed and compliant with Performance Rights Organizations ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Global Music, and SoundExchange. •Customer Service Specialists We guarantee 99.9% uptime and offer 24-hour customer support with super fast response time if any issues arise. •Trusted by the finest hospitality brands We are honored to be the exclusive music provider for many prestigious five-star resorts, casinos and hotels, as well as hundreds of iconic restaurants, lounges, and bars around the globe. Playback Prodigy Music Control allows our business customers to control their music players. See your music player’s current status, see the song now playing with cover art, thumbs up/down a song, change playlists, see song history and more! Looking to elevate the music at your business? Need login or app assistance? Contact: support@playbackprodigy.com

Screenshots

MX4 screens
Playback Prodigy Music Control3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Playback Prodigy Music Control at 5.0 against MX's 2.0. Playback Prodigy Music Control also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). MX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (283 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playback Prodigy Music Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MX has 283 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MX ships an update every 2 weeks, Playback Prodigy Music Control every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MX versus Playback Prodigy Music Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMXPlayback Prodigy Music Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (283 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings283 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpower Tribe Innovations DE GmbHPlayback Prodigy LLC

Customer experience

MX

All ratings279 ratings
Positive19.4%
Neutral10.4%
Negative70.3%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive16.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative72.2%

Playback Prodigy Music Control

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MX

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes on launch or connection
  • Screen auto-locks during active use
  • Connection drops frequently during performance
  • IP address not saved between sessions
  • App freezes on scanning or connecting screens
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  • Faders unresponsive or slow to react
  • Touch controls frozen or glitchy
  • Horizontal scrolling inconsistent and difficult
  • Parameter transfer takes excessive time
  • App doesn't auto-reconnect after phone sleep
  • Incompatible with iOS 16+ and iPhone 16
  • Scan function doesn't detect mixer on network
  • Manual IP entry not accepted despite correct address
  • App crashes when switching between mix screens
  • Settings not retained between sessions
  • Channel display shows wrong labels
  • Vertical mode layout broken and unusable
  • Latency issues with fader adjustments
  • App requires force close and reinstall to function

Requested features

17 requests
  • Restore signal level/VU meters for each channel
  • Bring back channel grouping and filtering capabilities
  • Add ability to keep screen from auto-locking during use
  • Implement IP address saving and auto-reconnection
  • Restore previous UI layout and design
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  • Add channel numbering display
  • Include dB level indicators on faders
  • Add pan control functionality
  • Implement compression and gate controls
  • Add EQ options for individual channels
  • Create user profile saving for different musicians
  • Add color-coding options for channels
  • Implement page-based navigation instead of scrolling
  • Add password protection for main mix access
  • Reduce master fader screen real estate
  • Improve touch sensitivity and responsiveness
  • Add support for scribble strip customization

Playback Prodigy Music Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MX

No in-app purchases

None

Playback Prodigy Music Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MX free?
MX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playback Prodigy Music Control free?
Playback Prodigy Music Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MX or Playback Prodigy Music Control?
Playback Prodigy Music Control is rated higher. MX averages 2.0 out of 5 from 283 ratings, while Playback Prodigy Music Control averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MX or Playback Prodigy Music Control have ads?
Neither MX nor Playback Prodigy Music Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MX or Playback Prodigy Music Control?
MX ships an update every 2 weeks, and Playback Prodigy Music Control every 7 months. Most recently, MX was updated on October 25, 2026 and Playback Prodigy Music Control on October 24, 2026.

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