MX vs TRAPFORMATION
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TRAPFORMATION
Discover and connect with urban music culture. This app features programming focused on emerging and established artists in the urban music scene, serving as an entertainment and discovery space.
- Urban music discovery
- Connect with artists
- Focus on emerging talent
- Showcases established artists
- Urban culture exploration
- Entertainment space
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TRAPFORMATION sirve como un espacio de entretenimiento, descubrimientos musicales y conexiones con la cultura urbana, dentro de nuestra comunidad, ofreciendo una programación enfocada en la música y artistas en desarrollo, y consolidados en la escena urbana.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRAPFORMATION at 100% against MX's 16%. TRAPFORMATION also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). MX's advantage is ratings volume (279 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TRAPFORMATION holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MX has 279 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of MX's written reviews are positive against 100% of TRAPFORMATION's.
MX ships an update every 2 weeks, TRAPFORMATION every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MX | TRAPFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (279 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH | Hernan Ramon Pantoja Cruz |
Customer experience
MX
TRAPFORMATION
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
TRAPFORMATION
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MX
No in-app purchases
TRAPFORMATION
No in-app purchases
