Comparison

MX vs Sing Live With Backing Tracks

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

Sing Live With Backing Tracks

This app helps singers and musicians manage and play backing tracks for live performances. It offers features like stem separation, lyric display, pitch control, and setlist organization for seamless stage execution.

Highlights
  • Backing track playback
  • Stem separation and live mixing
  • Adjustable pitch and speed
  • Scrolling lyrics display
  • Setlist management
  • Fade and crossfade transitions
Features
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Sing Live With Backing Tracks is designed for singers, musicians, and live performers who want simple, reliable control of their backing tracks on stage. Build and organize your song library, create custom sets, and keep everything ready for your next performance. KEY FEATURES • Backing Track Player Play your performance tracks directly from your organized music library. • Stem Separation & Live Mixer Separate supported audio on-device into vocals, drums, bass, piano, and other instruments. Adjust levels, mute or solo individual stems during playback, and return to the original stereo track with Undo Stems. • Intelligent Loudness Balancing. Keep playback levels more consistent between songs for smoother live performances. • Lyrics Display lyrics while performing and use scrolling controls to keep the words where you need them, Write/Dictate and edit your own lyrics, Tap in your own time stamps for block Scrolling. • Pitch & Speed Control Adjust pitch and playback speed independently in real time to fit your performance. • Fade Out & Crossfade Create smoother transitions between songs with fade and crossfade controls. • Auto Pause Automatically stop between tracks when you don't want the next song to begin immediately or set it to crossfade from one to another. • Set Management Create and organize custom sets so your songs are ready in the order you want them, rearrange track order in real time. • Built for Live Performance A clean, performance-focused interface keeps the controls you need within easy reach. Whether you're rehearsing at home or performing live, Sing Live With Backing Tracks helps you organize your music and stay focused on your performance.

Screenshots

MX4 screens
Sing Live With Backing Tracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sing Live With Backing Tracks at 100% against MX's 16%. Sing Live With Backing Tracks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). MX's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and ratings volume (279 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

MX is free to download; Sing Live With Backing Tracks costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sing Live With Backing Tracks 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 1, 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 Sing Live With Backing Tracks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MX ships an update every 2 weeks, Sing Live With Backing Tracks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MX versus Sing Live With Backing Tracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMXSing Live With Backing Tracks
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating2.1 (279 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings279 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpower Tribe Innovations DE GmbHAdrian Sorlea

Customer experience

MX

All ratings279 ratings
Positive19.4%
Neutral10.4%
Negative70.3%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative72.4%

Sing Live With Backing Tracks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Sing Live With Backing Tracks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MX

No in-app purchases

None

Sing Live With Backing Tracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MX free?
MX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sing Live With Backing Tracks free?
Sing Live With Backing Tracks costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MX or Sing Live With Backing Tracks?
Sing Live With Backing Tracks is rated higher. MX averages 2.1 out of 5 from 279 ratings, while Sing Live With Backing Tracks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MX or Sing Live With Backing Tracks have ads?
Neither MX nor Sing Live With Backing Tracks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MX or Sing Live With Backing Tracks?
MX ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sing Live With Backing Tracks every 3 weeks. Most recently, MX was updated on October 15, 2026 and Sing Live With Backing Tracks on October 2, 2026.

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