Avantis MixPad vs Router by dgApps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avantis MixPad
This app provides wireless mobile control for a specific digital mixer, allowing engineers to adjust sound from anywhere in a room or on stage. It offers independent control for multiple users and supports various mixing functions like fader levels, EQ, and effects.
- Wireless control for Avantis digital mixer
- Adjust fader levels, mutes, and pan
- Control Aux, FX, and Matrix sends
- Manage Preamp Gain, Pad, and 48V
- Access EQ, Gate, Comp/Ducker, and Delays
- Scene recall and channel naming
- Signal generator and metering
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Avantis MixPad is an engineer’s mixing tool providing wireless mobile control for the Allen & Heath Avantis digital mixer. It gives you the freedom to walk the room or stage and control the sound right where it is needed. Avantis MixPad and the Avantis mixer can work together to provide simultaneous control of independent functions, for example one engineer using the mixer to mix front-of-house sound, and another using the iPad to mix monitors on stage. Several iPads can be connected, each providing independent control. Avantis MixPad is intended for working with the live mix and channel processing. Things you can control: - Fader levels, mutes, pan - Aux and FX sends, routing and Pre/Post switching - Matrix sends, routing and Pre/Post switching - DCA masters and assignments - Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V - Trim and Polarity - HPF, Gate, PEQ, NEQ, Comp/Ducker, Delays - RTA function - Scene Recall - Channel names and colour - PAFL select - Signal Generator Control - Full signal metering - 3 Custom strips for personalised channel layout - 24 SoftKeys (18 SoftKeys on Avantis Solo) - Tap Tempo - FX Parameters - Library Recall Avantis MixPad is not intended for system setup . The following functions are not available at the iPad: - RackUltra FX Parameters - Input source, insert and output patchbay - Channel ganging - Aux source routing options - Scene Store - Scene Recall Filters and Safes edit - Show memory store and recall - Talkback - System configuration, options and preferences - User Profile management and permissions Requirements: An Allen & Heath Avantis mixer with a suitable wireless router or access point connected to one of its Network ports. This version of MixPad can connect to Avantis mixers running: - Avantis Firmware V2.00 or subsequent V2.0x maintenance releases. - Avantis Firmware V1.30 or subsequent V1.3x maintenance releases, when the Firmware compatibility mode setting is enabled. This can be found in the iOS Settings / Avantis MixPad. You will need to shut down (force quit) the app and restart it for changes to take effect. Refer to the Allen & Heath website for more information and to download the latest mixer firmware.
Router by dgApps
This app enables multiple OSC applications to connect to a DiGiCo SD or Quantum desk. It allows engineers to authorize specific faders or nodes for user control, enhancing live sound mixing capabilities.
- Connects multiple OSC apps
- Supports DiGiCo SD/Quantum desks
- Authorizes fader/node control
- Remote control management
- Live sound mixing enhancement
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Router by dgApps connects multiple OSC apps by dgApps to one DiGiCo SD or Quantum desk the dgApps way! Faders by dgApps is currently available on the App Store with other apps to follow. Router gives the engineer the ability to authorise (or not!) every node or fader that a user running Faders wishes to control. Router was successfully used by Gorillaz on the Strange Time Streams in December 2020, and at the O2 Arena London and the Boardmasters Festival in August 2021.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Router by dgApps at 5.0 against Avantis MixPad's 3.4. Router by dgApps also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Avantis MixPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Router by dgApps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $28.99 per month. Avantis MixPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Router by dgApps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avantis MixPad has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Avantis MixPad ships an update every 16 months, Router by dgApps every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Avantis MixPad | Router by dgApps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allen & Heath Limited | dgApps |
Customer experience
Avantis MixPad
Router by dgApps
In-app purchases
Avantis MixPad
No in-app purchases
Router by dgApps
- Router Monthly Subscription$28.991 Month
- Router Annual Subscription$239.991 Year
