SD vs XPOSE mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SD
Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder remotely from your iPad or iPhone. Manage transport, edit metadata, take notes, monitor outputs, and adjust channel settings like faders, trims, and pan. View large-scale meters and timecode on all screens.
- Remote transport controls
- Metadata editing
- Take notes
- Monitor outputs
- Adjust faders, trims, and pan
- Channel arming, disarming, solo, and mute
- Large-scale channel meters
- Timecode display
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Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder from your iPad or iPhone with SD-Remote. Quickly access transport controls, edit metadata, write Take Notes, monitor outputs, and adjust faders, trims, and pan controls. Arm, disarm, solo, and mute channels with ease. Large-scale meters are available for all channels, and the current timecode is displayed on every screen.
XPOSE mini
Control and configure streaming switchers remotely from your iOS device. Seamlessly switch between inputs with various effects and access device settings like PIP and audio.
- Remote control for streaming switchers
- Auto-connect to network devices
- Seamless input switching
- Virtual T-bar or direct touch control
- Access PIP, audio, and other settings
- Configure device menus
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XPOSE mini provides remote control and configuration of the mini & mini+ streaming switchers. Simply connect your iOS device on the same network a mini and search to discover and connect. Features include :: Auto connect to network connected mini devices Seamless switching between inputs with cut, fade or transition effect. Control using operation modes to switch with virtual T-bar or direct touch. Access mini feature Settings including PIP, audio and more. Configure all of mini’s Menus from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD at 3.7 against XPOSE mini's 2.3. SD also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 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.
SD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of SD's written reviews are positive against 0% of XPOSE mini's.
SD ships an update every 2 months, XPOSE mini every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SD | XPOSE mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Devices, LLC | Xiamen RGBlink Science & Technology CO.,Ltd |
Customer experience
SD
XPOSE mini
In-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
XPOSE mini
No in-app purchases
