SD vs Solidcom
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.
Solidcom
This application configures and manages wireless intercom systems. It allows users to group beltpacks and adjust base station parameters for efficient operation. Firmware updates are also supported.
- Equipment configuration
- Beltpack grouping
- Base station parameter settings
- Device firmware upgrades
- Multi-language support
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Launched by Shenzhen Hollyland Technology Co., Ltd, Solidcom is an APP that mainly aims to provide equipment configuration services dedicated for use with Hollyland's Solidcom series wireless intercom system. By connecting with a Solidcom series intercom system, it allows quick viewing and setting of beltpacks grouping and base station’s parameters, which simplifies device configuration operations and improves work efficiency. Solidcom offers multiple language options and supports direct device firmware upgrade functions that facilitate your experience with Hollyland's Solidcom series intercom systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD at 3.7 against Solidcom's 1.8. SD also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of SD's written reviews are positive against 17% of Solidcom's.
SD ships an update every 2 months, Solidcom every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SD | Solidcom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | 1.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Devices, LLC | 深圳市昊一源科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
SD
Solidcom
In-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
Solidcom
No in-app purchases
