SD vs VoltBridge ID
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.
VoltBridge ID
Instantly access battery vitals like charge status and cycle count for Core battery packs by waving your phone nearby. Organize and manage your battery fleet with asset tagging and customize LED colors on compatible models. Consolidates all your battery data into a single, organized database.
- Instant battery vitals access
- Charge status and cycle count
- Asset tagging for fleet management
- Customizable LED colors (select models)
- Centralized battery database
- Seamless integration with Core battery packs
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Introducing Voltbridge iD – the ultimate tool for seamless battery management with Core battery packs. With just a wave of your phone near the pack, instantly access crucial battery vitals like charge status, cycle count, and more. The app allows you to easily asset tag your Core battery packs, ensuring that fleet management stays organized and hassle-free. On select models, you can even customize the LED colors to fit your needs, adding a touch of personalization to your gear. Voltbridge iD doesn’t stop at monitoring – it brings all your Core battery packs together in one sleek, organized database on your phone. Whether you’re tracking a handful of batteries or managing an entire fleet, this app simplifies everything. Plus, with additional undisclosed features, Voltbridge iD promises to keep enhancing your battery experience, putting control and insight right in the palm of your hand, empowering you to manage your Core packs like never before.
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Verdict
SD and VoltBridge ID both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VoltBridge ID's written reviews are positive against 22% of SD's. SD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for SD against 3.5 for VoltBridge ID. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SD has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of SD's written reviews are positive against 100% of VoltBridge ID's.
SD ships an update every 2 months, VoltBridge ID every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SD | VoltBridge ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sound Devices, LLC | Core SWX |
Customer experience
SD
VoltBridge ID
In-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
VoltBridge ID
No in-app purchases
