SD vs Saramonic System
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.
Saramonic System
This utility app allows users to manage professional audio scenes from a professional viewpoint. It is designed for users who need to handle audio tasks with a professional approach.
- Professional audio scene management
- Professional perspective handling
- Designed for professional audio tasks
- iOS device compatibility
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Handle professional audio scenes from a professional perspective
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD at 3.4 against Saramonic System's 2.3. SD also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Saramonic System's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SD holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of SD's written reviews are positive against 20% of Saramonic System's.
SD ships an update every 2 months, Saramonic System fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SD | Saramonic System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sound Devices, LLC | 深圳长丰影像器材有限公司 |
Customer experience
SD
Saramonic System
In-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
Saramonic System
No in-app purchases
