Airstream DMX Link vs Stingray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airstream DMX Link
This iPad app serves as a professional stage lighting controller. It connects to a specific lighting control panel to manage lights via DMX512 connectors. Users can create scenes and special effects.
- Professional stage lighting control
- Connects to ADJ Link control panel
- DMX512 connector support
- Wireless and USB iPad connection
- Scene and special effects creation
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The Airstream DMX Link app is a professional stage lighting controller for iPad that connects to the ADJ Link lighting control panel (available from your ADJ supplier). The app requires using the ADJ Link controller in order to connect to your lights through its four DMX512 connectors. The controller connects to your iPad wirelessly or optionally over USB. The sample screenshots show some of the editing features of the app that are used to produce scenes and special effects.
Stingray
Instantly control DMX lights with this mobile application. It connects to a specific USB-C powered node and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net protocols for seamless lighting management.
- DMX light control
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Wi-Fi support
- RDM support
- Art-Net support
- Requires specific hardware node
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Control DMX lights instantly with Stingray, the companion app for Blizzard Lighting’s USB-C powered node featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net support—all in a free, no-login mobile app. This mobile application requires the Stingray DMX controller. Visit www.blizzardpro.com/stingray for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stingray at 5.0 against Airstream DMX Link's 4.4. Stingray also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and device support (3 vs 1). Airstream DMX Link's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Stingray holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airstream DMX Link has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Airstream DMX Link's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stingray's.
Airstream DMX Link ships an update every 3 months, Stingray every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Airstream DMX Link | Stingray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KMX Inc. | Blizzard Lighting LLC. |
Customer experience
Airstream DMX Link
Stingray
In-app purchases
Airstream DMX Link
No in-app purchases
Stingray
No in-app purchases
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