CQ MixPad vs Router by dgApps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CQ MixPad
Control Allen&Heath CQ digital mixers remotely from anywhere in the venue. Adjust processing, send levels, and all mixer parameters for flexible audio engineering and performance mixing. Supports two independent instances for simultaneous control.
- Wireless remote control
- Adjust mix from anywhere
- Control processing
- Adjust send levels
- Independent control instances
- Stage and audience mixing
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CQ MixPad provides remote control for the CQ range of digital mixers from Allen&Heath. It gives audio engineers and performers the ability to adjust the mix from anywhere in room, on the stage or even amongst the audience. Two instances of CQ MixPad can be connected to a CQ, each providing independent control of processing, send levels and all other mixer parameters.
Router by dgApps
This app enables multiple OSC applications to connect to a DiGiCo SD or Quantum desk. It allows engineers to authorize specific faders or nodes for user control, enhancing live sound mixing capabilities.
- Connects multiple OSC apps
- Supports DiGiCo SD/Quantum desks
- Authorizes fader/node control
- Remote control management
- Live sound mixing enhancement
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Router by dgApps connects multiple OSC apps by dgApps to one DiGiCo SD or Quantum desk the dgApps way! Faders by dgApps is currently available on the App Store with other apps to follow. Router gives the engineer the ability to authorise (or not!) every node or fader that a user running Faders wishes to control. Router was successfully used by Gorillaz on the Strange Time Streams in December 2020, and at the O2 Arena London and the Boardmasters Festival in August 2021.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Router by dgApps at 5.0 against CQ MixPad's 3.4. Router by dgApps also leads on device support (3 vs 1). CQ MixPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Router by dgApps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $28.99 per month. CQ MixPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Router by dgApps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CQ MixPad has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CQ MixPad ships an update every 3 months, Router by dgApps every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CQ MixPad | Router by dgApps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allen & Heath Limited | dgApps |
Customer experience
CQ MixPad
Router by dgApps
In-app purchases
CQ MixPad
No in-app purchases
Router by dgApps
- Router Monthly Subscription$28.991 Month
- Router Annual Subscription$239.991 Year
