CueMix 5 vs K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CueMix 5
Control MOTU's 828 and UltraLite-mk5 audio interfaces with this app. Adjust settings, monitor live inputs, and apply DSP-driven effects like reverb and EQ. Create custom monitor mixes for each output, even using your device as a standalone mixer.
- Access MOTU 828/UltraLite-mk5 settings
- DSP mixing and effects processing
- Monitor live inputs on analog outputs
- Create unique monitor mixes per output
- Apply reverb, EQ, and dynamics effects
- Standalone mixer control
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CueMix™ 5 provides fast and easy access to all of the settings in MOTU’s popular, award-winning 828, UltraLite-mk5 and OctaLite audio interfaces (and other MOTU Gen5 products), which include DSP mixing, effects processing and best-in-class analog audio quality for mobile and studio audio recording. Use CueMix 5 to adjust basic device settings and to monitor live inputs directly on any analog output pair with the unit’s on-board DSP-driven mixing. Create a separate, unique monitor mix for each output (monitor outs, phones, etc.) Apply on-board effects, including reverb, 4-channel parametric EQ and dynamics processing to inputs and mix busses. Use the 828, UltraLite-mk5, or OctaLite as a stand-alone mixer and control everything CueMix™ 5 software running on your iPad™ or iPhone™. From studio to stage, MOTU interfaces deliver exceptional sound quality, state-of-the-art operation and rock-solid performance.
K
Control and manage K-array active subwoofers and amplifiers directly from your mobile device. Adjust output configurations, load presets, route signals, and monitor system performance via Wi-Fi connection.
- Direct management of K-array active subwoofers
- Control Kommander-KA amplifiers with DSP
- Wi-Fi connectivity to amplifiers
- Manage output configuration
- Load loudspeaker presets
- Design signal routing
- Control audio level
- Monitor system performance
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K-array Connect is the mobile app providing direct managing and control over K-array active subwoofers Thunder-KS and Kommander-KA amplifiers with DSP. Use your mobile device (smartphone or tablet) and connect it Wi-Fi to K-array KS and KA amplifiers with DSP: launch K-array Connect to manage the output configuration, load the loudspeakers presets, design the signal routing, control audio level and monitor the system performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: K at 100% against CueMix 5's 30%. K also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). CueMix 5's advantage is ratings volume (14 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.
K holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CueMix 5 has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of CueMix 5's written reviews are positive against 100% of K's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CueMix 5 | K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOTU Inc. | K-array s.u.r.l. |
Customer experience
CueMix 5
K
In-app purchases
CueMix 5
No in-app purchases
K
No in-app purchases
