WING vs PatchBoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WING
Control your personalized monitor mixes wirelessly from your mobile device. Adjust bus mixers simultaneously with multiple users, offering individual channel or MCA control. Features include bus selection, lock icons, and detailed send/master controls for precise audio adjustments.
- Select 16 stereo aux buses
- Lock icon for bus protection
- Mix adjustment by channel or MCA
- Customize MCA names
- Input channel send controls (level, width, pan)
- Bus master volume, width, and panorama control
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Experience seamless wireless control of your personalized monitor mixes on the WING console using WING-Q. Whether in studio or live, WING-Q allows for multiple users to adjust bus mixers simultaneously with additional lock features. The new WING-Q App offers wireless remote control for WING Personal Mixing Consoles on mobile devices. Features: • Select one of the 16 stereo aux buses • Lock icon prevents unintentional bus change • Mix adjustment based on individual channels or MCAs • Name and customize your MCAs the way that makes sense to you • All input channel sends feature level, width and pan controls • Control the bus master volume, stereo width and panorama Perfect For: • Bands and performers looking to self-manage their monitor mixes. • Live sound engineers who need quick flexible and mobile control during concerts and events. • Studio musicians and technicians who require precise and personalized bus adjustments. Compatibility: • Designed for use with the Behringer WING console on firmware version 3.1 or higher. • Requires a wireless router connected to the WING console. Support: Get stuck? Visit behringer.com/service for FAQs and customer support. We hear you.
PatchBoy
This app streamlines live sound setup by allowing users to visually build stage plots, generate input lists, and automate patching. It supports various band setups, console types, and stage box configurations, simplifying sound checks and exports.
- Drag-and-drop stage plot builder
- Automated input list generation
- Stage box and console patching
- Smart microphone and DI library
- Sound check progress tracking
- Exportable PDF and CSV reports
- Wireless and in-ear monitor management
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PatchBoy is the stage plot that builds your input list and your patch as you go. Drag a vocal, an amp, a DI or a drum kit onto the stage and PatchBoy turns it into a numbered channel automatically. Drop a stage box where the rack sits and one tap patches every input to the nearest box, then to your FOH, monitor and broadcast desks. The stage, the list and the patch are the same document seen three ways, so they can never drift apart. BUILD THE STAGE • Drag-and-drop stage plot for iPhone and iPad • Start from a band template: full band, rock, worship, singer-songwriter, DJ, corporate AV • Real stage geography: drums upstage, vocals down front, wedges along the edge facing the band • Drum kit builder: explode a kit into 4-piece, 5-piece or full studio channels, named and mic'd GET THE INPUTS RIGHT • The input list builds and renumbers itself as you place and move sources • Drag to reorder, lock a channel so drums stay 1–8 when you add a vocal • Smart mic and DI library: a condenser auto-arms 48V, a dynamic clears it, ribbons get a phantom warning • Per-channel stand choice and notes • On iPad, see the stage and the input list side by side STAGE BOXES ON THE PLOT • Place SD-Racks, Rios, DL32s, Stage 64s, NSBs and more right where they live on stage • Each box shows inputs used against its real capacity • Auto-patch sends every input to the nearest box with a free input, then numbers desk channels 1:1 • Wedges, IEMs, subs and PA are outputs too, patched to box outputs with their own mix numbers KNOW YOUR CONSOLES • Library of about 110 consoles and 85 stage boxes: DiGiCo Quantum, SD and S-Series, Avid S6L, Yamaha RIVAGE, DM7, CL, QL and TF, Allen & Heath dLive, Avantis and SQ, Midas PRO, HD96 and M32, Behringer WING and X32, SSL Live, Lawo mc², Calrec, Soundcraft Vi and Si, PreSonus StudioLive, Waves LV1, QSC • FOH, monitor and broadcast desks on one show, with the split type (gain share, analog split, separate racks) • Live capacity check against real analog I/O and the desk's processing ceiling, plus a warning when a box and a desk don't share a transport SOUND CHECK • Mons, FOH and Truck each confirm every input independently • A progress bar and per-channel indicators show what's good everywhere and what's still hanging WIRELESS AND IN-EARS • Add IEMs and wireless mics and they collect into clean racks • Track brand, model, band and operating frequency per unit SHARE AND EXPORT • Export a clean multi-page PDF: stage plot, input list, input patch for every desk, output patch, stage boxes and RF sheet • Export CSV, including a channel-name file per desk for your console's naming tool • Hand a whole show to the crew with a short share code • Keep every show you've built and switch between them FREE AND PRO The drag-and-drop stage plot, input list, sound-check mode, RF racks and one saved show are free. PatchBoy Pro ($29.99/year) unlocks the console patch with the full desk and stage box library, auto-patch, output patch, unlimited shows, crew share, and PDF and CSV export. Auto-renewing annual subscription, cancel anytime in Settings. Your shows stay on your device. No accounts, no tracking. eighty32 — field tools for AV, RF & broadcast. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://patchboy.eighty32.com/privacy PatchBoy Pro is an auto-renewable annual subscription ($29.99/year or local equivalent). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PatchBoy at 4.0 against WING's 2.5. WING's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (25 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. PatchBoy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. WING asks for nothing beyond the download.
PatchBoy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WING has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WING ships an update every 3 months, PatchBoy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WING | PatchBoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (25 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH | Chris DeBrizzio |
Customer experience
WING
PatchBoy
Bugs and requests
WING
Reported bugs
40 issues- Does not connect consistently
- Cannot use editor offline on Mac
- App crashes when trying to connect
- Labels and color coding gone after update
- Update deleted all channel labels
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- Channels no longer named or color coded
- App will not connect on iPad
- Continually asks to reconnect
- App is desconfigured after update
- Changing source requires restart
- Connecting to board defaults to MXA view
- No more channel buttons
- Cannot see channel names
- App does not work at all
- Cannot connect to console on different VLAN
- Locked mixer, cannot change volume
- Rescan never works
- Audio meters are empty
- App crashes after 'Connected. Getting Data.'
- Individual settings disappeared after upgrade
- Lock unlock key disappeared
- App freezes and closes
- App does not find console via Wi-Fi
- Rescan doesn't work
- App drains battery and overheats phone
- App wants to resort back to demo version
- App doesn't connect seamlessly
- App drains battery like crazy
- App drains battery very quickly
- App overheats phone
- App usage through the roof
- Android app has to be reconnected constantly
- App has a really hard time connecting
- Keyboard garbled or crashes app
- Faders are way too small
- Latest update broke connection to console
- Cannot connect manually or by scanning
- Co-pilot app works, Wing-Q app does not
- Cannot edit names of Buses
- App doesn't find Wing on scan
Requested features
10 requests- Add password protection
- Add option to save and retrieve presets
- Add portrait mode support
- Default to Mix view
- Expand channel selection size
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- UI scaling for pack selection
- Option to hide Offline Mix board
- Allow vertical view
- Larger faders on mobile
- More side bars to click through channels
PatchBoy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WING
No in-app purchases
PatchBoy
- PatchBoy Pro$29.991 Year









