MXBus vs Ultimate Drum Tune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MXBus
This app empowers musicians to control their own monitor mixes directly from their iOS device when using Behringer X32/X-Air or Midas consoles. It offers features like stereo channels, namable groups, and automatic console discovery for a streamlined sound check and live performance adjustment.
- Monitor mix control for musicians
- Supports Behringer X32/X-Air and Midas consoles
- Stereo channels for screen real-estate
- Namable groups and automatic console discovery
- Control send levels for channels, aux tracks, and effects
- Reorder channels within groups
- Springboard and Lock Screen widgets
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MXBus is a monitor mixing app for all Behringer X32 and X-Air mixing consoles that allows musicians on stage to control their own monitor mix with their iOS device. It also supports the Midas versions of these mixers (M32* and M-Air) It features stereo channels to save screen real-estate, namable groups and automatic console discovery. Musicians can control the send levels into their monitoring mix bus for all channels aux tracks and effects returns. You can even reorder the channels within your groups to your liking. It makes the sound check painless and allows you to adjust the mix during the gig. Some key differentiating Features: • Linked channels are treated as a stereo channel to save screen space. • Double tapping a fader knob sets it 0. • Double tapping the panning control on a stereo channel pans the signal hard L/R. Another double tap reverses the panning. • NEW: Springboard and Lock Screen widgets for quicker access. And as always: The app is built with data privacy in mind - no adds, no tracking! The PRO pack unlocks even more features like: • Decayed meters with peak memory • Compression meters • Gate LEDs • Channel mute buttons (X32) • Group mute buttons (X32) • Unlimited groups • Scenes • Bus EQ • Bus Compressor
Ultimate Drum Tune
This app helps drummers achieve perfect drum tuning with a comprehensive guide and measurement tools. It offers video tutorials, pitch comparison, and a unique mode to match snare drum tones from YouTube videos.
- Drum tuning tutorials
- Pitch measurement with adjustable range
- Listen and tune snare & tom-toms
- Match snare drum tones from YouTube
- User-submitted tuning presets
- Customizable tuning values
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"The 'Ultimate Drum Tune' is the most advanced drum tuning app." [Tuning Guide] Continuously uploading drum tuning tutorials personally filmed by the developer, providing advanced information for achieving perfect drum tuning. [Measurement] In version 1.7.4 released on November 29, 2023, a measurement feature has been added. This feature includes not only the measurement of fundamental pitch but also the ability to press the number buttons on the screen's top to set the measurement range to ±3%. This allows for consistent tuning of each lug pitch. [Watch & Tune Snare & Tom Toms] Tune it while listening to the sounds you hear. You can create the same tone as a legendary drummer in a minute. Videos and tuning figures of drummers are provided. When you click the button, you can hear the pitch of the top and bottom. Because the tuning figure proposed at this time is a value measured directly by the developer. The provided tuning values are measured directly by the developer, so there might be discrepancies. However, this enables you to achieve a tone that is close to the video. [Watch & Find] If you want to discover the snare drum tuning while watching a YouTube video, simply copy the URL and paste it into the Watch & Find Mode. We have recorded all 93 possible snare drum tunings from D3 to B3 and embedded them into buttons. After setting the YouTube video segment for repetition, press the button to compare snare drum tones. You can determine the same tuning values within one minute. User-submitted data is shared with the server, and after verification by the developer, it will be updated to the Watch & Tune Mode. Even if 10,000 users copy the same drum, there will be 10,000 of them! [Measure & Customize] Every drum has varying tuning values due to differences in drum shell thickness, depth, and head types. As a result, the process of deriving information through measurements is necessary for each drum. Using the 12 relative pitches from lower to upper octaves for the same note, users can obtain values that allow them to tune to their desired fundamental pitch. When users measure and save their drum settings in the ’Ultimate Drum Tune‘ app, it is shared in real-time with the server, and after developer verification, it is made available as presets. As the number of users increases, the number of measured drums also grows. When a sufficient amount of stored data is accumulated, there will come a day when further measurements are no longer necessary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MXBus at Free against Ultimate Drum Tune's $9.99. MXBus also leads on ratings volume (121 vs 1) and review sentiment (71% vs 53%). Ultimate Drum Tune's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support 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
MXBus is free to download; Ultimate Drum Tune costs $9.99 up front. MXBus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ultimate Drum Tune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultimate Drum Tune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MXBus has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of MXBus's written reviews are positive against 53% of Ultimate Drum Tune's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MXBus ships an update monthly, Ultimate Drum Tune every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | MXBus | Ultimate Drum Tune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (121 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Keldenich | JaeMyoung Lee |
Customer experience
MXBus
Ultimate Drum Tune
Bugs and requests
MXBus
Reported bugs
18 issues- Faders moving/sliding on their own without user input
- App crashes when changing aux channels
- Mute button switches to channel info screen
- Scene saving not working properly (iOS 26)
- Mix recall/fader recall feature broken after updates
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- Glitchy fader behavior when locking/unlocking phone
- Inverted fader behavior (turning down turns up)
- Random channel muting/unmuting
- Connection failures with error codes (Error 49, Error 65)
- App not saving changes on iOS 26
- Bus EQ affecting all buses instead of individual ones
- Pan controls not functioning in Pro version
- Bus labels showing blank on M32
- Scenes not loading saved mix-bus selection
- Network permission not requested on first launch (iPad)
- App not recognizing mixer on certain network configurations
- Compatibility issues with iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS versions
- Scenes lost after iOS/app upgrades
Requested features
15 requests- Panning control for individual channels
- Support for Behringer Wing consoles
- Individual group controls for sends
- Main L/R mix access
- FX send control from channels
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- Compression and advanced EQ on channels
- Mute status indicator from console
- Custom channel ordering/arrangement
- Demo mode for training
- Android version of the app
- Support for Allen & Heath SQ, QU, CQ boards
- Support for Soundcraft Ui24r
- Offline scene editing capability
- More mute groups
- Mackie DL version
Ultimate Drum Tune
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MXBus
- MXBus PRO Package$2.99
Ultimate Drum Tune
No in-app purchases









