Comparison

MXBus vs Dianoose Stage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Dianoose Stage

Organize your worship team's song library, service plans, and communication in one synchronized app. Easily create chord charts, import song data, and manage setlists for seamless Sunday mornings.

Highlights
  • Song library with chord charts and lyrics
  • Import song info from Spotify
  • Create services and setlists
  • In-app team chat
  • Photo to chord chart conversion
  • Private team codes
Features
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Dianoose Stage is the app your worship team actually wants to use on a Sunday morning. Stop juggling PDFs, group chats, and random Google Docs. Dianoose Stage puts your whole team's song library, service plans, and chat in one place — on everyone's phone, always in sync. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Build a song library with chord charts and lyrics, in English, Malayalam, or Manglish (Malayalam typed in English letters) — whatever your team actually uses - Snap a photo of a paper chart and let the app pull out the chords and lyrics for you, Manglish included - Pull song info straight from Spotify instead of typing it all in by hand - Put together services and setlists so everyone knows what's playing and when - Chat with your team right inside the app instead of a separate group text - Favorite your go-to songs and find anything fast BUILT FOR CHURCHES LIKE YOURS Dianoose Stage started as a tool for one church's worship team and grew from there. It's built around how worship teams actually rehearse and lead — chord charts that make sense, setlists that stay updated, and a place to talk that isn't buried in a group chat. Your team joins with a private team code, so it's just your church's people — not a public song database.

Screenshots

MXBus4 screens
Dianoose Stage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dianoose Stage at 5.0 against MXBus's 4.2. Dianoose Stage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). MXBus's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 3). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MXBus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dianoose Stage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dianoose Stage 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MXBus ships an update monthly, Dianoose Stage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MXBus versus Dianoose Stage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMXBusDianoose Stage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (121 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings121 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas KeldenichNEBU MATHEWS

Customer experience

MXBus

All ratings120 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral12.9%
Negative16.1%

Dianoose Stage

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dianoose Stage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MXBus

One-time1
  • MXBus PRO Package$2.99
None

Dianoose Stage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MXBus free?
MXBus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dianoose Stage free?
Dianoose Stage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MXBus or Dianoose Stage?
Dianoose Stage is rated higher. MXBus averages 4.2 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Dianoose Stage averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MXBus or Dianoose Stage have ads?
Neither MXBus nor Dianoose Stage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MXBus or Dianoose Stage?
MXBus ships an update monthly, and Dianoose Stage every 2 weeks. Most recently, MXBus was updated on October 23, 2026 and Dianoose Stage on October 24, 2026.

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