MXBus vs Sing Live With Backing Tracks
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
Sing Live With Backing Tracks
This app helps singers and musicians manage and play backing tracks for live performances. It offers features like stem separation, lyric display, pitch control, and setlist organization for seamless stage execution.
- Backing track playback
- Stem separation and live mixing
- Adjustable pitch and speed
- Scrolling lyrics display
- Setlist management
- Fade and crossfade transitions
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Sing Live With Backing Tracks is designed for singers, musicians, and live performers who want simple, reliable control of their backing tracks on stage. Build and organize your song library, create custom sets, and keep everything ready for your next performance. KEY FEATURES • Backing Track Player Play your performance tracks directly from your organized music library. • Stem Separation & Live Mixer Separate supported audio on-device into vocals, drums, bass, piano, and other instruments. Adjust levels, mute or solo individual stems during playback, and return to the original stereo track with Undo Stems. • Intelligent Loudness Balancing. Keep playback levels more consistent between songs for smoother live performances. • Lyrics Display lyrics while performing and use scrolling controls to keep the words where you need them, Write/Dictate and edit your own lyrics, Tap in your own time stamps for block Scrolling. • Pitch & Speed Control Adjust pitch and playback speed independently in real time to fit your performance. • Fade Out & Crossfade Create smoother transitions between songs with fade and crossfade controls. • Auto Pause Automatically stop between tracks when you don't want the next song to begin immediately or set it to crossfade from one to another. • Set Management Create and organize custom sets so your songs are ready in the order you want them, rearrange track order in real time. • Built for Live Performance A clean, performance-focused interface keeps the controls you need within easy reach. Whether you're rehearsing at home or performing live, Sing Live With Backing Tracks helps you organize your music and stay focused on your performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MXBus at Free against Sing Live With Backing Tracks's $29.99. MXBus also leads on ratings volume (120 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Sing Live With Backing Tracks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
MXBus is free to download; Sing Live With Backing Tracks costs $29.99 up front. MXBus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sing Live With Backing Tracks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sing Live With Backing Tracks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MXBus has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of MXBus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sing Live With Backing Tracks's.
MXBus ships an update monthly, Sing Live With Backing Tracks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MXBus | Sing Live With Backing Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (120 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Keldenich | Adrian Sorlea |
Customer experience
MXBus
Sing Live With Backing Tracks
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
Sing Live With Backing Tracks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MXBus
- MXBus PRO Package$2.99
Sing Live With Backing Tracks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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