Comparison

MXBus vs AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes

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

AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes

This app records rehearsals and writing sessions, automatically identifying stops and transcribing spoken notes. It helps musicians and writers remember discussions and decisions, organizing them by song, player, or word for easy recall and sharing.

Highlights
  • Automatic stop detection
  • Voice identification
  • Note transcription
  • On-device processing
  • Multiple band support
  • Note sharing
  • Playback of music before stops
Features
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AGAIN. is the rehearsal app that remembers why the band stopped — and, new in Version 2, who said what in a writing session or a table read. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE No account. No ads. No servers. Your recordings, the words and the notes never leave your iPhone. Listening, telling voices apart and writing the notes all happen on the device. You run the tune. Somebody stops it. "Bass, you're early on the bridge — verse two is four bars, not eight." Everyone nods. Next week nobody remembers. AGAIN. does. PICK THE MODE Band rehearsal, Writing session or Table read: one dropdown on the record screen. An imported recording asks the same. BAND REHEARSAL: IT FINDS EVERY STOP Put the phone where it can hear the room, tap Record and play. On-device sound analysis tells music from talking. Each time the band stops to talk, that stop becomes a rehearsal letter — A, B, C — like the boxed letters in a score. It keeps going with the screen off, as long as the rehearsal runs. WRITING SESSIONS AND TABLE READS: SORTED BY VOICE No instruments stopping? AGAIN. tells the voices in the room apart. Hear a few seconds of each, give it a name, and AGAIN. knows that voice the next time. Mark who leads the room — the director, the lead writer — and every time they speak up becomes a stop. Tap Mark a stop now whenever you like; long pauses and music that stops count too. Every line plays back, in the voice's own colour. IT WRITES THE NOTES What was said is transcribed on your iPhone and turned into short notes: who it's for, which song, what kind of fix. A band gets tempo, entrance, ending, arrangement, dynamics, sound, pitch and lyrics. A table read gets line, delivery, pacing, blocking, cue and character — from the director's words, not the reading. A writing session gets lyric, melody, chords, structure, groove and hook. Each note says who said it. Wrong? Edit any note, or write your own. ▶ THE 15 SECONDS BEFORE Every stop and every note has a play button that plays the music right before the band stopped. No scrubbing. Everyone hears the spot. MORE THAN ONE BAND, MORE THAN ONE SETLIST Play in a band, a choir and a trio? Tap the band's name to switch. Each band keeps its own players, setlists, rehearsals, notes and named voices. Give a band as many setlists as it needs (Sunday service, the wedding, the club set) and pick one before you record: its songs are the ones you tap while you play. BY SONG, BY PLAYER, BY WORD Songs: every note on each tune, across rehearsals. Players: each musician's list, ready to send. Search: notes and full transcripts. SEND THE NOTES Share a whole rehearsal's notes, or one stop's, to a text, an email or the group chat. Each musician's list has its own Send. AGAIN. records other people's voices. Always tell the room you're recording and follow the recording laws where you play.

Screenshots

MXBus4 screens
AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MXBus at 70% against AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes's 0%. MXBus also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.2 vs 3.0). AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On ads 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

MXBus is free to download; AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes costs $2.99 up front. MXBus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MXBus holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. 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 0% of AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MXBus ships an update monthly, AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
MXBus versus AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMXBusAGAIN. Rehearsal Notes
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (120 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings120 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas KeldenichTrevor Lawrence

Customer experience

MXBus

All ratings120 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral13.2%
Negative16.5%

AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MXBus

One-time1
  • MXBus PRO Package$2.99
None

AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MXBus free?
MXBus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes free?
AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MXBus or AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes?
MXBus is rated higher. MXBus averages 4.2 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MXBus or AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes have ads?
Neither MXBus nor AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MXBus or AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes?
MXBus ships an update monthly, and AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes every 2 days. Most recently, MXBus was updated on October 14, 2026 and AGAIN. Rehearsal Notes on October 10, 2026.

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