Comparison

W vs MaizeDMX

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

Head to head
About

W

Features
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The W-DMX Configurator app is designed to make it easier to track and connect to your fixtures and devices. The key features of the app is the ability to conduct firmware updates and enable configuration of all bluetooth W-DMX products.

About

MaizeDMX

This mobile application provides a full-featured DMX lighting control system for stage and event use. It allows users to create or manage lighting projects, offering professional console concepts and fixture profile support. A restricted mode is available for novice users.

Highlights
  • Professional lighting console concepts
  • Fixture profile creation and library
  • Support for 32 universes of DMX output
  • Restricted mode for novice users
  • Project creation and management
Features
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MaizeDMX is a simple and easy to use DMX lighting control software. As beginner lighting operator or designer, you will find it’s perfect for your stage and event. This mobile app is a full featured standalone lighting control system, you can create a new project or open/download an existing project from the desktop editor. It has the following key features: - Professional lighting console concepts like programmer, preset, group, cuelist, executer, effect and layout. - Support creating new fixture profile, downloading one from our cloud library, or opening an existing GDTF file. - Support 32 universe of DMX output. - Restricted mode can lock the app down to a read only feature set for novice users. You will need a MaizeDMX bluetooth adapter or ArtNet/sACN compatible node to actually output DMX signal to lighting fixtures

Screenshots

W4 screens
MaizeDMX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: W at 9.0 against MaizeDMX's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
W versus MaizeDMX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWMaizeDMX
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumenRadio ABXiang Cao

In-app purchases

None

W

No in-app purchases

None

MaizeDMX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is W free?
W is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaizeDMX free?
MaizeDMX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do W or MaizeDMX have ads?
Neither W nor MaizeDMX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, W or MaizeDMX?
W ships an update every 2 months, and MaizeDMX every 2 months. Most recently, W was updated on November 3, 2026 and MaizeDMX on November 3, 2026.

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