MaizeDMX vs lux for dmx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
lux for dmx
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: lux for dmx at every 4 days against MaizeDMX's every 2 months. MaizeDMX's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MaizeDMX ships an update every 2 months, lux for dmx every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MaizeDMX | lux for dmx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiang Cao | John Carmack |
In-app purchases
MaizeDMX
No in-app purchases
lux for dmx
No in-app purchases
