TMote vs OSC/PILOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMote
This utility app enables remote control of applications over Wi-Fi using touch input from an iPhone or iPad. It receives NDI streams and sends TUIO events via OSC, allowing for custom control interfaces without dedicated GUIs.
- NDI stream reception
- TUIO event sending via OSC
- Wi-Fi remote control
- Customizable control interfaces
- iOS device integration
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TMote receives NDI® streams and sends back TUIO events via OSC in response to touches. In this way, it allows you to create applications that can be remote controlled (via wifi) without having to implement a separate GUI for your iPhone or iPad. An implementation exists for Touchdesigner (by derivative) and can be downloaded here https://forum.derivative.ca/t/remote-controlling-touchdesigner-from-ios-devices/239406/39 Additionally, an Open Source example server for MacOS can be found here: https://github.com/mji1983/TMoteSampleServer/
OSC/PILOT
Control and build user interfaces for your desktop applications on your iPad. This utility app supports MIDI and up to five OSC destinations, mirroring desktop functionality. It also features remote updates, allowing direct connection to a desktop copy for seamless UI iteration.
- Build and control UIs on iPad
- Supports MIDI input/output
- Up to 5 OSC destinations
- Load desktop project files
- Remote update feature
- Seamless UI iteration
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OSC/PILOT is now on iPad! Use the simple and sleek UIs built using the desktop version of OSC/PILOT, on your iPad using the free OSC/PILOT iPad app. This app allows loading any project file created via the desktop version of OSC/PILOT (both Windows and macOS). Support for MIDI as well as up to 5 OSC destinations is supported, just like the desktop version. Additionally, a remote update feature has been include that allows the iPad app to connect directly to a copy of OSC/PILOT running on a desktop. Edits to a project file being done on the desktop version can directly be sent to the iPad, allowing for quick and easy iteration and building of your UIs. OSC/PILOT for iPad supports both OSC and MIDI input and output. You can connect to up to 5 OSC peers, 1 MIDI input and 1 MIDI output as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: OSC/PILOT at 6 against TMote's 1. TMote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 16.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TMote against 5.0 for OSC/PILOT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OSC/PILOT has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TMote | OSC/PILOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Ilardi | Win Epic Ltd |
Customer experience
TMote
OSC/PILOT
In-app purchases
TMote
No in-app purchases
OSC/PILOT
No in-app purchases
