ProRemote Light Edition vs MO 4Media
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProRemote Light Edition
Control your audio applications wirelessly from your mobile device. This app offers real-time meter data and flying faders for remote control of your music production rig. It functions as a virtual mouse and keyboard for full computer control from anywhere in your studio.
- Wireless control of audio applications
- Real-time meter data
- Flying faders
- Virtual mouse and keyboard
- Supports Mackie Control and HUI protocols
- iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch compatible
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ProRemote is the World's first 32 channel touch sensitive control surface that fits in the palm of your hand. ProRemote allows you to control your Audio applications wirelessly using your existing Wi-Fi network. Get realtime meter data and control your rig from across the room with flying faders! One binary runs on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch! ProRemote LE and ProRemote are now identical apps! - Are you behind the drums and need to check your levels and press record? - Do you frequently need to be in two places at the same time? - Do you like sitting on the couch and playing guitar instead of being glued to the computer? ProRemote is your solution! ProRemote is free to try or you can subscribe to all the features or just a subset. If you only need basic control, just the transport subscription can be added. Or have a look at ProTransport, an inexpensive "transport only" solution for controlling your rig. ProRemote on an iPad is like having four Mackie Control Universal Pros, but better because it's wireless and much less expensive. You get almost $4k of hardware for the price of ProRemote. And ProRemote also works on your iPhone and iPad, or both at the same time. Need an XY controller? Check out Pro XY. Use gravity to turn your knobs! Pro XY can also be unlocked in ProRemote. MIDI pads for drum programming or other tasks sounds nice, right? ProPads is your solution and can also be subscribed to within ProRemote. ProRemote also contains a virtual mouse and keyboard that allows full control of your audio machine for those hard to reach places! You can see and control your full computer from anywhere in your studio! This version officially supports: - ProTools - Apple Logic - Ableton Live - Soundtrack Pro - Digital Performer Unofficially we support (no skin or custom fader tapers, not all features may work): - Cubase - MIO Console - Sonar - Reaper - Reason - Vegas - FL Studio - Studio One - Audition - Tracktion - Final Cut Pro - Any audio software that supports Mackie Control protocol (or HUI protocol). ** You must download ProRemoteServer in order to use ProRemote. ** Please visit www.folabs.com/download.html to download the server. ProRemote is Mac only- Windows is unofficially supported via the new CoreMIDI feature that uses Apple CoreMIDI instead of our own protocol. Use rtpMIDI on Windows. CoreMIDI is not officially supported because it is buggy. ** PLEASE report bugs to us instead of leaving a bad review! ** Send a bug report to support@folabs.com and we will fix the bug ASAP as we work on the next release. We want this release to be as rock-solid as our last version so you can focus on making music. * Please note that certain Avid or Digidesign Ethernet based control surfaces can interfere with ProRemote's ability to control all 32 channels. In some cases ProTools will limit MIDI control surfaces to eight channels only. Please contact us before purchasing if you are unsure. * We will no longer support any iOS less than iOS 14 with this release. * For those users with older devices that cannot run iOS 14, just stay with the older version of ProRemote, it is still fully supported and can still be restored from the AppStore without problems. * Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MO 4Media
Control your JRiver Media Center remotely and play media directly on your device. Stream audio, video, and images, with options for offline playback and casting to other devices. Requires JRiver Media Center software running on a computer.
- Remote control for JRiver Media Center
- Local media playback
- AirPlay and Chromecast casting
- Offline playback
- Playlist management
- Wake-On-LAN support
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MO 4Media is a remote control for JRiver Media Center (MC) software running on a computer (we have no affiliation with JRiver, Inc.). It also can play back media from the MC library locally to the device, play to AirPlay devices, and cast to Chromecast devices. A running copy of JRiver Media Center on a networked computer is required. You must enable "Media Network" in MC for you to be able to connect and access your media. See https://www.jriver.com to install and get more information. Features: - Control MC playback over WiFi with your device - Control separate zones and link/unlink playback between zones - Play audio/music files to your device with optional volume leveling/replay gain adjustment during playback, optional file conversion, and gapless playback for unconverted files - Play video files to your device with optional file conversion - View images on your device with optional file conversion - Run macros (list of network commands) when zones are selected or unselected. These can be MCC (control MC) or TCP (control networked A/V equipment). - On-screen volume buttons can control MC or networked A/V equipment volumes - Create, add files to, and edit playlists - Theater View remote control - Wake-On-LAN - Download files with offline playback - Seeking during playback - Custom UI colors - Option for Video playback in external player - Casting support - AirPlay support This version is now free to use without a subscription (no limitations). Notes: - To customize the library items that you can browse edit the MC options: "Tools | Options | Media Network | Advanced | Custom views for JRemote, Gizmo & Panel..." - Cover art is intentionally missing from screenshots but will display properly in the app with your library Privacy Policy: https://cncb-gh.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://cncb-gh.github.io/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: MO 4Media at free against ProRemote Light Edition's free with in-app purchases. MO 4Media also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 14.1). ProRemote Light Edition's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 40%). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. ProRemote Light Edition sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and MO 4Media sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for ProRemote Light Edition against 3.3 for MO 4Media. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of ProRemote Light Edition's written reviews are positive against 40% of MO 4Media's.
ProRemote Light Edition ships an update every 5 months, MO 4Media every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProRemote Light Edition | MO 4Media |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Far Out Labs | Craig Baldwin |
Customer experience
ProRemote Light Edition
MO 4Media
In-app purchases
ProRemote Light Edition
- MIDI Pads$1.991 Year
- Transports3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Unlock all Features7 Days trial$21.991 Year
- XY ControllerFree
- MIDI Pads$0.99
- Mouse Pad$0.99
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- Fader Pack One$2.99
- Fader Pack Two$2.99
- Fader Pack Three$2.99
- Full Transport$4.99
- Advanced Features$4.99
- Unlock all Features$11.99
MO 4Media
- MO 4Media Annual Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Year
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