grandMA remote vs ConfiguLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
grandMA remote
Control lighting consoles remotely from a mobile device. This app allows for intuitive operation of moving lights, dimmers, LEDs, and video, offering real-time feedback on attributes and positions. It's designed for flexibility across various entertainment applications.
- Remote control for grandMA consoles
- Control moving lights, dimmers, LEDs, video
- Real-time attribute and position feedback
- Configurable for theatre, TV, touring
- Supports up to 6 remote units per console
- Intuitive and flexible operation
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The grandMA consoles are the core of the fully integrated MA system. The grandMA consoles are able to control – in the most elegant manner – moving lights, conventional lights, and effects, as well as LEDs and video. The reliable and proven operational philosophy allows a direct, flexible and intuitive way of working. As there are more and more moving lights in the market, the use of remote control units together with lighting control systems has become more and more important. The solution of using a state-of-the-art mobile device in connection with a network together with the grandMA console is offering a number of new operating possibilities. All important functions of the grandMA as well as changes of the patching can be realized with the remote control. The grandMA remote can also be easily used in connection with a grandMA onPC. Because of the bi-directional communication between grandMA and remote control it is also possible to show intensities and positions or attributes of moving lights in real-time. Features: - Convenient remote control for all important functions of the grandMA range - High distances and safe use with all grandMA consoles - Up to 6 remote control units can be used with each console or station - Software is available free of charge - Same software for console compatibility: one system – one operating philosophy - Completely configurable for every application: Theatre, TV, Concert Touring, Entertainment, etc. - Elegant programming and control of moving lights, dimmers, LEDs, effects and media servers - Mature software and hardware – extensively field tested – provide unmatched stability and reliability For more information and free copy of the grandMA OnPC checkout our website www.malighting.com
ConfiguLED
Design and configure custom LED walls for your specific needs. Get all the essential information about your chosen setup and receive a personalized offer for rent or purchase. Make your LED wall project simple and efficient.
- Configure custom LED walls
- Select necessary accessories
- View key product facts
- Submit inquiries for offers
- Personalized rental/purchase options
- Project discussion
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We not only offer a wide range of products, but also configure your desired LED product with the necessary accessories and provide you all the key facts of your choice. Our aim is to make your work easier. How does that work? Quite simple: With ConfiguLED you independently configure a suitable wall for your application scenario. After submitting your inquiry, we will be happy to submit an offer for rent and/or purchase and discuss your project again in person. Let’s start to configure your own LED-Wall!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ConfiguLED at 4.0 against grandMA remote's 2.4. grandMA remote's advantage is ratings volume (364 vs 1) and iOS requirement (2.2.1 vs 10.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ConfiguLED holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: grandMA remote has 364 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
grandMA remote ships an update every 3 months, ConfiguLED every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | grandMA remote | ConfiguLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (364 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 364 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 2.2.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MA Lighting Technology GmbH | Alpha Loop GmbH |
Customer experience
grandMA remote
ConfiguLED
Bugs and requests
grandMA remote
Reported bugs
10 issues- Doesn't work for iPhone 4.0
- Needs an update badly
- Wifi doesn't show up and renders it useless
- Blank page
- Incompatible with version 3 software for iPhone
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- Can cause rig to flick on and off when disconnecting from console with two or more desks on network
- Has a tendency to crash the board
- Can corrupt the file
- Nothing!!! Tried everything. NFG
- Tried everything. But helas... No results.
Requested features
13 requests- Previous button in highlight function
- iPad version
- Better layout for iPad
- Go- button to go back in a sequence
- Make an app for Vista T2 lighting board
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- Next button
- Help menu or Q&A
- Ability to scroll values like dimming or pan/tilt
- Support for more iPhone touch gestures
- Rethink keeping the 'Consoles' button always accessible at the top
- Confirmation when signing off console
- Add an easy 'next' button to toggle through a group
- Should be able to use the pan and tilt cursors to select fixtures also
ConfiguLED
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
grandMA remote
No in-app purchases
ConfiguLED
No in-app purchases
Questions
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