iRFR vs AudienceView Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRFR
Control ETC Eos family lighting systems remotely from your mobile device. Access programming and playback features, including cue lists and direct selects. Requires Eos family software 2.6 or higher.
- Remote control for Eos family lighting systems
- Programming and playback features
- Tab-based display system
- Moving light controls
- Direct selects
- Cue list access
- Security controls
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The iRFR from ETC provides a remote for any Eos family lighting system (Eos, Eos Ti, Gio, Gio @5, Ion, Element and Eos/Ion Remote Processors). This application requires Eos family software 2.6 or higher on the connected lighting system. Eos 3.0 or higher is required for Focus Wand Please note the iRFR is NOT support by Cobalt. The iRFR supports most features needed for programming and playback. It does not support remote patching and system configuration. A tab-based system changes the displays from the full keyboard, moving light controls, direct selects, playback tools and a cue list. Security controls prevent un-authorized access to a lighting system.
AudienceView Professional
This companion app allows event staff to scan and validate tickets using their mobile device. It supports both the device's camera and an external laser scanner for efficient entry management. Users log in with their existing credentials to access event lists and scan tickets.
- Ticket barcode scanning
- Built-in camera scanning
- External LineaPro scanner support
- Automatic event list synchronization
- Login with existing credentials
- Ticket validation
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AudienceView Professional for iOS is the companion app for scanning admissions to events sold by organizations using the AudienceView Professional ticketing system. This app features ticket barcode scanning using the built-in camera as well as the LineaPro external scanner. - Login with the AudienceView Professional credentials (email and password). The user must have the permission Scan tickets in the Box Office section. - Automatic synchronization with the list of events so that tickets can be scanned and validated. - Scan barcodes with the LineaPro external laser scanner - Scan barcodes with the built-in camera
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AudienceView Professional at Free against iRFR's $49.99. AudienceView Professional also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). iRFR's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5). On rating, review sentiment, 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
AudienceView Professional is free to download; iRFR costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for iRFR against 2.8 for AudienceView Professional. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of iRFR's written reviews are positive against 50% of AudienceView Professional's.
iRFR ships an update every 10 months, AudienceView Professional fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRFR | AudienceView Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (17 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | AudienceView Ticketing Corporation |
Customer experience
iRFR
AudienceView Professional
In-app purchases
iRFR
No in-app purchases
AudienceView Professional
No in-app purchases
