Comparison

Onyx Remote vs MP Manage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Onyx Remote

Control Obsidian Onyx lighting systems remotely from your iPhone or iPod touch. Manipulate fixtures, presets, and DMX values with a user-friendly interface. Features include automatic device discovery, color control, and cuelist triggering.

Highlights
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Remote control of fixtures and presets
  • DMX channel manipulation
  • Accelerometer-based pan/tilt control
  • CMY and RGB color control with Lee filters
  • Cuelist triggering (Go, Pause, Release)
  • Offline mode for practice
Features
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Onyx Remote is your personal assistant to remotely control lighting devices straight from your iPhone or iPod touch. It is the ultimate remote tool for the Obsidian Onyx™ lighting platform with a beautiful user interface and original features. Onyx Remote will discover your remote lighting devices automatically. It allows you to manipulate the fixtures, presets, channels and more on your show when you connect to an Obsidian Onyx™ controller. The belts in the parameter view allow you to manipulate all the DMX values. The pan/tilt control even allows you to manipulate the pan and tilt of the moving head via the built-in accelerometer of you iPhone or iPod touch. You can also control the color values in both CMY and RGB modes with support for Lee filters. This application is the ultimate remote tool to update your presets on stage. Using Onyx Remote, users can also trigger cuelists with Go, Pause and Release commands. An offline mode allows anyone to experience Onyx Remote without the need to have it connected to an Obsidian Onyx™ controller. Requires an Obsidian Onyx™ controller (Version 4 or higher) and Wi-Fi connection. Features: - Automatic discovery - Black skin for dark environment - Integrated help - Control Obsidian Onyx™ and M-Series controllers remotely - Passcode protected - Saves show data so that synchronisation will be faster the next time - Control all fixtures in your show - Virtual console in landscape mode - Integrated fixture search - Create and edit presets - Pan/Tilt view with built-in accelerometer support under sensor mode - Color picker with support for Lee filters - Easy manipulation of all DMX channels - The fast menu will appear when you shake your device so that you can clear values quickly - Start, pause and release cuelists, chases, etc... - Exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch

About

MP Manage

Control audio sources, volume, and paging for multiple zones in retail and hospitality settings. Schedule audio events, manage user access, and operate USB players and internal mixers.

Highlights
  • Zone audio source and volume control
  • Scene recall and update
  • Scheduled audio event recall
  • User access management
  • USB player operation
  • Internal mixer control
  • Wireless paging
Features
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MP Manage is an app for use by the staff of facilities with QSC MP-M40 or MP-M80 music and paging mixers installed. These mixers, offering unprecedented capabilities combined with ease of configuration and operation are intended for retail and hospitality applications in which paging messages and high-quality audio from various sources is routed to multiple zones. Live mixing functions are also supported for applications requiring reinforcement of entertainment, presentations or conferences. The functions available to the MP Manage user are determined by the installer of the MP-M40 or MP-M80. These functions may include: Zones – Select an audio source and adjust volume for one or more audio zones. Scenes – Recall and update scenes. Scheduler – Schedule the recall of some or all MP-M settings to support the activity schedule of a facility. Security – Allows the facility manager to grant or remove access to specific sets of functions to other staff members who are using MP Manage. Player – Operates the USB Player. Mixer – Provides control for the MP-M internal mixer. Paging – Supports wireless store and forward paging from smartphones. Requirements iPhone, iPad Pro, iPad, iPad mini running iOS 8.0 or later QSC MP-M-40 or MP-M-80 with version 1.0 or higher firmware installed. Connection to a Wi-Fi network. Visit www.qsc.com for more details on Wi-Fi connections.

Screenshots

Onyx Remote4 screens
MP Manage1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Onyx Remote at 70% against MP Manage's 0%. Onyx Remote also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onyx Remote holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Onyx Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of MP Manage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onyx Remote ships an update every 3 months, MP Manage every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Onyx Remote versus MP Manage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnyx RemoteMP Manage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (19 ratings) — better2.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1923 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObsidian Control SystemsQSC Audio Products, LLC.

Customer experience

Onyx Remote

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral21.1%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral17.4%
Negative13.0%

MP Manage

All ratings23 ratings
Positive26.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative60.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Onyx Remote

No in-app purchases

None

MP Manage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onyx Remote free?
Onyx Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MP Manage free?
MP Manage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onyx Remote or MP Manage?
Onyx Remote is rated higher. Onyx Remote averages 3.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while MP Manage averages 2.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Onyx Remote or MP Manage have ads?
Neither Onyx Remote nor MP Manage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onyx Remote or MP Manage?
Onyx Remote ships an update every 3 months, and MP Manage every 33 months. Most recently, Onyx Remote was updated on September 25, 2026 and MP Manage on October 15, 2026.

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