Comparison

Onyx Remote vs GMA WebRemote

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

GMA WebRemote

This tool enhances the grandMA2 console's web remote functionality by automatically discovering devices on your network. It also prevents your mobile device from sleeping, ensuring uninterrupted connections and offering features like auto-login and IP-based colorization.

Highlights
  • Device discovery on network
  • Always-On mode to prevent sleep
  • Auto-connect to last IP
  • Auto-login with predefined credentials
  • Colorize devices by IP address
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This tool provides a smarter way of using grandMA2 console's integrated web remote. The main advantage is the discovery of grandMA2 devices connected to the network - so you do not have to remember IP addresses. It also keeps the the mobile device awake so the connection does not get inerrupted by activating sleep/standby mode after some time. FEATURES: - Device discovery: See all active MANet2 devices (for instant connection) - Always-On mode: Prevents your device from going to sleep mode while the app is opened - AutoConnect on launch: Automatically connect to last IP on launch (*) - AutoLogin on connect: Automatically log in with your predefined username/password (*) - Colorize by IP: Colorize devices by last byte of IP address (*) FREE VERSION: The free version can always be used with a basic feature set. FULL VERSION (*): The full version unlocks settings and some extra features. And most important: Supports the development :-) IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS: A fast WiFi connection without multicast filtering is required for discovery! This app "wire-tap's" the grandMA2 network session, so there is always a small risk of losing discovery functionality with new software versions. This is NOT an official app from MA Lighting Technology or MA Lighting International.

Screenshots

Onyx Remote4 screens
GMA WebRemote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GMA WebRemote at 5.0 against Onyx Remote's 3.9. GMA WebRemote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Onyx Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GMA WebRemote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Onyx Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GMA WebRemote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Onyx Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of GMA WebRemote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onyx Remote ships an update every 3 months, GMA WebRemote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Onyx Remote versus GMA WebRemote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnyx RemoteGMA WebRemote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (19 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObsidian Control SystemsMatthias Schoeffmann

Customer experience

Onyx Remote

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

GMA WebRemote

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Onyx Remote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GMA WebRemote

One-time1
  • Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is Onyx Remote free?
Onyx Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GMA WebRemote free?
GMA WebRemote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Onyx Remote or GMA WebRemote?
GMA WebRemote is rated higher. Onyx Remote averages 3.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while GMA WebRemote averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Onyx Remote or GMA WebRemote have ads?
Neither Onyx Remote nor GMA WebRemote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onyx Remote or GMA WebRemote?
Onyx Remote ships an update every 3 months, and GMA WebRemote every 2 months. Most recently, Onyx Remote was updated on June 4, 2026 and GMA WebRemote on July 7, 2026.

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