Onyx Remote vs TouchMix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TouchMix
This app provides wireless remote control for QSC TouchMix digital sound reinforcement mixers. It allows for independent control of mixer functions on an iPad or iPhone, offering features like channel processing, real-time analysis, and multi-track recording control.
- Wireless mixer control
- Input channel processing
- Output channel processing
- Real Time Analyzer (RTA)
- Personal stage monitor mix
- Multi-track recorder control
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TouchMix-8/16 Control is an app for iPad, iPad mini, iPhone and iPod touch that provides wireless control of QSC TouchMix-8 and TouchMix-16 digital sound reinforcement mixers. Visit http://www.qsc.com for more information. The app is not intended to perform any audio mixing or processing tasks on its own. When run on the iPad and iPad mini, the TouchMix Control app closely follows the operational paradigm of the mixers. The iPad and the mixer GUI operate independently so it is possible for the iPad to act as an additional user interface that can display and control a set of functions completely different from those being controlled by the mixer’s screen and hardware. An alternate operation mode – Follow Mixer – is also available. With Follow Mixer engaged, the iPad follows the fader selection on the mixer. Touch a fader on the mixer and the iPad will display that channel’s Overview, EQ, Compressor, Sends or Gate screen. Touch a parameter on the iPad and the mixer’s rotary control will adjust it – or just drag on the iPad screen. When used without an actual TouchMix, the app acts as a demonstration of the mixer GUI and functionality but does not control audio in any way. On the iPhone, the TouchMix Control app functions as a personal stage monitor mix control with the option to also remotely operate the mixer’s record and playback features as well as programmable user buttons. To prevent inadvertent adjustment of controls, the mixer operator may allow or restrict access to selected functions on a per-device basis. Features - Input channel processing (4-band PEQ, variable high & Low-cut filters, gates, compressor) - Output channel processing (1/3 octave GEQ, 6-band PEQ, variable high & Low-cut filters, anti-feedback filters and wizard, delay) - Real Time Analyzer (RTA) - Select Simple or Advanced mode - Displays channel and output level meters - Channel and output levels - Effects and aux (monitor) send levels - Select input presets from extensive library - Select and control 4 simultaneous effects - Input and output mutes and cues - Configure and control DCA and Mute groups - Multi-track recorder arm, playback and transport - Includes TouchMix Info system, built-in reference guide. - And more Requirements - iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod touch running iOS 16.5 or later. - QSC TouchMix-8 or TouchMix-16 with version 3.0 or higher firmware installed. - QSC TouchMix-8 or TouchMix-16 with supplied Wi-Fi adaptor installed or connected to a network via USB-to-Ethernet adaptor. - Note that controlling a mixer with multiple iOS devices running different versions of the app is not recommended. - QSC, LLC Website TouchMix Support Application License Agreement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Onyx Remote at 3.9 against TouchMix's 2.8. Onyx Remote also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 30%). TouchMix's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 19). 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.
Onyx Remote holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Onyx Remote's written reviews are positive against 30% of TouchMix's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onyx Remote | TouchMix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better | 2.8 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 30.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Obsidian Control Systems | QSC Audio Products, LLC. |
Customer experience
Onyx Remote
TouchMix
Bugs and requests
Onyx Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TouchMix
Reported bugs
11 issues- iPad/iPhone not connecting
- Mute buttons grayed out
- Cannot click OK on pop-ups
- YES button missing on pop-ups
- App crashes on exit/re-entry
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- Controls disabled after iOS 17 update
- Faders grayed out/unmovable
- Lost control of aux master
- App crashes on load
- MP3 playback issue (single mode)
- Incorrect language in help menu
Requested features
10 requests- Layer 3 connectivity (hostname/IP)
- Make iPhone app more useful
- Split View on iPad
- Control AUX sends
- Channel color and icons
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- Android app improvements
- Aux mute button
- Scaled-back version for musicians
- Italian language support
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Onyx Remote
No in-app purchases
TouchMix
No in-app purchases








