Comparison

Fixture Tester vs Tour Control

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

Head to head
About

Fixture Tester

Test network fixtures using Art-Net or sACN protocols. Import patchlists, run macros, and perform address and parameter tests. Supports RDM control for ELC lighting nodes.

Highlights
  • Art-Net and sACN protocol support
  • Import patchlists from ELC dmXLAN
  • Run fixture macros (e.g., Lamp on)
  • Automatic address testing
  • Comprehensive parameter testing
  • Full RDM control for ELC lighting nodes
Features
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Fixture Tester is an application to test all the fixtures in the network using Art-Net or sACN. Fixtures can be added manually or an already existing patchlist from ELC Lighting's dmXLAN can be imported. When there are fixtures selected, the associated macros like 'Lamp on' can be run on the selected fixtures. To test whether or not the fixtures have the correct address, there is the address test. This test homes the selected fixtures one by one automatically at an adjustable speed. To test the various functions of the selected fixtures there is the parameter test. This test first homes all the selected fixtures. Then it runs all parameters from 0 to 255 and back, one by one. Custom libraries and patchlists can be downloaded in Fixture Tester with iTunes, ELC lighting's dmXLAN v4 or FileUploader, which is a free download at www.bartvanstiphout.com. Patchlists can also be shared using Airdrop, mail or other applications. Using an ethernet node, the universes can be converted to a Dmx signal. Since version 1.7 it is also possible to program the dmXLAN Nodes from ELC lighting. Full RDM control of all fixtures which are connected to a Node from ELC lighting!

About

Tour Control

Features
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Tour Control keeps your whole tour in your pocket โ€” built by FKP Scorpio for artists, crews and the people who book them. EVERY GIG AT A GLANCE See dates, venues and local time zones for the whole tour, with the crew, hotels, travel and set times on each gig. Contacts, parking, backline, catering and tech notes are right there on the gig page, one tap from calling the promoter. YOUR DAY, PLANNED Each gig has an itinerary โ€” load-in, soundcheck, doors, show, bus call โ€” and My itinerary shows just what concerns you, across every tour. Subscribe to your gigs in your own calendar app. CHAT WITH THE WHOLE TEAM Band, crew and production chats with replies, reactions, mentions, pinned messages, photos, video, files and your location. Bring your old WhatsApp history with you. ASK TM TM, your AI tour manager, knows the schedule. Ask it about curfews, changeovers or tomorrow's travel right in the chat โ€” and it only tells you what you have access to. KEEP EVERY MEMORY Photos and video from every show, collected per artist and year, with a throwback from tours past. WORKS OFFLINE Signal gone in the basement dressing room or on the flight? Everything you need is already on your phone, and your messages go out as soon as you're back online.

Screenshots

Fixture Tester4 screens
Tour Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tour Control at Free against Fixture Tester's $24.99. Tour Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Fixture Tester's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Tour Control is free to download; Fixture Tester costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fixture Tester ships an update every 3 months, Tour Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Fixture Tester versus Tour Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFixture TesterTour Control
Price$24.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better26.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBart van StiphoutFKP Scorpio Norge AS

In-app purchases

None

Fixture Tester

No in-app purchases

None

Tour Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fixture Tester free?
Fixture Tester costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tour Control free?
Tour Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fixture Tester or Tour Control have ads?
Neither Fixture Tester nor Tour Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fixture Tester or Tour Control?
Fixture Tester ships an update every 3 months, and Tour Control every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fixture Tester was updated on November 10, 2026 and Tour Control on October 28, 2026.

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