Comparison

TechScout Touch vs Sound Devices Wingman

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

Head to head
About

TechScout Touch

Streamline lighting equipment orders for film and video productions. Create professional, organized equipment lists with over 6,000 items. Cloud syncing and collaboration features allow seamless sharing and management across devices.

Highlights
  • 6000+ lighting and grip products
  • Categorized equipment lists
  • Cloud syncing and collaboration
  • Add custom equipment
  • Email orders
  • Editable order view
Features
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Simplify your lighting equipment orders with TechScout Touch, Lighting Edition! “It’s like having your own Best Boy, even if you are one.” TechScout Touch is designed for lighting professionals in the Movie, TV, Commercial, and Video production industry. The app helps you to create lighting equipment rental orders which can be submitted to rental houses or studio Set Lighting or Grip Departments. The latest version features a highly improved interface, cloud syncing, and a curated lighting and grip equipment lists of over 6,000 items. These items are arranged into hundreds of categories and subcategories making your equipment list easy to read and simple to understand. Can’t remember what category an item is in? Just use the newly added search feature to display an editable list of the gear you are looking for. Featuring a simple interface, you can easily include important job and production information including purchase order, quote number, crew info, location ink, custom tags and Pickup and Delivery information. The cloud collaboration allows crews to create lists which can be started by the DP, Gaffer or Key grip, and then managed by the rigging keys or best boys. All data can be stored in the cloud and shared across multiple devices. Within minutes, you will have created a professional, well-organized equipment list ready to be emailed to anyone. Notable Features: * Over 6000 professional lighting and grip products included in hundreds of well organized categories * Easily add new or custom equipment * No typing of equipment names into order, just tap quantity * Email orders to your Producer, DP, Gaffer, BestBoy, Rental House, and even yourself * View a categorized, editable order before sending * Refer back to a prior order for reference * Add optional notes for each category or job * Save it all to the cloud across all of your devices Note: Cloud features require an auto-renewable subscription to the TechScout Touch Cloud which can be purchased in-app. A monthly subscription can be purchased $3.99 and a yearly subscription can be purchased for $39.99. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, for the full subscription price of the previously purchased subscription type.
 • Your subscription can be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user Account Settings after purchase Terns of Service can be found on our website here: https://techscout-touch.appspot.com/terms-of-service.html Gaffer Andrew Korner says "TechScout Touch has become an essential part of my toolbox. Its ease of use makes it a valuable resource for everything from commercials to feature films". This app is currently free to download and use. In App pricing is for cloud services. LiteGear's TechScout Touch is from the creators of desktop software, OnSet Office. Now discontinued, OnSet Office had nearly 1000 licensed users worldwide, and is still beloved by some of our industry leaders. TechScout Touch now steps in to help you guys create lighting orders on the fly and in real time."

About

Sound Devices Wingman

Control compatible Sound Devices mixer/recorders remotely from your iOS device. View metering, manage recordings, edit metadata, and generate sound reports. Requires specific hardware for some models.

Highlights
  • Remote control of mixer/recorders
  • View metering and timecode
  • Start/stop recordings
  • Edit metadata
  • Arm/disarm and rename tracks
  • Create and email sound reports
Features
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Gain convenient remote control of your Sound Devices 688, 664, and 633 mixer/recorders plus MixPre and MixPre II Series recorders with Wingman, a free iOS-based application. Wingman provides clear views of metering and timecode display on the larger screens of iOS smartphones and tablets. The touchscreen interface is easy to use and provides fast remote-control access to key 6-Series and MixPre Series functionality. With Wingman, users can view meters, start and stop audio recordings, enter and edit metadata, as well as arm/disarm, and rename tracks. Additionally on the 6-Series, Circle a take or designate False takes with the touch of a fingertip. Create sound reports quickly, and instantly email them directly from your iPhone or iPad. The Sound Devices WM-Connect hardware accessory is required to operate the 6-Series mixer/recorders with the Wingman app. This accessory is not required for the MixPre Series which have built-in Bluetooth LE. WM-Connect can be purchased separately from an authorized Sound Devices reseller:

Screenshots

TechScout Touch4 screens
Sound Devices Wingman1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TechScout Touch at 79% against Sound Devices Wingman's 32%. TechScout Touch also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Sound Devices Wingman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. TechScout Touch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sound Devices Wingman asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TechScout Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of TechScout Touch's written reviews are positive against 32% of Sound Devices Wingman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TechScout Touch ships an update monthly, Sound Devices Wingman every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TechScout Touch versus Sound Devices Wingman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechScout TouchSound Devices Wingman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16 ratings) — better3.1 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews — better32.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1646 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.39.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechScout Systems LLCSound Devices, LLC

Customer experience

TechScout Touch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative9.1%

Sound Devices Wingman

All ratings46 ratings
Positive47.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative41.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral32.1%
Negative35.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TechScout Touch

Subscriptions2
  • Techscout Touch Cloud Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Techscout Touch Cloud Yearly$49.991 Year
None

Sound Devices Wingman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TechScout Touch free?
TechScout Touch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sound Devices Wingman free?
Sound Devices Wingman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TechScout Touch or Sound Devices Wingman?
TechScout Touch is rated higher. TechScout Touch averages 4.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Sound Devices Wingman averages 3.1 from 46 ratings.
Do TechScout Touch or Sound Devices Wingman have ads?
Neither TechScout Touch nor Sound Devices Wingman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TechScout Touch or Sound Devices Wingman?
TechScout Touch ships an update monthly, and Sound Devices Wingman every 3 months. Most recently, TechScout Touch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sound Devices Wingman on November 2, 2026.

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