iRFR Preview vs Blackmagic Videohub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRFR Preview
This app offers a view-only display of active cue lists for lighting consoles. It's designed for professionals needing to monitor current and upcoming cues. iPad users can also take and export notes on cues.
- View-only cue list display
- Monitor current and pending cues
- Note-taking on iPad
- Export notes to text file
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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The Preview iRFR application for the Eos family of products - Eos, Ion and Element - provides a view-only Cue List display of the active cue list. ideal for lighting designers and stage managers who need to only see current and pending cues, this application works on the iPhone, iPad Touch and iPad products. On the iPad, this application makes it possible for designers to take notes on cues, copy those notes to a text file and email them as needed.
Blackmagic Videohub
Control your broadcast SDI routers remotely using an intuitive push-button interface on your iPad. Easily switch sources and destinations, lock routes, and customize button icons for efficient workflow management.
- Remote SDI router control
- Push-button interface
- Source and destination switching
- Route locking
- Customizable source icons
- iPad compatible
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Control your Videohub broadcast SDI routers from your iPad! Videohub Control uses a familiar push button interface that's fast and easy to use. Simply tap a destination button to show the connected source, and then change sources by pushing any of the source buttons! If you want to lock a destination, then double tap! For more destination and source buttons, just swipe! Installation is simple, and all you need to do is select Videohub in your iPad settings to enter the IP address for your Videohub router. Be sure your iPad is on a wireless network that has access to your Videohub router first! To configure each interface button, just press and hold to select source numbers and icons. Check the Videohub router instruction manual on the Blackmagic Design web site for more information. www.blackmagicdesign.com.
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Verdict
iRFR Preview and Blackmagic Videohub both sit at 2.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 32% of Blackmagic Videohub's written reviews are positive against 0% of iRFR Preview's. Blackmagic Videohub also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). iRFR Preview's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 84 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for iRFR Preview against 2.7 for Blackmagic Videohub. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackmagic Videohub has 39 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of iRFR Preview's written reviews are positive against 32% of Blackmagic Videohub's.
iRFR Preview ships an update every 12 months, Blackmagic Videohub every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRFR Preview | Blackmagic Videohub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.7 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 84 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Blackmagic Design Inc |
Customer experience
iRFR Preview
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In-app purchases
iRFR Preview
No in-app purchases
Blackmagic Videohub
No in-app purchases
Questions
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