Comparison

iRFR Preview vs m

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View-only cue list display
  • Monitor current and pending cues
  • Note-taking on iPad
  • Export notes to text file
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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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.

About

m

Features
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mOSC by Liberate Lighting is a fast, reliable OSC remote for lighting, sound and show control. Save the commands you use every night as tiles, lay them out on a button deck, and fire them from your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. BUILT FOR THE BOOTH • Send any OSC message over UDP: addresses with whole numbers, decimals or text • Save messages as tiles with their own name, colour, text colour and icon • Quick Send for instant firing, or a confirm step when you'd rather be sure CONNECTIONS THAT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE • Save every console and device as a connection, grouped by venue network • See at a glance which devices are answering, with live status dots • mOSC recognises the network you're on, by Wi-Fi name or subnet, and shows what belongs there • Change a device's address and choose to move, copy or delete its tiles • Copy tiles from one connection to another when you set up a new rig YOUR OWN BUTTON DECK • Build pages of buttons in a grid from 2×2 up to 8×10 • Colour each page and choose what its buttons show • Rearrange pages and buttons, and resize grids without losing your layout • Big, readable buttons on iPad MACROS • Chain tiles into steps with pauses between them • Fire several devices at once, then wait, then fire the next • Warnings when a macro sends to a device that isn't answering LIVE VALUES • Show what your console sends back, such as the active cue and its progress, right on your tiles • Set it up from a sample message: tap the parts that change, and write how they should read, like "Cue 23 · 45%" • Pick a sample straight from the built-in OSC Listener APPLE WATCH • Every deck page as one scrolling column of buttons • Turn the Digital Crown to scroll, tap to send, or double-tap on supported watches • Confirm First or Send Instantly, your choice • Live status and live values on your wrist, with a clear warning when they're out of date • A Smart Stack widget and watch-face complication showing your current cue • A Control for Control Center or the Action button that sends one chosen button OSC LISTENER • Turn your iPhone into an OSC destination and see every message that arrives • Perfect for checking a console's output or testing a network before doors Works with any console, media server or show-control software that speaks OSC over UDP. Your iPhone and devices need to be on the same network. The Apple Watch app sends through your iPhone. Made for lighting people by Liberate Lighting.

Screenshots

iRFR Preview3 screens
m4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iRFR Preview at Free against m's $17.99. iRFR Preview also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

iRFR Preview is free to download; m costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iRFR Preview ships an update every 12 months, m every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iRFR Preview versus m: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRFR Previewm
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Lawrence Anthony Ware

In-app purchases

None

iRFR Preview

No in-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iRFR Preview free?
iRFR Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is m free?
m costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iRFR Preview or m have ads?
Neither iRFR Preview nor m shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iRFR Preview or m?
iRFR Preview ships an update every 12 months, and m every 20 months. Most recently, iRFR Preview was updated on October 12, 2026 and m on October 8, 2026.

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