Q vs qControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Q
Control Q-SYS systems remotely from your iOS device. Design custom user interfaces in Q-SYS Designer software to manage various system elements like audio, video, and lighting. Offers extensive control capabilities for a seamless user experience.
- Remote system control
- Customizable user interfaces (UCIs)
- Source selection
- PTZ camera control with video preview
- Lighting dimmer control
- Volume faders
- Signal meters
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Control Q-SYS systems from your iOS device! Within Q-SYS Designer software, user control interfaces (UCIs) can be created, and nearly any element in the system can be placed in the UCIs for control and monitoring. This enables a near limitless array of control capability, all from your iOS device, including source selection buttons, Q-SYS PTZ camera controls (with video preview frames), lighting dimmer controls, projector on/off selector, signal meters, screen up/down, snapshot recall, volume control faders, and more. This app is designed for use with QSC's Q-SYS Platform only. Q-SYS UCI deployment onto a Core processor for use with TSC touch screens, UCI viewer for PC and iOS app requires license activation. Visit www.qsc.com/uci for more details.
qControl
Control QLab audio software remotely from your iOS device. This simple application provides a streamlined interface for managing audio cues on your Mac.
- Remote control for QLab
- Simple interface
- iOS device compatibility
- Audio cue management
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Very simple app that allows the control of QLab audio software via iOS Device. Figure 53® and QLab® are registered trademarks of Figure 53, LLC. qController is not affiliated with with Figure 53, LLC and this application has not been reviewed nor is it approved by Figure 53, LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: qControl at 78% against Q's 13%. qControl also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Q's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
qControl holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Q has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Q's written reviews are positive against 78% of qControl's.
Q ships an update every 3 months, qControl every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q | qControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (53 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QSC Audio Products, LLC. | Joel Wetzell |
Customer experience
Q
qControl
In-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
qControl
No in-app purchases
