Comparison

Q vs OptiSigns Admin

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote system control
  • Customizable user interfaces (UCIs)
  • Source selection
  • PTZ camera control with video preview
  • Lighting dimmer control
  • Volume faders
  • Signal meters
Features
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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.

About

OptiSigns Admin

Transform any TV or smart device into a dynamic digital sign for your business. Easily manage and automate content remotely, displaying special offers, menus, events, and important information instantly. Ideal for restaurants, bars, offices, and more.

Highlights
  • Turn any TV/smart device into a digital sign
  • Remote content management
  • Automate content display
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • Display images, videos, and documents
  • Easy to use
Features
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Turn any TV or smart device into a digital sign. Business can transform their TV into a digital sign. Check out our blog for more uses at optisigns.com/blog/ Whether you are running a restaurant, a bar, a nightclub, an office, or a number of other businesses a digital sign can help improve your communication of special offers, products, events, menus ,special information and much more. Maximize the opportunity of having any screen in your business by keeping displaying the most valuable information at any time, automatically. With OptiSigns you can transform any screen into a digital sign that can be easily managed, or automated, remotely. With drag-and-drop functionality, and point and click easy to use interfaces, you can easily display any images, videos, or documents from your computer to any screen connected to the internet. Take control of your screen and start displaying your most valuable content, instantly!

Screenshots

Q2 screens
OptiSigns Admin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OptiSigns Admin at 78% against Q's 13%. OptiSigns Admin also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 53). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OptiSigns Admin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OptiSigns Admin has 1.2K ratings behind it against 53, 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 OptiSigns Admin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q ships an update every 3 months, OptiSigns Admin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Q versus OptiSigns Admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQOptiSigns Admin
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (53 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings531.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQSC Audio Products, LLC.OptiSigns Inc

Customer experience

Q

All ratings53 ratings
Positive47.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%

OptiSigns Admin

All ratings1,163 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Q

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OptiSigns Admin

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to login with Microsoft
  • Invoicing issues leading to multiple incorrect charges

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to trigger emergency and flash messages
  • Setting expiration and live features for assets

In-app purchases

None

Q

No in-app purchases

None

OptiSigns Admin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OptiSigns Admin free?
OptiSigns Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Q or OptiSigns Admin?
OptiSigns Admin is rated higher. Q averages 3.0 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while OptiSigns Admin averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Q or OptiSigns Admin have ads?
Neither Q nor OptiSigns Admin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q or OptiSigns Admin?
Q ships an update every 3 months, and OptiSigns Admin every 2 months. Most recently, Q was updated on August 15, 2026 and OptiSigns Admin on September 22, 2026.

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