Q vs ControllerApp
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.
ControllerApp
Control professional lighting consoles remotely via Telnet and OSC. Adjust faders, buttons, and cues, manage virtual encoders, and utilize built-in calculators for beams and DMX. Offers a programmer keypad and preset manager for custom configurations.
- Console control via Telnet/OSC
- Virtual encoder parameter control
- Programmer keypad command interface
- Beam calculator
- DMX calculator
- RGB/CMY color mixer
- Preset manager
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Controller-App Remote control for professional lighting consoles via Telnet and OSC. Works with GrandMA2/3. • Console Control - Connect via Telnet/OSC to execute commands, adjust faders, buttons and control cues • Virtual Encoders - Remote parameter control and fixture positioning • Programmer Keypad - Direct command-line interface to your console • Beam Calculator - Coverage area, throw distance, and lens angle calculations • DMX Calculator - Address to DIP switch conversion • RGB/CMY Color Mixer - Color mixing with HEX conversion • Preset Manager - Save custom button configurations Controller-App is an independent third-party application. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MA Lighting. All related marks are registered trademarks of MA Lighting Technology GmbH.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ControllerApp at 5.0 against Q's 3.0. ControllerApp also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Q's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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.
ControllerApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Q has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Q ships an update every 3 months, ControllerApp fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q | ControllerApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QSC Audio Products, LLC | Naor Bonomo |
In-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
ControllerApp
No in-app purchases
