Comparison

Q vs SPIN Motion

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. Create custom user interfaces to manage nearly any system element, including camera controls, lighting, volume, and more. Requires Q-SYS Platform and license activation.

Highlights
  • Customizable user control interfaces (UCIs)
  • Control and monitor Q-SYS system elements
  • Source selection buttons
  • Q-SYS PTZ camera controls with video preview
  • Lighting dimmer and projector controls
  • Volume faders and 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

SPIN Motion

This application uses AI and smart tags to track, manage, and automate the lifecycle of physical products and assets. It provides real-time intelligence on asset location, responsibility, and next steps, even for items within closed containers.

Highlights
  • AI-powered asset tracking
  • Smart tag integration (NFC, UHF, QR)
  • Real-time intelligence layer
  • Automated movement and service tracking
  • High-volume scanning capabilities
  • Asset lifecycle management
Features
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SPIN Motion is a Physical AI application powered by SPIN OS that enables organizations to track, orchestrate, and automate the movement, care, repair, and service lifecycle of products and assets across the physical world. Using SPIN P1 and P2 dual-frequency smart tags (NFC + UHF), barcodes, QR codes, SPIN Beacons, AI Agents, and intelligent workflows, SPIN Motion creates a real-time intelligence layer over physical operations, allowing businesses to know what assets exist, where they are, who is responsible for them, and what should happen next. SPIN Motion works directly on mobile devices and can also be paired with handheld UHF readers for high-volume scanning, including up to 80,000 scans and movements in a single operation, with the ability to identify and track products inside closed boxes, cartons, containers, pallets, and storage areas without opening them. Designed for factories, warehouses, logistics centres, showrooms, retail stores, museums, archives, event venues, care and repair centres, and recycling facilities, SPIN Motion transforms physical products into connected, intelligent assets.

Screenshots

Q4 screens
SPIN Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SPIN Motion at 100% against Q's 19%. SPIN Motion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Q's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SPIN Motion 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Q's written reviews are positive against 100% of SPIN Motion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q ships an update every 3 months, SPIN Motion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Q versus SPIN Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQSPIN Motion
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (56 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQSC Audio Products, LLCSmart Products Infrastructure Network, Inc.

Customer experience

Q

All ratings56 ratings
Positive46.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.6%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive18.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative78.4%

SPIN Motion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Q

No in-app purchases

None

SPIN Motion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SPIN Motion free?
SPIN Motion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Q or SPIN Motion?
SPIN Motion is rated higher. Q averages 3.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while SPIN Motion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Q or SPIN Motion have ads?
Neither Q nor SPIN Motion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q or SPIN Motion?
Q ships an update every 3 months, and SPIN Motion fortnightly. Most recently, Q was updated on November 6, 2026 and SPIN Motion on October 31, 2026.

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