Comparison

Q vs Fresco Mobile

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

Fresco Mobile

Control your lighting system remotely from your iPad. Activate scenes and manage individual channels with an interface mirroring the physical control station. Includes a demonstration mode for a simulated experience.

Highlights
  • Remote scene activation
  • Direct channel control
  • Mimics station interface
  • Automatic station configuration retrieval
  • Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Demonstration mode
Features
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Fresco Mobile is a remote control for the Fresco FCS 7TSN lighting control station by Acuity Controls, giving you the ability to activate scenes and directly control lighting channels from your iPad or iPad mini. The app features the same intuitive interface as the station itself, and will automatically retrieve and mimic the station configuration and room status once connected. To use the app with a Fresco station, you’ll need to either connect to it using Bluetooth Low Energy or connect using Wi-Fi, which will require a Fresco station (FCS 7TSN) with an Ethernet port (-E or -XE option) which has been connected to a Wi-Fi access point. The app also includes a demonstration mode, which allows for a simulated Fresco Mobile experience. No Fresco station required.

Screenshots

Q4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fresco Mobile at 4.5 against Q's 3.0. Fresco Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). Q's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

Fresco Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Q versus Fresco Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQFresco Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (56 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.69.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQSC Audio Products, LLCAcuity Brands Lighting, Inc

Customer experience

Q

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

Fresco Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Q

No in-app purchases

None

Fresco Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fresco Mobile free?
Fresco Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Q or Fresco Mobile?
Fresco Mobile is rated higher. Q averages 3.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Fresco Mobile averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Q or Fresco Mobile have ads?
Neither Q nor Fresco Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q or Fresco Mobile?
Q ships an update every 3 months, and Fresco Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, Q was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fresco Mobile on November 1, 2026.

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