Q vs MagicQ Remote Control
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.
MagicQ Remote Control
Control your ChamSys lighting console remotely. Adjust focus, color, and test your rig. Edit and update lighting cues, palettes, and groups directly from your device.
- Remote control for MagicQ consoles
- Pan and tilt focusing controls
- Rainbow color picker
- Execute Window for rig testing
- Edit and update palettes, groups, and cues
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ChamSys Ltd MagicQ Remote Control ChamSys MagicQ systems provide leading edge control of stage lighting, LED pixelmapping and media systems. The MagicQ Remote enables remote control of MagicQ systems including MagicQ consoles and MagicQ PC Wing solutions. MagicQ Remote supports focusing with pan and tilt controls, colour adjustment using the rainbow colour picker and rig testing through the unique MagicQ Execute Window. Palettes, Groups and Cues can be edited and updated. ChamSys MagicQ software supports up to 102,400 channels (200 DMX universes) and is available to download and use for free from ChamSys website www.chamsys.co.uk. For instructions please use the in app link to the manual; go to Connection, Help and tap the Open Manual button. For bug reports, please submit them to our bugtracker: https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/bugtracker/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MagicQ Remote Control at 63% against Q's 13%. MagicQ Remote Control also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Q's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MagicQ Remote Control holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Q has 53 ratings behind it against 10, 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 63% of MagicQ Remote Control's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q | MagicQ Remote Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (53 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QSC Audio Products, LLC. | ChamSys Ltd |
Customer experience
Q
MagicQ Remote Control
In-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
MagicQ Remote Control
No in-app purchases
