Comparison

Blackmagic Videohub vs OSC/PILOT

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

Head to head
About

Blackmagic Videohub

Control your broadcast SDI routers remotely using an intuitive push-button interface on your iPad. Easily switch sources and destinations, lock routes, and customize button icons for efficient workflow management.

Highlights
  • Remote SDI router control
  • Push-button interface
  • Source and destination switching
  • Route locking
  • Customizable source icons
  • iPad compatible
Features
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Control your Videohub broadcast SDI routers from your iPad! Videohub Control uses a familiar push button interface that's fast and easy to use. Simply tap a destination button to show the connected source, and then change sources by pushing any of the source buttons! If you want to lock a destination, then double tap! For more destination and source buttons, just swipe! Installation is simple, and all you need to do is select Videohub in your iPad settings to enter the IP address for your Videohub router. Be sure your iPad is on a wireless network that has access to your Videohub router first! To configure each interface button, just press and hold to select source numbers and icons. Check the Videohub router instruction manual on the Blackmagic Design web site for more information. www.blackmagicdesign.com.

About

OSC/PILOT

Control and build user interfaces for your desktop applications on your iPad. This utility app supports MIDI and up to five OSC destinations, mirroring desktop functionality. It also features remote updates, allowing direct connection to a desktop copy for seamless UI iteration.

Highlights
  • Build and control UIs on iPad
  • Supports MIDI input/output
  • Up to 5 OSC destinations
  • Load desktop project files
  • Remote update feature
  • Seamless UI iteration
Features
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OSC/PILOT is now on iPad! Use the simple and sleek UIs built using the desktop version of OSC/PILOT, on your iPad using the free OSC/PILOT iPad app. This app allows loading any project file created via the desktop version of OSC/PILOT (both Windows and macOS). Support for MIDI as well as up to 5 OSC destinations is supported, just like the desktop version. Additionally, a remote update feature has been include that allows the iPad app to connect directly to a copy of OSC/PILOT running on a desktop. Edits to a project file being done on the desktop version can directly be sent to the iPad, allowing for quick and easy iteration and building of your UIs. OSC/PILOT for iPad supports both OSC and MIDI input and output. You can connect to up to 5 OSC peers, 1 MIDI input and 1 MIDI output as well.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OSC/PILOT at 5.0 against Blackmagic Videohub's 2.7. OSC/PILOT also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 84 months). Blackmagic Videohub's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). 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

OSC/PILOT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackmagic Videohub has 39 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackmagic Videohub ships an update every 84 months, OSC/PILOT every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blackmagic Videohub versus OSC/PILOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackmagic VideohubOSC/PILOT
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (39 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 84 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlackmagic Design IncWin Epic Ltd

Customer experience

Blackmagic Videohub

All ratings38 ratings
Positive39.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative61.8%

OSC/PILOT

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blackmagic Videohub

No in-app purchases

None

OSC/PILOT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackmagic Videohub free?
Blackmagic Videohub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OSC/PILOT free?
OSC/PILOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackmagic Videohub or OSC/PILOT?
OSC/PILOT is rated higher. Blackmagic Videohub averages 2.7 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while OSC/PILOT averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Blackmagic Videohub or OSC/PILOT have ads?
Neither Blackmagic Videohub nor OSC/PILOT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackmagic Videohub or OSC/PILOT?
Blackmagic Videohub ships an update every 84 months, and OSC/PILOT every 2 months. Most recently, Blackmagic Videohub was updated on October 24, 2026 and OSC/PILOT on October 24, 2026.

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