LectroMote vs SD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LectroMote
This app offers remote control for SM Series transmitters, allowing users to enable and disable sleep and lock modes using acoustic tones. It's a cost-effective alternative for managing transmitters in hard-to-reach locations, saving time and battery life.
- Remote control for SM Series transmitters
- Enable/disable Sleep mode
- Enable/disable Lock mode
- Acoustic tone operation
- Operating range up to two feet
- Simplified button operation
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Remote Control for SM Series Transmitters Provides acoustically coupled remote control of SM Series transmitters: Operating range up to two feet. As an economical alternative to the full-function RM and RM2, The LectroMote App provides remote control of SM Series transmitters using a "dweedle" tone played into the microphone to enable and disable the Sleep and Lock modes. In situations where the transmitter is buried in costumes and not easily accessible, remote control saves time, extends battery life during extended waiting periods and eliminates last minute costuming adjustments. Separate buttons are provided for each function to simplify operation. The LectroMote App has the same functionality as the RM and the RM2, except for the ability to set frequency and input gain.
SD
Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder remotely from your iPad or iPhone. Manage transport, edit metadata, take notes, monitor outputs, and adjust channel settings like faders, trims, and pan. View large-scale meters and timecode on all screens.
- Remote transport controls
- Metadata editing
- Take notes
- Monitor outputs
- Adjust faders, trims, and pan
- Channel arming, disarming, solo, and mute
- Large-scale channel meters
- Timecode display
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Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder from your iPad or iPhone with SD-Remote. Quickly access transport controls, edit metadata, write Take Notes, monitor outputs, and adjust faders, trims, and pan controls. Arm, disarm, solo, and mute channels with ease. Large-scale meters are available for all channels, and the current timecode is displayed on every screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LectroMote at 5.0 against SD's 3.7. LectroMote also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). SD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 54 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LectroMote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LectroMote's written reviews are positive against 22% of SD's.
LectroMote ships an update every 54 months, SD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LectroMote | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 54 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lockit Network GmbH | Sound Devices, LLC |
Customer experience
LectroMote
SD
In-app purchases
LectroMote
No in-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
