Quaver vs dLive MixPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quaver
This tool assists recording engineers and composers by calculating essential musical parameters. It helps synchronize audio by determining delay times and oscillator frequencies based on tempo. Additionally, it identifies note frequencies and constructs scales with their key signatures.
- Tempo-based delay time calculation
- Oscillator frequency matching
- Note to fundamental frequency conversion
- Scale note identification
- Key signature visualization
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Quaver is a musical calculator and look-up tool for recording engineers and composers. It can calculate the delay times and oscillator frequencies that match a given tempo to help keep things in sync. Its pitch tool can tell you the fundamental frequency of any note in the MIDI range - or perform the reverse calculation. Finally, the scale tool can tell you the notes that make up a given scale and draw the key signature.
dLive MixPad
This tool offers wireless mobile control for a digital mixing system, allowing engineers to adjust sound from anywhere in a venue. It enables simultaneous control of independent functions with multiple devices, ideal for live sound mixing and channel processing.
- Wireless mobile control for dLive systems
- Adjust fader levels, mutes, and pan
- Control Aux/FX sends and routing
- Manage Preamp Gain, Pad, and 48V
- Access channel processing (HPF, EQ, Comp)
- Full signal metering and RTA function
- Customizable channel strips and scene recall
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dLive MixPad is an engineer’s mixing tool providing wireless mobile control for the Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system. It gives you the freedom to walk the room or stage and control the sound right where it is needed. dLive MixPad and the dLive Surface can work together to provide simultaneous control of independent functions, for example one engineer using the Surface to mix front-of-house sound, and another using the iPad to mix monitors on stage. Several iPads can be connected, each providing independent control. dLive MixPad is intended for working with the live mix and channel processing. Things you can control: - Fader levels, mutes, pan - Aux and FX sends, routing and Pre/Post switching - FX Tap Tempo, Global Tap Tempo - Matrix sends, routing and Pre/Post switching - DCAs and assignments - Preamp Gain, Pad and 48V - Trim and Polarity - HPF, Gate/Ducker/Expander, PEQ, NEQ, Comp/Ducker, Delays - RTA function - Channel names and colour - PAFL select - Full signal metering - 3 Custom strips for personalised channel layout - Library and Scene recall dLive MixPad is not intended for system setup. The following functions are not available at the iPad: - FX parameter control - Input source, insert and output patchbay - Channel ganging - Aux source routing options - Show store and recall - Scene Recall Filters and Safes edit - Talkback - System configuration, options and preferences - User Profile management and permissions Requirements An Allen & Heath dLive mixing system with a suitable wireless router or access point connected to one of its Network ports. This version of MixPad can connect to a dLive mixing system running: - dLive Firmware V2.10 or subsequent V2.1x maintenance releases. - dLive Firmware V2.00 or subsequent V2.0x maintenance releases, when the Firmware compatibility mode setting is enabled. This can be found in the iOS Settings / dLive MixPad. You will need to shut down (force quit) the app and restart it for changes to take effect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: dLive MixPad at Free against Quaver's $0.99. dLive MixPad also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). Quaver's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.4) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
dLive MixPad is free to download; Quaver costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quaver holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dLive MixPad has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Quaver ships an update every 15 months, dLive MixPad every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quaver | dLive MixPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mara Flint | Allen & Heath Limited |
Customer experience
Quaver
dLive MixPad
In-app purchases
Quaver
No in-app purchases
dLive MixPad
No in-app purchases
