Extron Control vs RackLink Discovery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extron Control
This app provides seamless control of AV systems from iOS devices. It emulates familiar interfaces of Extron control products, allowing users to manage rooms and devices with ease. Technicians can use it for troubleshooting and remote management.
- Seamless AV system control
- Emulates Extron touchpanels and controllers
- Room management and switching
- Real-time status and remote control
- Wireless control via Wi-Fi
- Demo mode for simulation
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Extron Control is an easy-to-use AV control system app that gives users complete access to Extron control systems directly from Apple iOS devices. After a quick initial setup, your device connects to the desired room, allowing a seamless, highly-responsive control experience. The app automatically loads the user interfaces present on any Extron control product without a lengthy setup and customization process. The familiar interfaces emulate the TouchLink® touchpanel, eBUS® button panel, Network Button Panel, or MediaLink® controller in your room, and all button presses are kept in sync between the app and your Extron control devices. Other powerful features include the ability to quickly add rooms and switch between rooms, and auto-reconnect which recalls the previous session even after the app is closed. Technicians will appreciate this new app as it supplements the control of any room and provides easy access for troubleshooting. Extron is offering education institutions special pricing on the Control App through the Apple Volume Pricing Program. Features • Provides a convenient point of control for Extron control systems • Supports all TouchLink, TouchLink Pro touchpanels, eBUS button panels, Network Button Panels, and Ethernet-enabled MediaLink, MediaLink Plus controllers • Familiar user interface provides the same experience as the touchpanel, button panel, or controller • Supports Extron LinkLicense • Room Manager allows users to easily add touchpanels, button panels, or controllers, and customize room lists • Quickly switch between rooms with a single tap on the screen • Button tracking allows mobile device and Extron control devices to stay in sync • Provides real-time status and remote control of multiple rooms for troubleshooting and management • Compatible with iOS VoiceOver feature that provides text to speech option for button labels and states • Wireless control using a Wi-Fi network allows users to move freely around a room and between rooms • Demo mode is a convenient way to simulate app functionality without being connected to a control processor • Full Screen Mode displays a larger image of the interface on the iOS device • Auto-reconnect recalls the previous session even after the app is closed • Auto-lock override keeps the iOS device screen on and allows the app to stay active at all times • A finger swipe permits access to MediaLink control modules like the IRCM-DV+, CM-9BLB, and CM-3BLB • Supports portrait mode
RackLink Discovery
Easily discover and connect to RackLink™ enabled products on your network. This app provides access to the web browser interface for full control and management of AV industry remote power management systems.
- Discover RackLink enabled products
- Connect to PDUs on the same network
- Access web browser interface
- Full device control and management
- Supports Select and Premium+ PDUs
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Download the app on your phone or tablet to easily discover and connect to all your RackLink™ enabled products on the same network as your device. RackLink is the AV industry’s premier remote power management system. - Connect to both Select PDUs or Premium+ PDUs with RackLink on the same network - This app opens the web browser interface for the RackLink enabled products for full control and management of the devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RackLink Discovery at 5.0 against Extron Control's 4.5. RackLink Discovery also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Extron Control's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
RackLink Discovery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Extron Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of RackLink Discovery's.
Extron Control ships an update every 4 months, RackLink Discovery every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extron Control | RackLink Discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extron Electronics | Legrand AV Inc |
Customer experience
Extron Control
RackLink Discovery
In-app purchases
Extron Control
No in-app purchases
RackLink Discovery
No in-app purchases
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