Extron Control vs QTrak
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
QTrak
Streamline package receiving and delivery with a mobile app that transforms your device into a high-speed barcode scanner. Capture tracking data, notify recipients, and obtain digital signatures. Access comprehensive delivery history through a secure cloud portal.
- High-speed barcode scanning
- Real-time recipient notifications
- Digital signature capture
- Cloud-based data storage
- Web portal for history retrieval
- Package routing
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If you are still using a clipboard, paper, and pen or a complicated package scanning solution to log your incoming express carrier deliveries you're going to want to try QTrak. By enhancing the iPhone and iPod cameras so they function as high-speed barcode readers that can recognize carrier barcodes, QTrak can quickly capture package-tracking information for all UPS, Fedex, USPS, and DHL shipments. Using the application the item can then be routed and if required an email or text message sent to notify the recipient. The entire receiving process takes less than 10 seconds. At the point of delivery the recipient signs for the package(s) directly on the iPhone or iPod. All receiving and delivery data including a digital image of the signature is transferred in real time via the iPhone 3G connection or the users wireless network to a secure cloud database that is accessed via a web portal. Managers using the QTrak website can search for item delivery detail and quickly retrieve detailed package history including who received the package, what time it was received, who delivered it, what time it was delivered, who signed for it, and an image of their signature. This information can be emailed to or accessed directly by authorized individuals. Organizations benefiting from QTrak’s technology include, mail and receiving centers, college and university housing departments, and residential building managers, Mailbox / Pack & Ship Stores. QTrak is available on a 30 day free trial for existing iPhones, iPod5, iPad, and iPad Mini users. For more information visit us on the web or call 1-877-QTrak11 (877-787-2511).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Extron Control at 4.5 against QTrak's 3.8. Extron Control also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 52%). QTrak's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 11). 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.
Extron Control holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QTrak has 64 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Extron Control's written reviews are positive against 52% of QTrak's.
Extron Control ships an update every 4 months, QTrak every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Extron Control | QTrak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 3.8 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extron Electronics | Q Compile Inc. |
Customer experience
Extron Control
QTrak
In-app purchases
Extron Control
No in-app purchases
QTrak
No in-app purchases








