Lutron Q vs MagicQ Remote Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lutron Q
This iPad app allows users to manage and control lighting and shade systems for Lutron's Quantum Total Light Management system. It enables monitoring, scene activation, and adjustment of individual zone levels for lights and shades.
- Monitor lights and shades
- Control individual light zones
- Activate lighting scenes
- Control Sivoia QS shades
- Edit scene fade and delay times
- User account management
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Lutron Q-Control+ is an iPad App for Lutron's Quantum Total Light Management™ system. It is used to control lights and shades and change their programming. The Quantum system has to be programmed and commissioned before being configured to work with this App. The minimum supported Quantum version is 2.6. Quantum Total Light Management™ maximizes the efficient use of light to improve comfort and productivity, simplify operations, and save energy. The lighting system is commissioned by a Lutron Field Service Engineer who also installs and configures the software suite. Please contact Lutron customer service at 1.888.LUTRON1 (588-7661) for more information. Features: - Navigate the space and monitor lights and shades - Control lights: activate scenes or change individual zone levels - Control shades (Lutron® Sivoia® QS only): activate presets or change individual shade levels - Edit area scene light levels - Edit area scene fade and delay times - Edit shade preset levels - User account management - Themes - Available in English, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish
MagicQ Remote Control
Control your ChamSys lighting console remotely. Adjust focus, color, and test your rig. Edit and update lighting cues, palettes, and groups directly from your device.
- Remote control for MagicQ consoles
- Pan and tilt focusing controls
- Rainbow color picker
- Execute Window for rig testing
- Edit and update palettes, groups, and cues
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ChamSys Ltd MagicQ Remote Control ChamSys MagicQ systems provide leading edge control of stage lighting, LED pixelmapping and media systems. The MagicQ Remote enables remote control of MagicQ systems including MagicQ consoles and MagicQ PC Wing solutions. MagicQ Remote supports focusing with pan and tilt controls, colour adjustment using the rainbow colour picker and rig testing through the unique MagicQ Execute Window. Palettes, Groups and Cues can be edited and updated. ChamSys MagicQ software supports up to 102,400 channels (200 DMX universes) and is available to download and use for free from ChamSys website www.chamsys.co.uk. For instructions please use the in app link to the manual; go to Connection, Help and tap the Open Manual button. For bug reports, please submit them to our bugtracker: https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/bugtracker/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lutron Q at 100% against MagicQ Remote Control's 63%. Lutron Q also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). MagicQ Remote Control's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). 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.
MagicQ Remote Control holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Lutron Q's written reviews are positive against 63% of MagicQ Remote Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lutron Q ships an update every 8 months, MagicQ Remote Control every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lutron Q | MagicQ Remote Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutron Electronics co., Inc. | ChamSys Ltd |
Customer experience
Lutron Q
MagicQ Remote Control
In-app purchases
Lutron Q
No in-app purchases
MagicQ Remote Control
No in-app purchases
