Comparison

Half Staff App vs oscRFR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Half Staff App

This app sends push notifications to your iOS device, reminding you to set the American flag to half staff. It tracks presidential proclamations and pre-determined remembrance days. Users can request state-specific notifications.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for half staff days
  • Tracks presidential proclamations
  • Includes pre-determined remembrance days
  • Reminders for Patriot Day, Memorial Day, etc.
  • State-specific notification requests
Features
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Never forget to set your flag to half staff again with the Half Staff App! Receive a push notification to your iOS device the night before the American flag needs to be at Half Staff. This simple app tracks when the President issues a half staff proclamation, as well as on pre-determined days such as Patriot Day, Memorial Day, Peace Officers Memorial Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Do you want notifications by state? Leave a review with your state, and we'll add states based on the most reviews! Terms and Conditions found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

oscRFR

This app provides a comprehensive remote interface for ETC EOS Family of Consoles, functioning as a total remote control. It offers instant access to console keys, encoders, direct selects, and fader pages, making it ideal for live show control and configuration.

Highlights
  • Total remote interface for ETC EOS Consoles
  • Instant access to console keys
  • Encoders, Direct Selects, and Fader Pages
  • Save multiple layouts and configurations
  • Full feedback from the console
  • Designed for tablets
Features
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It's your console, in your hand. oscRFR is the complete wireless remote for ETC Eos and grandMA3: every key, encoder, fader and direct select on the phone or tablet you already own, so you can walk the stage while you focus and nobody has to sit at the desk. **** oscRFR is currently formatted for Tablets. We've made it available for the larger phone formats - but please do not purchase it if you are only looking for a remote on a smaller phone. *** It talks to the console directly over OSC rather than streaming the screen, so it's fast. Your keypress becomes a command on the console, and full feedback — command line, encoder values, cue text, fader levels — comes straight back, so you always know what you're touching and what cue you're in. ETC EOS • Every hard key on the facepanel, with softkey labels from the console • Encoders with coarse, fine and super-fine, saveable in layouts • Direct selects with labels, saveable in layouts • Every fader in your showfile, paged • A dedicated focus page • Labels for cues, channels, palettes, presets, subs, macros, curves, scenes and notes • Colour picker with up to 14 preset tiles per layout • Channel patch, type, label and level • Works with consoles and ETCnomad. Eos 2.3 or later. GRANDMA3 • Keypad and command line showing the desk's own prompt • Encoders with live values, direct selects, playback, layouts, sequence sheet, focus page • Toggle keys that light when the console says they are on • One-tap setup installs the Companion plugin on the console, with your consent, and checks the link for you • Solo and Team modes • Consoles and onPC, grandMA3 2.4, with a running session and a bridged network oscRFR PAGE LAYOUTS Save every page of buttons, encoders and direct selects. Master layouts capture the whole app, so different venues get different setups. Save as many console configurations as you have consoles. FREE, AND WHAT PRO ADDS The free version connects to your console and gives you the hard keys, keypads and command line, forever. Encoders, faders, direct-select fires and the colour picker show live but are view-only. oscRFR Pro is US $9.99 a year and unlocks everything: encoders, faders, direct selects, colour picker, labels, and every feature we add from here on, including grandMA3. Bought oscRFR when it was a paid app? Thank you. Everything your original app had stays unlocked, free, forever, automatically. Features added since then, like grandMA3, are part of Pro. Nothing gets in the way of a show. If the app can't reach the store — most console networks have no internet — it lets you work. WHAT IT COLLECTS Nothing. No account, no analytics, no crash reporting. The only network traffic is OSC to your console and the store's own billing when you subscribe. WHAT IT NEEDS A wireless network that reaches the console, and the console's IP address. Landscape, on a phone or a tablet. Connection help with console-side screenshots is inside the app and works offline. Made by Alien Stagecraft, a small company of working lighting programmers. Built by programmers for programmers. On the App Store since 2016. Not affiliated with or endorsed by ETC or MA Lighting. Eos is a trademark of Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. grandMA3 is a trademark of MA Lighting International GmbH. oscRFR Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.alienstagecraft.com/privacy

Screenshots

Half Staff App4 screens
oscRFR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: oscRFR at 4.4 against Half Staff App's 3.4. oscRFR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). Half Staff App's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 20). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Half Staff App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. oscRFR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

oscRFR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Half Staff App's written reviews are positive against 76% of oscRFR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Half Staff App ships an update every 22 months, oscRFR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Half Staff App versus oscRFR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalf Staff ApposcRFR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (98 ratings)4.4 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews76.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Jed Mahonis GroupAlien Stagecraft

Customer experience

Half Staff App

All ratings98 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral12.3%
Negative24.7%

oscRFR

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Half Staff App

Subscriptions2
  • Full App Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Full App Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

oscRFR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Half Staff App free?
Half Staff App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is oscRFR free?
oscRFR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Half Staff App or oscRFR?
oscRFR is rated higher. Half Staff App averages 3.4 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while oscRFR averages 4.4 from 20 ratings.
Do Half Staff App or oscRFR have ads?
Neither Half Staff App nor oscRFR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Half Staff App or oscRFR?
Half Staff App ships an update every 22 months, and oscRFR every 3 months. Most recently, Half Staff App was updated on October 19, 2026 and oscRFR on October 12, 2026.

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