Comparison

QLab Remote vs Reality Augmenter

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

Head to head
About

QLab Remote

Control and edit live show cues remotely from your iOS device. This companion app for macOS software allows you to flag cues, adjust audio levels, and modify video geometry from anywhere in the venue. It offers a free read-only mode and optional in-app purchases for full editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Remote control of QLab workspaces
  • Edit cue properties
  • Adjust audio levels and video geometry
  • Flag cues and edit notes
  • Real-time cue updates
  • Read-Only Mode for safe viewing
Features
Read full description

QLab Remote is the official iOS companion app for remote control of QLab, the award-winning live show control software for macOS. QLab Remote requires a connection to QLab 3.0 or later. Some features require a specific minimum version of QLab 4 or 5. See https://qlab.app/docs/v5/networking/qlab-remote/#requirements for details. Get out of the booth and edit your QLab workspace from wherever you are. Flag cues as you sit in tech rehearsal. Adjust audio levels from the front row. Change the geometry of a video cue from the stage. QLab Remote is free to use in "Read-Only Mode", which allows you to view a workspace & follow along worry-free and also includes the unlimited ability to flag cues & edit cue notes. Optional In-App Purchases are available to unlock show control, editing, and light tools features. FEATURES - Automatically finds any QLab workspace on the network. - Updates in QLab are instantly reflected in QLab Remote and vice versa. - Open multiple windows on iPad to view workspaces side-by-side on one screen. - Quickly flag and edit notes for cues. - Easily switch between cue lists. - Watch active cues update in real-time. - Enable "Read-Only Mode" to follow along without worrying you'll accidentally trigger a cue. - Edit basic properties for all cues, such as name, number, notes, color, armed, flagged, etc. - Adjust audio levels and patches for audio, mic, and video cues. - Change display geometry for video, text, and camera cues. - Double-tap a cue to quickly edit it. Please contact support@figure53.com with issues or feedback.

About

Reality Augmenter

This app enables projection mapping by allowing users to project images and videos onto surfaces. It offers a powerful geometry editor and supports various texture sources, including camera roll, Dropbox, and webpages.

Highlights
  • Projection mapping capabilities
  • Camera roll, Dropbox, and webpage texture sources
  • Scrolling text with font control
  • Precise quad geometry editor
  • Remote control functionality
  • Layer-based content management
Features
Read full description

The Reality Augmenter is a video/projection mapping app and requires a projector This app can connect to a projector via a standard video adapter for your device, or wirelessly via an Airplay or Google Cast enabled device. Key Features Use camera roll for video, image and slide show texture sources Import photos and videos from directly from Dropbox Scrolling text source with font control Any number of source texture subdivisions Use any source texture as a mask Webpages as textures Airplay enabled for wireless connection Precise quad geometry editor with pan and zoom Display and UI decoupled so app acts as remote control Details The Reality Augmenter is a tool for projection mapping, a technique to project images onto surfaces without precise alignment of the projector. The app is ideal for art installations, window displays, visual merchandising, galleries, nightclub visuals, display booths and anything else you can dream up. The Reality Augmenter uses the projector as a secondary display, while the iOS device is used to configure the display. Sources Tab Pick videos and photos and albums from the camera roll, create text or specify webpages to use as sources from the Sources tab. Once created you can edit various aspects of the source depending on it's type. Sources can be cropped using the crop icon in the top right of any source editor. Layers Tab Create layers in the Layers tab, sources can be assigned to and combined in layers, layers are projected. The Edit Layer view allows you to select sources as the main layer image (required), and optionally set an overlay and a mask. When used as a mask, the source image used is converted to black and white, the threshold controls the cut off point of the mask. You can toggle between layer geometry and layer properties with the switch in the top right. Edit the geometry to drag and map the four corners of the quad to the surface being mapped. The secondary display will highlight the quad being edited to help with mapping. You can zoom in and out with the pinch gesture. At higher zoom levels, corners will snap to the corners of nearby layers. Once snapped, the the circle around the corner will change to orange, and all snapped corners will move along with your current layer. To remove a snapped corner, simply hold before dragging the corner away. Output Tab The Output tab provides facilities to play and pause the entire project, flip the output of the secondary display, and activate a basic screensaver for when the device will be in use a long time. Projects Tab New projects can be accessed, created and deleted here. The number of photo and videos supported varies between device, and will be affected by size and quality of videos and photos used. For long periods of use, it's recommended to turn off screen locking and keep the iOS device plugged in to power. The app has a built in screensaver that can be activated to turn the display off. As the Reality Augmenter currently runs using Metal, drawing will be suspended if the app enters background. Notifications also pause output, for long periods of unattended use, you should turn off all notifications.

Screenshots

QLab Remote4 screens
Reality Augmenter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QLab Remote at Free against Reality Augmenter's $5.99. QLab Remote also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 18%) and rating (4.7 vs 2.7). Reality Augmenter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

QLab Remote is free to download; Reality Augmenter costs $5.99 up front. QLab Remote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Reality Augmenter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QLab Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of QLab Remote's written reviews are positive against 18% of Reality Augmenter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
QLab Remote versus Reality Augmenter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQLab RemoteReality Augmenter
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better2.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFigure 53George Brown

Customer experience

QLab Remote

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative30.0%

Reality Augmenter

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

QLab Remote

One-time2
  • Light Tools$19.99
  • Show Control & Editing$39.99
None

Reality Augmenter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QLab Remote free?
QLab Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reality Augmenter free?
Reality Augmenter costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QLab Remote or Reality Augmenter?
QLab Remote is rated higher. QLab Remote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Reality Augmenter averages 2.7 from 10 ratings.
Do QLab Remote or Reality Augmenter have ads?
Neither QLab Remote nor Reality Augmenter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QLab Remote or Reality Augmenter?
QLab Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Reality Augmenter every 3 weeks. Most recently, QLab Remote was updated on September 21, 2026 and Reality Augmenter on August 30, 2026.

Other comparisons