Legacy ClariMate vs Focusrite Control 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Legacy ClariMate
This app configures a hybrid instrument for silent practice and digital music creation. It translates reed, breath, and fingering input into digital signals, allowing for virtual instrument playback or use as a MIDI controller.
- Silent practice mode
- Digital music creation
- MIDI controller functionality
- Note recognition technology
- Standalone mode configuration
- Virtual instrument playback
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SILENT PRACTICE, DIGITAL PLAY The ClariMate is a reversible hybrid instrument manufactured in the UK and designed in partnership with Buffet Crampon and Audio Inventions LTD that allows you to use your clarinet for silent practice and digital music creation. It uses high precision sensors and patented note recognition technology to translate reed, breath, and fingerings into digital signals. Connect your wired headphones to the ClariMate to play silently with a virtual, sample-based clarinet synthesizer, or connect it to a computer, tablet, or phone to use it as a MIDI controller and unlock the possibilities of digital music creation. The ClariMate can be used in standalone mode without the use of a computer, phone, or tablet, but must be connected to the ClariMate app for setup and configuration.
Focusrite Control 2
This app allows musicians and producers to remotely control their Scarlett 4th Gen audio interface. Adjust input gain, create custom headphone mixes for multiple users, and enjoy wireless freedom within your recording space.
- Wireless remote control
- Adjust input gain
- Create headphone mixes
- Control level, pan, mute, solo
- Multiple device headphone mix control
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TAKE FULL CONTROL Focusrite Control 2 is the perfect companion app for Scarlett 4th Gen and ISA C8X interfaces. Designed for musicians, producers, and audio engineers, this powerful app gives you the freedom to remotely control your Scarlett's inputs and direct monitoring mixes from anywhere within your recording space. You no longer have to stay at your desk — experience the true flexibility and convenience of wireless control. KEY FEATURES: - Seamless wireless pairing: Seamlessly pair the app to Focusrite Control 2 on your desktop computer and enjoy wireless control. Adjust inputs and direct monitoring mixes whilst being free to roam around your recording space. - Set the perfect gain: Control your Scarlett's preamps, including Auto Gain, from wherever you are in in your recording space. It’s perfect for recording alone, allowing you to stay in your recording position without needing to move. - Multiple device control: Dial in headphone mixes with ease with control of the level, pan, mute, and solo for each channel. And if you're recording multiple musicians, they each have control of their own headphone mix so they can focus on capturing a great performance. - Advanced monitoring: All your device's monitoring functions are at your fingertips – rapidly switch between monitoring groups and adjust output levels when your device is in a rack or beyond arms reach COMPATIBILITY: - Focusrite Control 2 is compatible with Scarlett 4th Gen and ISA C8X interfaces. Make sure the desktop version of Focusrite Control 2 is installed on the computer your Scarlett is plugged in to, and your iPhone or iPad is connected to the same wireless network. - Focusrite Control 2 cannot control your Scarlett when it is connected via USB to your mobile/tablet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Focusrite Control 2 at fortnightly against Legacy ClariMate's every 4 months. Focusrite Control 2 also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 1). Legacy ClariMate's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Legacy ClariMate holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focusrite Control 2 has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Legacy ClariMate's written reviews are positive against 27% of Focusrite Control 2's.
Legacy ClariMate ships an update every 4 months, Focusrite Control 2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Legacy ClariMate | Focusrite Control 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.6 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 27.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Inventions Limited | Focusrite Audio Engineering |
Customer experience
Legacy ClariMate
Focusrite Control 2
In-app purchases
Legacy ClariMate
No in-app purchases
Focusrite Control 2
No in-app purchases
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