H6essential Control vs GigOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H6essential Control
Control your H6essential Handy Recorder wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Manage recording, playback, add marks, and adjust parameters remotely. Monitor waveforms, battery, and remaining recording time.
- Wireless remote control
- Record/playback control
- Add marks
- Parameter adjustment
- Waveform monitoring
- Battery status
- Remaining recording time
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H6essential Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H6essential Handy Recorder. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H6essential. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app can be used to add marks and to set various parameters. The app can also be used to check the waveforms of input signals and the remaining battery charge as well as to monitor the remaining recording time. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H6essential with H6essential Control.
GigOne
Organize all aspects of your musical performances, from gigs and setlists to repertoire and finances. Prepare lyrics, charts, and use offline resources for seamless live shows. Manage your music team and projects efficiently.
- Gig and invitation management
- Repertoire building
- Setlist creation
- Lyrics and charts preparation
- Offline resource download
- Team and project management
- Financial tracking
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GigOne helps musicians and music teams organize the work around every performance. Keep your upcoming gigs, invitations, repertoire and fees together. Build setlists, prepare lyrics and charts, and use Show Mode during your performance. Download the resources you need before going offline. With GigOne Free, you can join gigs, respond to invitations, manage a personal repertoire and track your own gig fees within the Free plan limits. GigOne Pro adds unlimited active gigs and repertoire, project management, rehearsals, gig duplication, and tools for organizing project and team finances. Your GigOne Pro access follows your GigOne account across the web and iOS. Sign in to the same account on both platforms. GigOne Pro is available as an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel an Apple subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://gigone.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://gigone.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GigOne at 100% against H6essential Control's 33%. GigOne also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). H6essential Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. GigOne sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. H6essential Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
H6essential Control ships an update every 6 months, GigOne every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H6essential Control | GigOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | JOON SANTANA MUSICA & PRODUCOES LTDA |
Customer experience
H6essential Control
GigOne
In-app purchases
H6essential Control
No in-app purchases
GigOne
- GigOne Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- GigOne Pro Annual$79.991 Year









