Comparison

H6essential Control vs GigOne

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless remote control
  • Record/playback control
  • Add marks
  • Parameter adjustment
  • Waveform monitoring
  • Battery status
  • Remaining recording time
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

Screenshots

H6essential Control4 screens
GigOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
H6essential Control versus GigOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterH6essential ControlGigOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB22 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperZOOM CORPORATIONJOON SANTANA MUSICA & PRODUCOES LTDA

Customer experience

H6essential Control

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

GigOne

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

H6essential Control

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GigOne

Subscriptions2
  • GigOne Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • GigOne Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is H6essential Control free?
H6essential Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GigOne free?
GigOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do H6essential Control or GigOne have ads?
Neither H6essential Control nor GigOne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, H6essential Control or GigOne?
H6essential Control ships an update every 6 months, and GigOne every 5 days. Most recently, H6essential Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and GigOne on November 1, 2026.

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