Comparison

Easy Cue vs Escenio

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

Head to head
About

Easy Cue

Control multimedia cues remotely with ease using your phone. This application transforms your experience by allowing you to play cues directly to QLAB over a network with a simple touch, offering extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Remote cue control
  • QLAB integration
  • Network playback
  • Customizable interface
  • Touch-based cue triggering
Features
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Make your Touch QLAB ! The Easy Cue app takes QLAB, the world’s most widely used multimedia controller, to the next level. This app is all about giving you the power to control cues remotely with absolute ease. But don't think you're boxed in; it offers a ton of freedom for customization, too. With Easy Cue, you can play cues with just a touch on your phone, and those cues go straight to QLAB over the network. So go ahead, transform your QLAB experience with a simple touch and enjoy!

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Escenio

Features
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Escenio is not affiliated with or endorsed by any console or software manufacturer. Console and software names are used only to indicate compatibility. A professional remote for working from the stage, not from the desk. During focus, fit-up and rehearsal, the technician needs the console where the light is. Escenio puts it, with QLab and the sound desk, on a tablet or phone, over the theatre's local network. WHAT IT TALKS TO β€’ ETC Eos consoles and MA Lighting grandMA3, over OSC. β€’ Figure 53 QLab, versions 5 and 4, over OSC. β€’ Behringer, Midas and Yamaha sound desks, over OSC and RCP: what each one does is below. WHAT IT DOES β€’ Full command line with the console keypad. β€’ Rigging: channels, groups, focus palettes and presets on big buttons; channel check with Highlight or Rem Dim; lamp preheat with fade up and down. β€’ Attributes for the selected fixture, and a focus pad for pan and tilt with one finger. β€’ Cues with their times, and a fade meter while one is running. β€’ Patch, faders, master and executors. β€’ grandMA3 with the free Escenio plugin (the app installs it over the network, shares its files, or download it from unquinto.es/apps/escenio): the console confirms every command, reports what happens on it and shares its command line. β€’ User window on Eos and grandMA3: your own buttons. β€’ QLab: GO to a Cue List, Cart cues, PAUSE ALL and RESUME ALL, PANIC, what is playing and how long it has left, with each cue's own pause and stop, the list with its times, Load to Time and Preview. β€’ QLab 5 Editing: each cue (name, number, notes, color, times), audio levels, Fades, Groups and their timeline, Time & Loops with a ruler, video (geometry, crop, blend and stages with their warping), light cues and the Dashboard, checking every change. β€’ The console and QLab on the same screen, and console cues that start QLab cues. SOUND DESKS On all of them: faders with layers, mutes and names, and a Desk tab next to QLab and the console. Also: β€’ Behringer X32 and Midas M32, X Air and Midas MR (OSC): the whole channel (preamp, filter, EQ, gate, compressor, sends and inserts), effects, meters, RTA and patch. X32 and M32 tested on a desk. β€’ Behringer WING (OSC): the same, with 6-band EQ and 16 effects. Tested on a desk. β€’ Yamaha DM7 and DM5 (OSC and RCP): DCAs, mixes, preamp, HPF, 4-band EQ and sends. No dynamics, 48 V or effects: the desk doesn't allow them to be changed remotely. Tested on a DM7 Compact. β€’ Yamaha DM3 (RCP, with the DM7 purchase): preamp with 48 V and sends. No DCAs or channel EQ. β€’ Yamaha CL and QL (RCP): DCAs, mixes, matrices, pan, preamp, dynamics threshold, sends and meters. No EQ, HPF or 48 V: they don't offer them over RCP. β€’ Yamaha Rivage PM (RCP): what the CL has, plus 4-band EQ, HPF, phase and delay. HOW IT IS BUILT β€’ Local network only. No cloud, no account, no telemetry, no server. β€’ It opens in read mode. Switching to control is a deliberate act, and it stays until you leave it. β€’ Keys that fire, record or release manual changes require arming. β€’ Finds QLab and Eos consoles on the network, or type the IP. β€’ Latency indicator and exportable diagnostics. PURCHASES The app is free and comes with a demo to try everything without a console. QLab control is free, for real. Eos, grandMA3 and the desks connect free in read mode, and their control is a one-time purchase, no subscription. QLab Editing is sold on its own or comes included with Eos, grandMA3 and the desk bundle. The Full version has it all. Purchases work offline. We collect no data. Settings are stored on the device. Eos and ETC are trademarks of Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. grandMA3 is a trademark of MA Lighting. QLab is a trademark of Figure 53, LLC. Behringer, Midas, X Air, X32, M32 and WING are trademarks of Music Tribe Global Brands Ltd. Yamaha, DM7, DM5, DM3, CL, QL and Rivage are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.

Screenshots

Easy Cue4 screens
Escenio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy Cue at none against Escenio's 9. Escenio's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 10 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Escenio sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Easy Cue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Cue ships an update every 10 months, Escenio daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Easy Cue versus Escenio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy CueEscenio
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJisu KimUNQUINTO

In-app purchases

None

Easy Cue

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Escenio

One-time9
  • DM7, DM5 and DM3$6.99
  • CL, QL and Rivage$6.99
  • X Air, X32 and M32$6.99
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  • WING$6.99
  • QLab Editing$12.99
  • Sound desks$17.99
  • Eos profile$22.99
  • grandMA3 profile$22.99
  • Full version$44.99

Questions

Is Easy Cue free?
Easy Cue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escenio free?
Escenio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Easy Cue or Escenio have ads?
Neither Easy Cue nor Escenio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Cue or Escenio?
Easy Cue ships an update every 10 months, and Escenio daily. Most recently, Easy Cue was updated on November 3, 2026 and Escenio on October 31, 2026.

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