Comparison

Schiit Forkbeard vs m

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

Head to head
About

Schiit Forkbeard

Control multiple Schiit audio devices from a single app. Manage volume, input, output, and monitor system health without needing individual remotes. Enjoy unique features like Visual Volume for enhanced control.

Highlights
  • Unified remote control for multiple Schiit devices
  • Volume, input, and output control
  • System health reporting
  • Visual Volume™ feature
  • No pairing or account creation required
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Forkbeard replaces an entire rack of Schiit remotes with unified control on your iPhone or iPad. Multiple products and multiple systems are easily accommodated. There’s no pairing and no account creation—just add your Forkbeard-enabled products and you’re ready to go. Forkbeard Functionality: - Complete remote control, including volume, input select, output mode, mute, sample rate* - System health reporting, including output power, temperature, current, tube heater integrity* - Unique inter-product functions like Visual Volume™, instant headroom visualization *Functions vary by product   Current Forkbeard-Enabled Products DAC - Yggdrasil - Mimir Balanced DAC and Digital Preamp - Gungnir 2 Multiform™ DAC - Mesh Card Preamps - Saga 2 Preamp - Kara F Nexus™ Preamp - Freya+ F Tube Preamp - Freya 2 Fusion™ Tube or Solid State Preamp Power Amps - Gjallarhorn F Compact Continuity™ S Speaker Amp - Vidar 2F Power Amp - Aegir 2F Continuity™+Halo™ Power Amp - Wotan Nexus™ Power Amp - Tyr F Nexus™ and Continuity™ choke-input monoblock amplifier - Kraken™ 5-Channel Power Amp Headphone Amps - Lyr 5 EQ - Loki Max F Phono Preamps - Skoll F Phono Preamp - Stjarna Phono Preamp Fun Stuff - Eitr 2 Forkbeard is patent-pending.

About

m

Features
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mOSC by Liberate Lighting is a fast, reliable OSC remote for lighting, sound and show control. Save the commands you use every night as tiles, lay them out on a button deck, and fire them from your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. BUILT FOR THE BOOTH • Send any OSC message over UDP: addresses with whole numbers, decimals or text • Save messages as tiles with their own name, colour, text colour and icon • Quick Send for instant firing, or a confirm step when you'd rather be sure CONNECTIONS THAT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE • Save every console and device as a connection, grouped by venue network • See at a glance which devices are answering, with live status dots • mOSC recognises the network you're on, by Wi-Fi name or subnet, and shows what belongs there • Change a device's address and choose to move, copy or delete its tiles • Copy tiles from one connection to another when you set up a new rig YOUR OWN BUTTON DECK • Build pages of buttons in a grid from 2×2 up to 8×10 • Colour each page and choose what its buttons show • Rearrange pages and buttons, and resize grids without losing your layout • Big, readable buttons on iPad MACROS • Chain tiles into steps with pauses between them • Fire several devices at once, then wait, then fire the next • Warnings when a macro sends to a device that isn't answering LIVE VALUES • Show what your console sends back, such as the active cue and its progress, right on your tiles • Set it up from a sample message: tap the parts that change, and write how they should read, like "Cue 23 · 45%" • Pick a sample straight from the built-in OSC Listener APPLE WATCH • Every deck page as one scrolling column of buttons • Turn the Digital Crown to scroll, tap to send, or double-tap on supported watches • Confirm First or Send Instantly, your choice • Live status and live values on your wrist, with a clear warning when they're out of date • A Smart Stack widget and watch-face complication showing your current cue • A Control for Control Center or the Action button that sends one chosen button OSC LISTENER • Turn your iPhone into an OSC destination and see every message that arrives • Perfect for checking a console's output or testing a network before doors Works with any console, media server or show-control software that speaks OSC over UDP. Your iPhone and devices need to be on the same network. The Apple Watch app sends through your iPhone. Made for lighting people by Liberate Lighting.

Screenshots

Schiit Forkbeard4 screens
m4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Schiit Forkbeard at Free against m's $17.99. Schiit Forkbeard also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Schiit Forkbeard is free to download; m costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Schiit Forkbeard ships an update monthly, m every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Schiit Forkbeard versus m: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchiit Forkbeardm
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating4.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSchiit AudioLawrence Anthony Ware

In-app purchases

None

Schiit Forkbeard

No in-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Schiit Forkbeard free?
Schiit Forkbeard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is m free?
m costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Schiit Forkbeard or m have ads?
Neither Schiit Forkbeard nor m shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Schiit Forkbeard or m?
Schiit Forkbeard ships an update monthly, and m every 20 months. Most recently, Schiit Forkbeard was updated on October 2, 2026 and m on October 8, 2026.

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