CueMix Pro vs MusicLab+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
CueMix Pro
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CueMix Proβ’ provides fast and easy access to all of the settings and features in a MOTU 16A, 848 or 10pre Thunderbolt/USB audio interface from your iPhone or iPad. Use the Discovery tab to select any available 16A, 848 or 10pre device to control. It could be connected directly to your iOS device or connected to a Mac or PC on the same network as your iOS device. Use CueMix Proβs Home tab to control the headphone volume or monitor volume, choose outputs for the Monitor Group, and control the Talkback feature. Use the Inputs and Outputs tabs to adjust analog input and output levels with trim or boost. In the Outputs tab, you can control the deviceβs A/B/C monitor switching feature, which lets you compare your DAW mix on up to three different sets of monitors. Using intuitive, virtual patch cords in the Patchbay tab, or the comprehensive Routing tab, you can easily route any source signal to any destination. You can even split any source to multiple destinations. The Patchbay also lets you route up to 128 channels of audio to and from an AVB network connected to the network ports.
MusicLab+
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Your own music library, with Daily Mixes that feel made for you. MusicLab+ is a music player for iPhone and iPad that plays the music you host yourself on a Navidrome or OpenSubsonic server, and now your Apple Music library too. Every day it builds fresh Daily Mixes from your library, plays endless Song and Artist Radio, and shows synced lyrics. NOW WITH APPLE MUSIC Prefer Apple Music? Connect it and play your Apple Music library and playlists, search all of Apple Music, and follow along with synced lyrics, on iPhone, iPad and CarPlay. Now Playing shows the best quality Apple Music offers for each song, like Lossless or Dolby Atmos. Requires an Apple Music subscription. Try it free for 7 days; after that it's part of MusicLab+ Unlock. YOUR OWN MUSIC SERVER MusicLab+ does not sell a music catalog. It plays the music you already have, from your Navidrome or OpenSubsonic server. Emby, WebDAV and music files on your device are supported too. New to Navidrome? A short welcome video and a "What's Navidrome?" explainer show you how it works, and "Try the demo server" lets you explore the app in seconds using the public Navidrome demo. MADE FOR YOU Up to six Daily Mixes, rebuilt every day from your own library: about 60% favorites and 40% songs you haven't played lately. No artist plays twice in a row, songs you've given a thumbs down never appear, and you can save a mix to your server as a playlist. ENDLESS RADIO Start Radio from any song or artist for an endless stream of similar music, using similarity data from Navidrome and Last.fm, with a local fallback from your own library. THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN Thumbs up adds a song to your favorites on your server. Thumbs down skips it and keeps it out of your mixes. LYRICS, CARPLAY AND MORE β’ Synced lyrics from your server or from LRCLIB β’ Vivid theme that takes its colors from the album artwork β’ CarPlay with Home, Artists, Library and Playlists, complete with artwork, plus thumbs up and down on Now Playing β’ Sleep timer and Home Screen widgets β’ Equalizer and custom fonts with MusicLab+ Unlock FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UNLOCK MusicLab+ is free to download. The free version includes the full player, Song and Artist Radio, Daily Mix 1 and a 7-day free trial of Apple Music in MusicLab+. MusicLab+ Unlock is a single in-app purchase that adds Apple Music, all Daily Mixes, saving mixes to your server, the Equalizer and custom fonts. Pay once and keep it, with Family Sharing. There is no subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. MusicLab+ talks only to your own server, Apple Music when you connect it, plus LRCLIB for lyrics lookups, which receive just a song's title, artist, album and duration. Nothing is stored on our servers. Purchases are handled by Apple. Terms of Use: https://musiclabplus.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://musiclabplus.com/privacy/ Support: https://musiclabplus.com/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CueMix Pro at none against MusicLab+'s 1. MusicLab+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MusicLab+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CueMix Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
CueMix Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, MusicLab+ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CueMix Pro | MusicLab+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MOTU Inc. | Lab Architect |
In-app purchases
CueMix Pro
No in-app purchases
MusicLab+
- MusicLab+ Unlock$4.99









