LFRemote vs PatchPrinter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LFRemote
Control lighting consoles from your mobile device. Access command lines, shortcut pages, submasters, and cue list playbacks for LightFactory and Strand NEO systems.
- Command line access
- Shortcut page control
- Submaster control
- Master cue list playback
- Support for LightFactory and Strand NEO
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LFRemote is a dedicated iOS remote for LightFactory and Strand NEO systems. The remote provides access to the command line, shortcut pages, submasters and the master cue list playbacks on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
PatchPrinter
View your preproduction files on your iOS device without needing hard copies. Easily open and share PatchPrinter files from various sources like email or Airdrop. Navigate between files seamlessly in the organized list.
- View preproduction files
- Open from email attachments
- Open from WhatsApp
- Open via Airdrop
- Easy file switching
- Share files with colleagues
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Open your PatchPrinter (www.PatchPrinter.com) file and have a look at your preproduction without the need of using hardcopies. PatchPrinter for iOS shows all of the information which is available in the PatchPrinter file. You can open your PatchPrinter file from an email attachment, WhatsApp message, Airdrop, etc. Switching between files is easy in the Files list. Here you also can share your PatchPrinter file with your colleagues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatchPrinter at 100% against LFRemote's 9%. PatchPrinter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). LFRemote's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PatchPrinter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LFRemote has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of LFRemote's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatchPrinter's.
LFRemote ships an update every 11 months, PatchPrinter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LFRemote | PatchPrinter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dream Solutions Ltd | Bart van Stiphout |
Customer experience
LFRemote
PatchPrinter
In-app purchases
LFRemote
No in-app purchases
PatchPrinter
No in-app purchases
