Comparison

Musive vs Virgil

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

Head to head
About

Musive

Features
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Musive is the music storage and collaboration platform created specifically by and for professionals in the industry. It simplifies your workflow, organizes your projects, gathers feedback, and lets you securely share your tracks — all from one place. Key Features - The order your creativity needs A system that turns chaos into harmony, making it easy to find your music files across all your devices. - Full control when sharing your music Share public links with access control and passwords to showcase your music safely and easily. Get notifications about everything that happens. Eliminate the risk of leaks or plagiarism! - Precise feedback Receive comments on exact points in the audio, speeding up mix and mastering revisions. - Hear every detail Lossless playback, flawless quality so your music sounds exactly as it was created. - Protect your art, always Your music, encrypted and safeguarded with total security. With Musive, your music is right where it belongs. Forget endless searches across multiple platforms and make your work easier with the tool for music professionals that brings order, security, and efficiency. Discover Musive and take the next step in your music career. Start today! Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Virgil

Control your Dante-enabled audio network directly from your iPhone or iPad. Patch, adjust, and monitor devices remotely without needing a laptop. Offers a familiar grid interface, device control, and preset management for live sound professionals.

Highlights
  • Remote patching and adjustment
  • Dante-enabled audio network control
  • Device identification and settings
  • Preset saving and recall
  • Real-time status monitoring
  • Network troubleshooting assistance
Features
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Your guide through the circles. Virgil puts the routing matrix for your Dante-enabled audio network on your iPhone or iPad. Walk the room, stand at FOH or backstage, and patch, check and adjust devices without a laptop or extra hardware. PATCH FROM A GRID YOU ALREADY KNOW • Transmitters across the top, receivers down the side. Press and hold where they meet to patch or unpatch, so a stray tap never changes your show. • Finger-sized boxes, a crosshair that lights up the row and column you're touching, a filling ring while you hold, and haptic confirmation on iPhone. • Tap the + where two devices meet to open both, or hold it to patch 1:1 in one move (channel 1→1, 2→2…). • Expand or collapse everything in one tap. • Pinch to zoom out over a big system, search to filter by device name. • Green means connected. Amber and red flag trouble, with the reason. • Stays in sync: when someone patches from Dante Controller, Virgil updates on its own. • Clock and Events lights in the corner: green means all good. Tap Clock for every device's clock status, or Events for a log of what changed since you opened the app. DEVICE CONTROL Long-press any device for its info and settings: • Model and IP, identify (flash the LEDs to find the box in the rack) • Rename devices and channels, or reset them to factory names • Manufacturer, firmware, sample rate and bit depth • Latency • Analog input and output levels on AVIO adapters • Clock role and sync status, plus preferred leader • Reboot, with confirmation PRESETS • Save the routing for a show and recall it later. Virgil shows exactly what will change before it touches anything. BUILT FOR THE WORK • Talks directly to devices on your local network. No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking. • Finds devices quickly and reliably over multicast, with a clear message if your network blocks it. • Remembers your devices, and Refresh scans the network for them when Wi-Fi blocks discovery. • Handles busy Wi-Fi gracefully and tells you when the network drops a reply instead of hanging. • Keeps the screen awake while you work (switchable). • Tells you what to check when no devices show up. • iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape, iOS 17 and newer. • Works with VoiceOver: every box and header is described, double-tap-and-hold patches, and every action is on the Actions rotor. GOOD TO KNOW • Your iPhone or iPad must be on the same network as the Dante primary interfaces, and Virgil needs Local Network access (iOS asks the first time). • Supports both the classic and newer (ARC 2.8.15) Dante control protocols. • Devices enrolled in Dante Domain Manager aren't supported. Made by MuffStuff for audio people. Virgil is not affiliated with or endorsed by Audinate. Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd.

Screenshots

Musive4 screens
Virgil3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virgil at none against Musive's 2. Musive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Musive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Virgil asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musive ships an update every 10 days, Virgil every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Musive versus Virgil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusiveVirgil
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusic Creative SLBryan Hargrave

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Musive

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$49.991 Year
None

Virgil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musive free?
Musive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virgil free?
Virgil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Musive or Virgil have ads?
Neither Musive nor Virgil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musive or Virgil?
Musive ships an update every 10 days, and Virgil every 2 weeks. Most recently, Musive was updated on October 28, 2026 and Virgil on October 29, 2026.

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