Comparison

m vs Trackalot

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

Head to head
About

m

Transform your device into a professional sACN lighting fixture for stage, film, and art installations. Control screen brightness, intensity, and vibration using standard lighting protocols.

Highlights
  • sACN control for Universe and DMX Address
  • Real-time backlight brightness adjustment
  • IRGB 8-Bit fixture compatibility
  • 6 Channel Mode with flashlight intensity
  • Device vibration control
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Turn any screen into a stage light. m-BER makes your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV a lighting fixture you can patch straight into your console. Send it sACN, and the screen answers with colour and intensity in real time, just like every other fixture in your rig. No dongles. No gateway. Just join the show network and go. PATCH IT LIKE A FIXTURE • Patch as a Generic IRGB 8-bit fixture on any universe • Set the start address, and m-BER tells you exactly which channels it uses • Intensity, red, green and blue on four channels per region SPLIT THE SCREEN Run the whole display as one light, or divide it into independently addressed cells: • Single: one full-screen fixture • Half: two cells, side by side or stacked • Quad: four cells as a grid, in rows or in columns Every cell gets its own four channels, so one device can be four fixtures. MORE THAN A SCREEN On iPhone, two extra channels put the flashlight and the vibration motor on the desk. Flash, pulse and buzz on cue, straight from your console. BUILT FOR THE SHOW • Orientation locks the moment the fixture goes live, so a bumped phone never flips the look • Clean, full-bleed output with nothing on screen but light • Works across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Buy once, use it on all of them PERFECT FOR • Props that need to glow on cue • Phones and tablets written into the action • TVs and monitors used as set dressing • Quick practicals when you're one fixture short WHAT YOU NEED • A lighting console or software that outputs sACN (ANSI E1.31) • Your device and console on the same network TRY IT FREE The annual plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Prefer to own it outright? A one-time purchase unlocks m-BER for good. Powered by Liberate Lighting. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • m-BER Annual: 1-year subscription, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the free trial, or at confirmation of purchase if no trial applies • The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Privacy Policy: https://liberatelighting.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Trackalot

Log repeatable events instantly with one tap. Organize trackers into folders and add optional notes or values for context. Visualize patterns with per-tracker charts and export your data for analysis.

Highlights
  • One-tap event logging
  • Optional notes and values
  • Folder organization
  • Per-tracker charts
  • Data export (CSV, JSON)
  • Home screen widgets
  • Manual backup and restore
Features
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MADE FOR iPHONE DUO Open up more room for your history. On iPhone Duo, see folders beside your trackers when space allows. Fold it closed and keep tracking with the same selected folder. INTRODUCING DONE-DID TRACKING To-Do is a plan. Done-Did is a memory. A to-do list tells you what's next. But life has another question: "When did we last do that?" The snack you handed over. The filter you replaced. The dog you already fed. We call it Done-Did tracking. A timestamped history of the things you've done, built one tap at a time. So the next time somebody asks, your answer is right there. "Did the kids get their snack?" "Yeah, hon. They got their snack at 1:43 on the nose." One little tap. One less thing to keep in your head. DID IT. TAP IT. KNOW WHEN. Create a tracker for something you want to remember. Tap when you do it. Look back when you need an answer. Start with a Health, Habits, or Pets TrackPack, or build your own. Group trackers into folders and arrange them the way you use them. WANT TO REMEMBER MORE? "Apples and peanut butter." "Took the long route." "Changed the upstairs filter." Add an optional note when the details matter. Adjust a timestamp if you're logging something after the fact. Your history is editable, because real life includes the occasional wrong tap. WHEN DID I LAST DO THAT? ANSWERED. Review one tracker, a whole folder, or everything together. Find timestamps and notes, check totals, and explore charts and streaks across views from one day to one year. Wondering how many times today? Set optional Count Warnings for a heads-up as you approach a limit you choose. DONE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE Log from iPhone, iPad, a Home Screen widget, or Apple Watch. Use Siri and Shortcuts to log through your own automations. Just finished the dog walk? Give it a tap from your wrist. Get on with your day. YOU TOOK CARE OF IT. KEEP THE HISTORY. Automatic and manual backups help protect your history. Restore a backup when you need it. With Lifetime Access, export reports as CSV or PDF, or your complete archive as CSV or JSON. START FREE. KEEP IT FOR LIFE. Track up to 5 things for free. A one-time Lifetime Access purchase unlocks unlimited trackers, data export, and all future upgrades. No subscription. Customers who acquired the paid app before version 2.0 keep lifetime access at no additional charge. Existing trackers and history remain available. No account. No ads. No subscription. No user tracking. Your history stays in storage controlled through your Apple devices and iCloud. The developer never receives your tracking data. Kids' snacks. Pet care. Chores. Workouts. Watered plants. Your own completely specific thing. If you've ever asked, "Did I do that?" or "When was the last time?", give it a tracker. Did it? Tap it. Done-Did!

Screenshots

m4 screens
Trackalot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Trackalot at paid against m's subscription. Trackalot also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). m's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. m sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Trackalot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for m against 5.0 for Trackalot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trackalot has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

m ships an update every 2 months, Trackalot every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
m versus Trackalot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermTrackalot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLawrence Anthony WareJASON PETER DEFILLIPPO

Customer experience

m

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trackalot

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

m

Subscriptions1
  • 365 Days Access to m-BER app3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Access m-BER app Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Trackalot

One-time1
  • Trackalot Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is m free?
m is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trackalot free?
Trackalot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, m or Trackalot?
m and Trackalot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do m or Trackalot have ads?
Neither m nor Trackalot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, m or Trackalot?
m ships an update every 2 months, and Trackalot every 2 weeks. Most recently, m was updated on October 19, 2026 and Trackalot on October 28, 2026.

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