Comparison

m vs Numy

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

Head to head
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 2Ɨ2 up to 8Ɨ10 • 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 Ā· 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First or Send Instantly, your choice • Live status and live values on your wrist, with a clear warning when they're out of date • A Smart Stack widget and watch-face complication showing your current cue • A Control for Control Center or the Action button that sends one chosen button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.

About

Numy

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Numy is a free notepad calculator for everyday numbers. Write calculations the way you would in a note: '$6 times 5', '20% off $50', '100km in miles', or '$45 plus 12.5% tip split 3'. Numy shows answers line by line as you type, so your math stays clear and easy to follow. Use Numy for quick math, percentages, discounts, tips, taxes, bill splitting, running totals, unit conversion, currency conversion, and calculation history. It works like a clean notepad for numbers, words, symbols, and conversions. What you can do: • Type natural calculations with words and symbols • Work out percentages, discounts, tips, and tax • Split bills and keep running totals • Convert distances, weights, temperatures, and more • Convert currencies using available rates • Use recently saved currency rates when offline • Return to previous calculations from history • Start instantly with no account required Numy is useful for shopping, travel, school, homework, budgeting, recipes, invoices, quick notes, and everyday decisions where numbers are part of the thought. Currency conversion may use saved recent rates when you are offline. Rates can change, so check important conversions before relying on them. Numy is built for everyday calculations and conversions, not investment advice, financial advice, or advanced scientific graphing. The app is free and includes ads. Ad privacy controls are available in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://moruk.link/numy/privacy?locale=en-US Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

m4 screens
Numy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Numy at $9.99 against m's $17.99. Numy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months). m's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

m costs $17.99 and Numy $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

m ships an update every 20 months, Numy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
m versus Numy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermNumy
Price$17.99$9.99 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLawrence Anthony WareMoruk LLC

In-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

None

Numy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is m free?
m costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numy free?
Numy costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do m or Numy have ads?
Numy shows ads; m does not.
Which is updated more often, m or Numy?
m ships an update every 20 months, and Numy fortnightly. Most recently, m was updated on October 19, 2026 and Numy on October 24, 2026.

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