Comparison

LayerMapper NDI vs Mult Controller

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

Head to head
About

LayerMapper NDI

Features
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LayerMapper NDI is the free companion app designed to supercharge your 3D mapping workflow. Whether you’re previewing content, collaborating remotely, or driving live events, LayerMapper NDI lets you both broadcast your device’s screen and monitor any NDI-enabled video source on your local network. Key Features Screen Broadcasting over NDI Send your iPhone or iPad screen as an NDI source in real time. Perfect for sharing mapping previews, control interfaces, slideshows, or any on-screen content directly into your LayerMapper 3D mapping sessions or your favorite live-production tools. NDI Signal Monitoring Discover and monitor all NDI sources on your network—cameras, switchers, other devices running NDI software—so you can keep track of every feed in one place. Pause, scale, and inspect any incoming NDI stream to ensure optimal framing and quality. Low-Latency, High Quality Built on the official NewTek NDI® SDK, LayerMapper NDI delivers smooth, high-fidelity video at ultralow latency. Your mapping visuals, live-event graphics, or remote demos arrive virtually instantaneously wherever NDI is supported. Seamless LayerMapper Integration Pair LayerMapper NDI with LayerMapper’s powerful 3D projection-mapping tools for a unified workflow. Push your mapping content from mobile to desktop without extra hardware, then fine-tune alignment and effects live. Intuitive Interface A clean, lightweight design lets you start broadcasting or monitoring with a single tap. Auto-discovers NDI sources on your Wi-Fi network, shows clear thumbnails of all feeds, and provides simple controls for each stream. Completely Free LayerMapper NDI is available at no cost. Use it to showcase your LayerMapper 3D mapping projects, collaborate with remote team members, or integrate mobile screens into any NDI-based production—all without subscription fees. Why LayerMapper NDI? LayerMapper NDI was built as a promotional companion to the award-winning LayerMapper 3D mapping software (learn more at layermapper.com). By extending NDI streaming capabilities to your iOS device, you can: Speed up collaboration: Send mapping previews live to any NDI-aware production system or to remote partners for instant feedback. Expand your toolkit: Broadcast your control panels, value gauges, or other on-screen overlays as part of a multi-camera NDI setup. Stay agile: Quickly switch between mapping content and external NDI sources without leaving your mobile device—ideal for live events, festivals, trade shows, and remote installations. Getting Started Install LayerMapper NDI on your iPhone or iPad. Connect to the same Wi-Fi network as your NDI-enabled desktop or other devices. Launch the app to automatically discover available NDI sources, or start broadcasting your screen with a single tap. In LayerMapper desktop or any NDI-aware software, simply select your mobile device as a source to pull in your live stream.

About

Mult Controller

Create custom control surfaces for your digital audio workstations or media software. Design layouts with various interactive elements like knobs, sliders, and pads, then control your software remotely via OSC or MIDI.

Highlights
  • Canvas-based custom controller design
  • OSC and MIDI output
  • 11 built-in interactive components
  • Edit and performance modes
  • Automatic session saving
  • Configurable component settings
Features
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Mult Controller is a canvas-based OSC and MIDI controller for iOS. Build your own control surface — place knobs, pads, sliders, and sensor-driven widgets on an open canvas, then lock it and play. CANVAS AND SESSIONS Name a session, choose OSC or MIDI, set a destination, and a blank canvas appears. Toggle edit/performance mode with the lock button. In edit mode, drag and configure components freely. In performance mode, the layout freezes and controls go live. Sessions save automatically as JSON files visible in Files.app under Mult Controller → Sessions/. Run multiple sessions simultaneously — each has its own transport destination. 11 BUILT-IN COMPONENTS Knob — rotary dial, continuous output. Slider — linear fader in Small, Medium, and Large. Button — momentary or latch; fires MIDI Note or CC. Switch — persistent on/off toggle. XY Pad — two-axis touchpad, two independent values. Physical Pad — XY pad with real momentum physics; release and the point coasts. Image Pad — samples RGB from a photo; streams red, green, blue as three values. Gyro Pad — device tilt drives XY output automatically, no touch needed. AR Coordinates — ARKit tracks position in space and emits X, Y, Z continuously. Compass — magnetometer outputs heading in degrees (0–360). Envelope Follower — microphone amplitude drives a control channel in real time. OSC Sends OSC 1.0 over UDP. Type a destination IP and port — no pairing needed. Broadcast mode reaches every device on the subnet. Choose a coalescing rate of 30, 60, or 120 Hz. Compatible with Ableton Live, Max/MSP, SuperCollider, QLab, TouchDesigner, Resolume, and any OSC-capable software. MIDI Switch a session to MIDI and components send over CoreMIDI 2.0. Connect via Bluetooth MIDI or Network MIDI over Wi-Fi. Each component has its own channel, CC number, message type, note, and velocity — fully configurable per control. PERMISSIONS MultOSC requests permissions only for the components that need them. iOS will prompt you the first time a component is activated. To grant or revoke permissions manually, go to Settings → Privacy & Security on your device. Camera — required by AR Coordinates to run ARKit world tracking. Without it, the component places on canvas but outputs nothing. Microphone — required by Envelope Follower to read amplitude. Without it, the output stays at zero. Bluetooth — required to discover and pair BLE MIDI instruments and controllers. Local Network — required for OSC UDP packets and Network MIDI over Wi-Fi. Without it, no messages leave the device. Location (When in Use) — required by Compass to read magnetometer heading via CoreLocation. Without it, the needle stays at 0°. If a permission is denied, the affected component stays placed on the canvas but its output freezes. Re-enable the permission in Settings and the component resumes immediately — no restart needed. PRIVACY MultOSC collects no data — no analytics, no crash reporters, no usage tracking. Session files are plain text in your Documents folder. The only outbound traffic is the OSC and MIDI you configure yourself.

Screenshots

LayerMapper NDI1 screens
Mult Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LayerMapper NDI at 14.0 against Mult Controller's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
LayerMapper NDI versus Mult Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayerMapper NDIMult Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenis Grzechnik淞元 石

In-app purchases

None

LayerMapper NDI

No in-app purchases

None

Mult Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LayerMapper NDI free?
LayerMapper NDI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mult Controller free?
Mult Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LayerMapper NDI or Mult Controller have ads?
Neither LayerMapper NDI nor Mult Controller shows ads.

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