ControllerApp vs Patch Assist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ControllerApp
Control professional lighting consoles remotely via Telnet and OSC. Adjust faders, buttons, and cues, manage virtual encoders, and utilize built-in calculators for beams and DMX. Offers a programmer keypad and preset manager for custom configurations.
- Console control via Telnet/OSC
- Virtual encoder parameter control
- Programmer keypad command interface
- Beam calculator
- DMX calculator
- RGB/CMY color mixer
- Preset manager
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Controller-App Remote control for professional lighting consoles via Telnet and OSC. Works with GrandMA2/3. • Console Control - Connect via Telnet/OSC to execute commands, adjust faders, buttons and control cues • Virtual Encoders - Remote parameter control and fixture positioning • Programmer Keypad - Direct command-line interface to your console • Beam Calculator - Coverage area, throw distance, and lens angle calculations • DMX Calculator - Address to DIP switch conversion • RGB/CMY Color Mixer - Color mixing with HEX conversion • Preset Manager - Save custom button configurations Controller-App is an independent third-party application. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MA Lighting. All related marks are registered trademarks of MA Lighting Technology GmbH.
Patch Assist
This app helps stage lighting professionals and enthusiasts calculate fixture patches and DMX addresses. It offers offline functionality, automatic roll-over across universes, and conflict warnings. Users can also export patch lists and convert DMX addresses to DIP switch settings.
- Patch fixtures by channel count
- Automatic universe roll-over
- DMX address conflict warnings
- Save and edit fixture patches
- Export patch lists to PDF/JPG
- DIP switch calculator
- Offline functionality
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Patch Assist is a fast, clear helper for anyone working with stage lighting — technicians, LDs and DIY users. It works offline, with no accounts and no data collection. PATCH CALCULATOR • Patch fixtures one by one by channel count • Automatic roll-over across universe boundaries • Addresses shown as universe.address • Overlap (conflict) warnings for clashing addresses • Name, edit and bulk-add fixtures • Save patches inside the app GDTF SHARE (optional) • Sign in with your gdtf-share.com account and pick fixtures from the catalog • Channel count and mode fill in automatically • Favorites and recently used fixtures at hand EXPORT • Patch list to PDF or JPG with an event header • Share the usual way (Files, email, AirDrop, Photos) DIP SWITCH CALCULATOR • Convert a DMX address to DIP switch positions and back, live • Flip the block to match your real device English and Czech. For iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Patch Assist at every 3 days against ControllerApp's fortnightly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ControllerApp against 5.0 for Patch Assist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
ControllerApp ships an update fortnightly, Patch Assist every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | ControllerApp | Patch Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naor Bonomo | Krystof Havlik |
In-app purchases
ControllerApp
No in-app purchases
Patch Assist
No in-app purchases
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