Comparison

Console Remote Control vs Grip

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

Head to head
About

Console Remote Control

Control your game console remotely over your local WiFi network. This application allows for seamless interaction with your console from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Local WiFi network control
  • Remote console management
  • Seamless mobile interaction
Features
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Remote control Console from your local WiFi network.

About

Grip

Control Ableton Live remotely from your iOS device. Manage transport, recording, track settings, and clips wirelessly. Includes a built-in MIDI keyboard for on-the-go note input.

Highlights
  • Wireless Ableton Live control
  • Voice control for transport and recording
  • Track arming, soloing, and muting
  • Clip launching and scene navigation
  • Built-in MIDI keyboard
  • Project saving and volume control
Features
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Grip is the missing app for Ableton Live. This app requires Grip Desktop to be running on the same computer as Ableton Live. Download that app first at www.gripforlive.com. Stay in creative flow with Grip: Remote control Ableton from anywhere in your studio, bedroom, or battlestation—at your synth, in the vocal booth, or from the couch. Grip connects to your computer over Wi-Fi as a native Live control surface. No MIDI mapping required. Stop running from your mic to the computer, or having to play guitar near your computer. With Grip, you can literally use your voice to say "record" and play directly into Ableton Live. Keep Grip with you at whatever instrument you're playing, to play, record, undo, redo, and even save from your phone or tablet. TRANSPORT & RECORDING • Control Live with your voice • Play, stop, record, and overdub • Undo and redo • Preview and record into scenes • Quickly loop between sections of your song in arrangement • Pre-roll recording before your locators • Toggle metronome • Save your project from your phone • Change volume • Arm, solo, and mute tracks MIXER & NAVIGATION • Record & launch clips, move and copy them between tracks and scenes on the session view • Jump to locators • Launch scenes • Scrub through your arrangement with your finger • Switch between session and arrangement view • Mixer controls for volume, sends, pan, and arm/solo • Insert, duplicate, or delete tracks or scenes • Rename locators and scenes MIDI PIANO & DRUM PAD • Built-in piano for playing notes into Live • Push-like drum pad for playing notes or drum kits • Requires the Mac version of Grip. (Windows support for MIDI forthcoming.)

Screenshots

Console Remote Control4 screens
Grip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grip at 5.0 against Console Remote Control's 4.0. Grip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Console Remote Control's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Console Remote Control sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Grip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Console Remote Control ships an update monthly, Grip every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Console Remote Control versus Grip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConsole Remote ControlGrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFonoflowAdam Baker

Customer experience

Console Remote Control

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grip

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Console Remote Control

One-time2
  • Console$99.99
  • Dashboard$99.99
None

Grip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Console Remote Control free?
Console Remote Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grip free?
Grip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Console Remote Control or Grip?
Grip is rated higher. Console Remote Control averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Grip averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Console Remote Control or Grip have ads?
Neither Console Remote Control nor Grip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Console Remote Control or Grip?
Console Remote Control ships an update monthly, and Grip every 3 weeks. Most recently, Console Remote Control was updated on September 21, 2026 and Grip on September 10, 2026.

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