Comparison

Rigging Tools vs Escenio

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

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Rigging Tools

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[English] Rigging Tools is a paid application. A fully functional 15-minute free trial is offered; after that, a subscription is required. Are you a rigger, film technician, or a professional who works at heights? Rigging Tools is the ultimate app for mastering the fundamentals of rigging with safety, precision, and confidence. Designed by experts and created for both professionals and apprentices, this fully app in (Spanish/English/hindi) offers you: - Essential technical guides: Learn the key concepts of rigging, anchor forces, fall factors, PPE selection, and internationally recognized best practices. - Professional dictionary: Look up technical terms in Spanish and English, with clear definitions and illustrations, so you can communicate without barriers in any work environment. - Technical catalogs: Explore types of ropes, carabiners, pulleys, anchors, and belay systems, with real data from manufacturers such as Petzl, Singing Rock, and Rock Exotica. - Practical tools: Access force calculators, strength tables, and technical comparisons to make quick and safe decisions in the field. - Events and courses agenda Fully focused on safety and education! Each section is reviewed according to European standards (EN) and international regulations. The app is periodically updated with new content, tools, and models to continue supporting the global rigging community. Download Rigging Tools today and elevate your technical level — with safety, knowledge, and precision. Premium access Rigging Tools offers optional premium access: – Annual subscription: Unlocks all time limits and lets you use the app without restrictions for the whole year. Auto‑renewable yearly subscription. – Lifetime purchase: One‑time payment that permanently removes all time limits and unlocks full access to all current sections and any future sections and updates. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.migueljuzgado.com/politica-de-privacidad.html [Spanish] Rigging Tools es una aplicación de pago. Se ofrece una prueba gratuita de 15 minutos totalmente funcional, después tiene que usar una suscripción. ¿Eres rigger, técnico de cine o profesional del trabajo en altura? Rigging Tools es la aplicación definitiva para dominar los fundamentos del rigging con seguridad, precisión y confianza. Diseñada por expertos y pensada para profesionales y aprendices, esta app totalmente en (español/inglés/hindi). ¡Totalmente orientada a la seguridad y la formación! Cada sección está revisada con estándares europeos (EN) y normativas internacionales. La app se actualiza periódicamente con nuevo contenido, herramientas y modelos para seguir apoyando a la comunidad global de rigging. Descarga Rigging Tools hoy y eleva tu nivel técnico — con seguridad, conocimiento y precisión. Acceso premium Rigging Tools ofrece acceso premium opcional: – Suscripción anual: Desbloquea cualquier límite de tiempo y permite usar la app sin restricciones durante todo el año. Suscripción anual renovable automáticamente. – Compra de por vida: Pago único que desbloquea de forma permanente cualquier límite de tiempo y todo el acceso futuro a nuevos apartados y futuras actualizaciones. Los precios pueden variar según la región. El pago se cargará a su cuenta de ID de Apple. La suscripción se renueva automáticamente a menos que se cancele al menos 24 horas antes del final del período actual en la configuración de su cuenta. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.migueljuzgado.com/politica-de-privacidad.html

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Escenio

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Escenio is not affiliated with or endorsed by any console or software manufacturer. Console and software names are used only to indicate compatibility. A professional remote for working from the stage, not from the desk. During focus, fit-up and rehearsal, the technician needs the console where the light is. Escenio puts it, with QLab and the desk, on a tablet or phone, over the theatre's local network. WHAT IT TALKS TO • ETC Eos consoles and MA Lighting grandMA3, over OSC. • Figure 53 QLab, versions 5 and 4, over OSC. • Behringer, Midas and Yamaha sound desks, over OSC and RCP. WHAT IT DOES • Full command line with the console keypad. • Rigging: channels, groups, palettes and presets on big buttons; channel check with Highlight or Rem Dim; lamp preheat. • Focus, on Eos and grandMA3: the pan and tilt pad, the dimmer, attributes, and groups, presets, palettes and macros at hand. • Update, Record and Store palettes and presets from the stage. • Cues with their names, their times and a fade meter while one is running. • Patch with copies to compare, faders, master and executors. • grandMA3 with the free Escenio plugin (the app installs it, or download it from unquinto.es/apps/escenio): the console confirms every command and shares its command line. • User window on Eos and grandMA3: your own buttons. • QLab: GO, Carts, PAUSE ALL and RESUME ALL, PANIC, what is playing with its own pause and stop, the list with its times, Load to Time and Preview. • QLab 5 Editing: cues, levels, Fades, Groups, Time & Loops, video and stages, lights and Dashboard. • The console and QLab on the same screen, and console cues that start QLab cues. SHOW, THE STAGE MANAGER'S STATION With the Full version: lighting, QLab and the desk on one screen, in read mode to start, with what is on stage and what comes next, the show clock and the show report. And the prompt book: the cues in order, with their standby lines, reviewed before each performance. SOUND DESKS On all of them: faders with layers, mutes and names, and a Desk tab next to QLab and the console. Also: • Behringer X32 and Midas M32, X Air and Midas MR (OSC): the whole channel (preamp, filter, EQ, gate, compressor, sends and inserts), effects, meters, RTA and patch. X32 and M32 tested on a desk. • Behringer WING (OSC): the same, with 6-band EQ and 16 effects. Tested on a desk. • Yamaha DM7 and DM5 (OSC and RCP): DCAs, mixes, preamp, HPF, 4-band EQ and sends. No dynamics, 48 V or effects: the desk doesn't allow them to be changed remotely. Tested on a DM7 Compact. • Yamaha DM3 (RCP, with the DM7 purchase): preamp with 48 V and sends. No DCAs or channel EQ. • Yamaha CL and QL (RCP): DCAs, mixes, matrices, pan, preamp, dynamics threshold, sends and meters. No EQ, HPF or 48 V: they don't offer them over RCP. • Yamaha Rivage PM (RCP): what the CL has, plus 4-band EQ, HPF, phase and delay. HOW IT IS BUILT • Local network only. No cloud, no account, no telemetry, no server. • It opens in read mode; switching to control is a deliberate act. • Keys that fire, record or release manual changes require arming. • Finds QLab and Eos consoles on the network, or type the IP; latency in view and exportable diagnostics. PURCHASES The app is free and comes with a demo to try everything without a console. QLab control is free, for real. Eos, grandMA3 and the desks connect free in read mode, and their control is a one-time purchase, no subscription. QLab Editing is sold on its own or comes included with Eos, grandMA3 and the desk bundle. The Full version has it all, with the Show and the prompt book. Purchases work offline. We collect no data: everything stays on the device. Eos and ETC are trademarks of Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. grandMA3 is a trademark of MA Lighting. QLab is a trademark of Figure 53, LLC. Behringer, Midas, X Air, X32, M32 and WING are trademarks of Music Tribe Global Brands Ltd. Yamaha, DM7, DM5, DM3, CL, QL and Rivage are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.

Screenshots

Rigging Tools4 screens
Escenio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Escenio at daily against Rigging Tools's every 5 days. Escenio also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Rigging Tools sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Escenio sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rigging Tools ships an update every 5 days, Escenio daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Rigging Tools versus Escenio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRigging ToolsEscenio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMiguel Juzgado RodriguezUNQUINTO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rigging Tools

Subscriptions1
  • Ingles$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • English$8.99
9 purchases

Escenio

One-time9
  • DM7, DM5 and DM3$6.99
  • CL, QL and Rivage$6.99
  • X Air, X32 and M32$6.99
Show 6 more
  • WING$6.99
  • QLab Editing$12.99
  • Sound desks$17.99
  • Eos profile$22.99
  • grandMA3 profile$22.99
  • Full version$44.99

Questions

Is Rigging Tools free?
Rigging Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Escenio free?
Escenio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rigging Tools or Escenio have ads?
Neither Rigging Tools nor Escenio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rigging Tools or Escenio?
Rigging Tools ships an update every 5 days, and Escenio daily. Most recently, Rigging Tools was updated on November 9, 2026 and Escenio on November 10, 2026.

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