Grip vs Rimeo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.)
Rimeo
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Rimeo streams your own DJ library from your computer to your iPhone, anywhere. Run the free Rimeo agent on your Mac or PC, link it once, and your whole collection travels with you: every track, playlist, BPM and key, ready to browse and play on the go. INCLUDED FOR FREE • Your full library: tracks, playlists, genres, BPM, key, all in sync • Waveform navigation: scrub any track by its waveform and find the drop instantly • Check quality: see the real spectrum of a file before you play it • Local network mode: on the same Wi-Fi as your computer, stream over your LAN RIMEO PREMIUM • Remote access: listen beyond your home network • Offline downloads: keep your tracks anywhere, even with no signal • Similar tracks: build sets faster with key and BPM-aware suggestions • Edit and sync playlists: build sets and save them back to Rekordbox Rimeo Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly (USD 6.99) or yearly (USD 69.99). Prices may vary by region and are always shown on the purchase screen before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Your music never leaves your computer except to your own phone. No uploads, no cloud lock-in: it's your library, your files. Create a free account, link your computer once, and you're set. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rimeo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rimeo.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Grip at 3 against Rimeo's 1. Grip also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grip ships an update every 3 weeks, Rimeo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grip | Rimeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Baker | Ilia Okhrimenko |
In-app purchases
Grip
No in-app purchases
Rimeo
No in-app purchases









