Comparison

DMX Engineering Cloud vs Pocket Console

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

Head to head
About

DMX Engineering Cloud

Features
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DMX Engineering is the companion app for DMX Engineering lighting products: casNEO LED controller, Omnibridge data bridge, and the DMX SuperMUX DMX multiplexer. β€’ Finds your controllers on Wi-Fi automatically, or add them by IP address. β€’ See what each unit is playing at a glance. β€’ Open each controller's full web interface right inside the app. β€’ Update firmware over the air β€” releases are saved on your phone, so an update works on a controller's own Wi-Fi with no internet. β€’ Save your favourite looks and complete unit setups to your private DMX Engineering Cloud, and restore them to any unit β€” across phones. An account is optional: discover and manage units on your local network without signing in. The cloud library uses a free DMX Engineering Cloud account tied to your email. We never sell or share your data.

About

Pocket Console

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Pocket Console is a lighting console for the phone already in your pocket, not the tablet you set down somewhere by crafty. It is built for film, TV and video production: the interview in a small room, the commercial day that keeps moving, the splinter unit on the other side of the mall. Most lighting apps on a phone are a remote for something else, or they lack the profiles and the precision that a real console gives you. This one is the console. You patch your lights, program looks and output DMX directly in Pocket Console. TWO WAYS TO DRIVE IT - Touch. Tap or drag to select the lights you want. Intensity, CCT, Β±Green, hue, saturation, and every other parameter the fixture has, on sliders you're already familiar with. - Command line. Type "1 Thru 8 At 45" and eight lights are set without hunting for any of them. It selects as you type, so you can see what you are about to change, and pressing Enter again runs the same line again. Both write the same values, so use whichever suits the moment. REAL OUTPUT - Art-Net and sACN (E1.31), every routed universe at a steady 40 fps. - sACN multicast or unicast, with a per-source priority you set when you have to win a universe. - Art-Net broadcast, directed broadcast or unicast. - Bluetooth straight to a LumenRadio TimoTwo, either a CRMX transmitter or a light with the module already inside. No router and no node needed. FIXTURES AND PATCH - 20+ brands built in: Aputure, amaran, Astera, ARRI, Nanlux, Nanlite, Litepanels, Godox KNOWLED, Creamsource, Quasar, LiteGear, Kino Flo and more. Every mode of every fixture, taken from the manufacturer's own chart. - Import the patch you already built in Blackout Lighting Console. Pocket Console matches each profile and patches the lights for you. - Multi-cell and pixel fixtures, with a drawer for the individual cells. - Addressing that finds the gaps for you and flags an overlap the moment you make one. LOOKS, GROUPS AND A/B - Build groups on the fly. - Record a look with its own fade time and bring the whole setup back with a tap. - A/B a single light or three. Hold A/B and the selected lights show what they were. Let go and your change comes back. A/B states are saved per fixture, within the location. ORGANIZED LIKE A SHOOT - A project per production and a location per setup, each with its own patch, fixtures, groups and looks. - Everything is stored on the phone and works with no network at all. FREE TO PROGRAM Patching and programming are free. Test and learn the app without spending a dime. A subscription or a lifetime license unlocks live output and starts with a 7-day free trial; the tier sets how many universes you can output at once. Pocket Console is a phone-only app, built natively in Swift for iOS 17 and later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pocketlightingconsole.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://pocketlightingconsole.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

DMX Engineering Cloud3 screens
Pocket Console4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DMX Engineering Cloud at none against Pocket Console's 9. DMX Engineering Cloud also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket Console sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DMX Engineering Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
DMX Engineering Cloud versus Pocket Console: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDMX Engineering CloudPocket Console
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJim RhodesADAM MICHAEL OGDEN

In-app purchases

None

DMX Engineering Cloud

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Pocket Console

Subscriptions6
  • Pocket β€” Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Plus β€” Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Pro β€” Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • Pocket β€” Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Plus β€” Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Pro β€” Annual7 Days trial$129.991 Year
One-time3
  • Pocket β€” Lifetime$199.99
  • Plus β€” Lifetime$349.99
  • Pro β€” Lifetime$499.99

Questions

Is DMX Engineering Cloud free?
DMX Engineering Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Console free?
Pocket Console is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DMX Engineering Cloud or Pocket Console have ads?
Neither DMX Engineering Cloud nor Pocket Console shows ads.

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