Comparison

MicButton vs LMS GamerMix

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

Head to head
About

MicButton

Features
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MicButton is your physical mute button for working by voice. It lets you mute or unmute your Mac’s system microphone from your Apple Watch or iPhone Action Button without leaving a ChatGPT Voice or Codex conversation. Whether you're stepping away for a quick side conversation during a video call or working alongside a voice assistant that shouldn't hear you talking to someone else, MicButton lets you mute in an instant — right from your wrist or phone. It’s a master mute switch. MicButton mutes your Mac’s system microphone itself rather than muting inside a single app — so when it’s off, nothing running on your Mac is listening: not a call, not a browser tab, not an assistant. Your mic is off because you turned it off, and you can confirm it from your wrist without walking back to your desk. FEATURES • One-tap mute/unmute from Apple Watch • iPhone Action Button and Lock Screen control support • Live mute status shown in the Dynamic Island • Mutes the Mac’s system microphone at the source, not inside a single app • Works entirely over your local network — no internet connection required, and no audio ever leaves your devices • Lightweight menu bar app that stays out of your way MicButton is built for anyone who works from a Mac and wants mute control without breaking their flow.

About

LMS GamerMix

Transform your phone into a wireless microphone and a 16-pad soundboard for your PC. Easily stream your voice and sound effects over Wi-Fi to any game, chat, or recording application without extra hardware.

Highlights
  • Wireless microphone functionality
  • 16-pad soundboard
  • Customizable soundboard pads
  • Voice FX (pitch, reverb, delay)
  • Anonymizer voice modes
  • Save and load setups
Features
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LMS GamerMix turns your phone into a wireless microphone and a 16-pad soundboard for your Windows PC. Your voice and your sound effects travel from the phone to the PC over your own Wi-Fi. On the PC they show up as an ordinary microphone, so any game, voice chat, streaming or recording app can use them. No cables, no mixer, no extra hardware. IMPORTANT: This is a companion app. It needs the free LMS GamerMix desktop app for Windows 11 (64-bit), which includes the virtual microphone driver. Without it the phone has nothing to connect to. Setup guide and download: lookoutmtsystems.github.io/LMSgamermix/how/ FREE - Full wireless microphone, no time limit - Soundboard pad 1, loaded with your own audio file - Put your own image or GIF on the pad GAMERMIX PRO - All 16 soundboard pads - Voice FX: pitch, reverb and delay - Anonymizer voice modes: disguise, robot and whisper - Save and load your setups as programs - Mic input level and soundboard send level controls HOW IT WORKS 1. Put the phone and the PC on the same Wi-Fi network. 2. Open the app and tap START. The phone displays its address. 3. Type that address into the desktop app and connect, then choose LMS GamerMix as your microphone in Windows or in your game. Tap a pad to fire a sound. Hold a pad to load your own audio or artwork. Pads mix directly into what the PC hears, so your team or your audience hears them the moment you do. The microphone keeps running with the screen locked. It stops when you tap STOP, or when another app takes over audio, such as a phone call or a video. WHAT YOU NEED - A Windows 11 64-bit PC running the free LMS GamerMix desktop app - Both devices on the same Wi-Fi network. Guest networks, and routers with client isolation or AP isolation enabled, will block the connection. PRIVACY Audio goes straight from your phone to your PC across your local network, encrypted on the way. Nothing is routed through the internet. There are no accounts to create, we run no servers, and we never receive or store your audio. SUBSCRIPTION GamerMix Pro is an annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. The free microphone and pad 1 remain available whether or not you subscribe. SUPPORT support@lookoutmtsystems.com Lookout Mountain Systems, LLC Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lookoutmtsystems.github.io/LMSgamermix/privacy/

Screenshots

MicButton2 screens
LMS GamerMix3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MicButton at none against LMS GamerMix's 1. LMS GamerMix's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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. LMS GamerMix sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. MicButton asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MicButton versus LMS GamerMix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicButtonLMS GamerMix
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernedrelow, LLCLookout Mountain Systems LLC

In-app purchases

None

MicButton

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LMS GamerMix

Subscriptions1
  • GamerMix Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is MicButton free?
MicButton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LMS GamerMix free?
LMS GamerMix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MicButton or LMS GamerMix have ads?
Neither MicButton nor LMS GamerMix shows ads.

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