FilRouge vs MaizeDMX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FilRouge
Control your device using ArtNet or DMX512A protocols. This basic light desk application offers essential functionality for managing lighting setups.
- Device control via ArtNet
- Device control via DMX512A
- Basic light desk functionality
- iPad support
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Basic light desk app to control device via ArtNet or DMX512A protocols
MaizeDMX
This mobile application provides a full-featured DMX lighting control system for stage and event use. It allows users to create or manage lighting projects, offering professional console concepts and fixture profile support. A restricted mode is available for novice users.
- Professional lighting console concepts
- Fixture profile creation and library
- Support for 32 universes of DMX output
- Restricted mode for novice users
- Project creation and management
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MaizeDMX is a simple and easy to use DMX lighting control software. As beginner lighting operator or designer, you will find it’s perfect for your stage and event. This mobile app is a full featured standalone lighting control system, you can create a new project or open/download an existing project from the desktop editor. It has the following key features: - Professional lighting console concepts like programmer, preset, group, cuelist, executer, effect and layout. - Support creating new fixture profile, downloading one from our cloud library, or opening an existing GDTF file. - Support 32 universe of DMX output. - Restricted mode can lock the app down to a read only feature set for novice users. You will need a MaizeDMX bluetooth adapter or ArtNet/sACN compatible node to actually output DMX signal to lighting fixtures
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MaizeDMX at every 2 months against FilRouge's every 7 months. MaizeDMX also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
FilRouge ships an update every 7 months, MaizeDMX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FilRouge | MaizeDMX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MORELLO TEQ SAS DI MINICHIELLO LUCIANO & C. | Xiang Cao |
Customer experience
FilRouge
MaizeDMX
In-app purchases
FilRouge
No in-app purchases
MaizeDMX
No in-app purchases
Questions
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