PreSonus QMix® vs MX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PreSonus QMix®
This app transforms your mobile device into a personal monitor mix controller for digital mixers. It allows musicians and engineers to easily manage and adjust their own stage or aux mixes wirelessly. Take full control of your sound with intuitive remote access.
- Wireless control of StudioLive Series III mixers
- Remote control aux mix levels and panning
- Create up to 4 channel groups
- Wheel of Me for custom channel group control
- Intuitive and flexible mix management
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PreSonus® QMix-UC monitor mix app turns your mobile device into a powerful personal monitoring controller for StudioLive® Series III digital mixers. Whether you’re a busy front-of-house engineer looking for a better way to manage monitors, or a musician who’s ready to take control of their own stage mix, QMix-UC makes remotely controlling aux mixes easy, flexible, and intuitive. Just connect your device to the same wireless network as your StudioLive Series III mixer, and you’re in control of your mix. Features: Provides wireless control over any StudioLive Series III mixer Remote-control aux mix send levels and panning Create up to 4 channel groups Wheel of Me controls the relative level of all customized “Me” channels with one simple control Compatible Series III hardware includes: StudioLive 64S StudioLive 32S StudioLive 32SX StudioLive 32SC StudioLive 32 StudioLive 24 StudioLive 16 StudioLive 32R StudioLive 24R StudioLive 16R Note: StudioLive 16.0.2USB, and StudioLive AI- and RM-series mixers should still continue to work as usual in this app, but are no longer officially supported. No further work is planned for the AI mixer series in this app. System Requirements Supported: - Compatible with iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS 11.4 or later Control of supported mixers requires that the mobile device running be connected to the same wireless network as a StudioLive Series III mixer. StudioLive Classic mixers (16.0.2 FireWire, 16.4.2, 24.4.2) require QMix and are not compatible with QMix-UC
MX
Control your personal monitor mix directly from your mobile device. This app offers intuitive remote control for volume and panning of input channels to auxiliary buses, with customizable groupings for easy adjustments during performances. Ideal for musicians and performers seeking flexible and personalized monitoring.
- 4 customizable MCAs for group channel adjustments
- Control over Mono and Stereo Bus sends
- Individual volume and panorama control
- Portrait/landscape orientation support
- Remote control for audio mixers
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MX-Q – Personal Monitoring at your Fingertips Take full control of your monitor mix, right from your mobile device. MX-Q gives musicians, performers, and creators a fast, intuitive way to make their personal monitor mix for Midas M32, M-AIR, Behringer X32, and X-AIR audio mixers. Not only does MX-Q allow individual volume and panorama remote control for all input channel sends to all aux-buses, but it allows virtually grouping channels into MCA’s (mix control associations). There are 4 MCA’s that can be populated independently in every app instance, making level adjustments during performance easy and fit for every musician’s needs. Whether you’re on stage, in rehearsal, or in the studio, MX-Q makes personal monitoring simple, flexible, and fully customizable. Features • 4 customizable MCAs (quick adjustment to multiple channels at once) • Control over Mono and Stereo Bus sends and panning • Portrait/landscape orientation Perfect For • Musicians who want full control of their in-ear or wedge mix • Bands needing fast, reliable personal monitoring • Rehearsal spaces, houses of worship, and touring rigs Compatibility • Compatible with Behringer X32 and X AIR series mixers as well as Midas M32 and M AIR series mixers • Requires the mobile device and mixer to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PreSonus QMix® at 2.9 against MX's 2.0. PreSonus QMix® also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 16%) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). MX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
PreSonus QMix® holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 284 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of PreSonus QMix®'s written reviews are positive against 16% of MX's.
PreSonus QMix® ships an update every 4 months, MX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PreSonus QMix® | MX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (95 ratings) — better | 2.0 (284 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 284 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fender Digital | Empower Tribe Innovations DE GmbH |
Customer experience
PreSonus QMix®
MX
User reviews
PreSonus QMix®
From 95 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Handy for IEM mixes
- 💡 Genius 'Me/Band' balancing wheel
- 👍 Fantastic for IEM users
- 👍 Perfect for wireless control
- 👍 Great for monitor mixes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashing frequently
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Landscape mode issues
- 🐛 No iPad version
- 🐛 Inconsistent and buggy
MX
From 284 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface for monitor mixing
- 🎵 Effective personal in-ear mix control functionality
- 🔌 Automatic device detection and connection capability
- 📱 Works across multiple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad)
- 🎚️ Responsive faders when functioning properly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen doesn't stay awake during use - requires manual unlock
- 🔌 Frequent disconnections from mixer board
- ⏱️ Long reconnection times and parameter transfer delays
- 📊 Missing signal level meters on individual channels
- 🎚️ Removed grouping/filtering functionality for custom channel views
Bugs and requests
PreSonus QMix®
Reported bugs
92 issues- Unable to connect phone
- Not running on iPhone 16
- Landscape mode doesn't work
- Cannot go into landscape mode
- No iPad Version
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- Unreliable
- Very buggy
- Levels defaulted to unknown setting
- Phones not able to use landscape setting
- Cannot connect to sound desk
- iPhone app not connecting to mixer
- App 3.0v doesn't work
- Couldn't get it to work
- Screen won't rotate
- Phones have not been able to use the landscape setting
- Cannot connect to mixer
- App crashes
- Mixers are gone on the app
- Mixing portion is greyed out
- Gray boxes where sliders used to be
- Shows grey channels without content
- No access to mixers since update
- Remote control over aux mixes broken
- Mix window has grayed out and unusable
- App no longer works
- Won't allow for adjustment of individual mixes
- Murders every battery
- Does not work with iPhone X
- Cannot see individual mixers
- Phone doesn't respond to rotation
- Crashes in the middle of a show
- Cannot select an Aux mix
- Landscape mode is grayed out or non-functional
- Most devices will not go into landscape mode
- Cannot change orientation of phone/tablet displays
- Cannot access all pages
- Cannot change mixer parameters other than the “wheel of me.”
- App crashes every time it's opened
- App crashes upon connecting to the board
- Incompatibility with certain saved Scenes
- App breaks when EQ and Dyn are recalled
- New updates took place, cannot control sound
- This version doesn't work
- Faders wider causing less usable screen space
- Won't even open
- Must restart every time phone goes to sleep
- Wifi interface issues
- Auto lock function issues
- Interruptive signals cause disconnects
- Digital faders are clumsy
- No way to switch between 'me' and 'band' on the wheel
- Text is too small with no ability to increase size
- Accessibility issues with VoiceOver
- Monitors channels look zeroed out and labels are gone
- App freezes and disconnects
- Cannot unmute channels
- Severe battery drain
- App is a severe battery drainer
- Does not connect to aux 1-8
- App freezes and disconnects
- Cannot see what channels are muted
- New update broke rotation
- New update no longer lets me scan in my surface
- Gray boxes... useless now
- Update broke the app
- Update takes away all usefulness
- Stopped working after this update
- No access to mixers since update
- Update blanked out sliders
- New Version Won’t Allow Mix Adjustments
- Terrific battery killer
- Does not work
- PoS
- Worked well but...........
- Does not work with iPhone X
- Grrrr.
- Worked great for awhile, now un-useable in Landscape Mode, very fragile app
- Bugged!
- Please add listen feature
- No support for old Studiolive consoles
- Accessibility?
- Great app when it work
- Absolutely does not work !!!
- Was great, till the update came
- Horrible, Crashing
- Disappointed!!!
- Broken After Update
- Not working with IPhone 7 plus
- doesn't work
- From 5 stars to -1 star in one update
- Must restart every time
- Ehh
Requested features
14 requests- Update for iPhone 16
- Landscape mode fix
- iPad version needed
- Update app for consistency
- Add faders instead of wheel
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- Add EQ on monitor master
- Add listen feature for headphones
- Add panning feature
- Apple Watch app
- Add SPL meter
- Mix normally on iPhone Plus
- Show only grouped channels
- Improve channel color contrast
- Add feedback button
MX
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes on launch or connection
- Screen auto-locks during active use
- Connection drops frequently during performance
- IP address not saved between sessions
- App freezes on scanning or connecting screens
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- Faders unresponsive or slow to react
- Touch controls frozen or glitchy
- Horizontal scrolling inconsistent and difficult
- Parameter transfer takes excessive time
- App doesn't auto-reconnect after phone sleep
- Incompatible with iOS 16+ and iPhone 16
- Scan function doesn't detect mixer on network
- Manual IP entry not accepted despite correct address
- App crashes when switching between mix screens
- Settings not retained between sessions
- Channel display shows wrong labels
- Vertical mode layout broken and unusable
- Latency issues with fader adjustments
- App requires force close and reinstall to function
Requested features
17 requests- Restore signal level/VU meters for each channel
- Bring back channel grouping and filtering capabilities
- Add ability to keep screen from auto-locking during use
- Implement IP address saving and auto-reconnection
- Restore previous UI layout and design
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- Add channel numbering display
- Include dB level indicators on faders
- Add pan control functionality
- Implement compression and gate controls
- Add EQ options for individual channels
- Create user profile saving for different musicians
- Add color-coding options for channels
- Implement page-based navigation instead of scrolling
- Add password protection for main mix access
- Reduce master fader screen real estate
- Improve touch sensitivity and responsiveness
- Add support for scribble strip customization
In-app purchases
PreSonus QMix®
No in-app purchases
MX
No in-app purchases
