PreSonus QMix® vs MXBus
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
MXBus
This app empowers musicians to control their own monitor mixes directly from their iOS device when using Behringer X32/X-Air or Midas consoles. It offers features like stereo channels, namable groups, and automatic console discovery for a streamlined sound check and live performance adjustment.
- Monitor mix control for musicians
- Supports Behringer X32/X-Air and Midas consoles
- Stereo channels for screen real-estate
- Namable groups and automatic console discovery
- Control send levels for channels, aux tracks, and effects
- Reorder channels within groups
- Springboard and Lock Screen widgets
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MXBus is a monitor mixing app for all Behringer X32 and X-Air mixing consoles that allows musicians on stage to control their own monitor mix with their iOS device. It also supports the Midas versions of these mixers (M32* and M-Air) It features stereo channels to save screen real-estate, namable groups and automatic console discovery. Musicians can control the send levels into their monitoring mix bus for all channels aux tracks and effects returns. You can even reorder the channels within your groups to your liking. It makes the sound check painless and allows you to adjust the mix during the gig. Some key differentiating Features: • Linked channels are treated as a stereo channel to save screen space. • Double tapping a fader knob sets it 0. • Double tapping the panning control on a stereo channel pans the signal hard L/R. Another double tap reverses the panning. • NEW: Springboard and Lock Screen widgets for quicker access. And as always: The app is built with data privacy in mind - no adds, no tracking! The PRO pack unlocks even more features like: • Decayed meters with peak memory • Compression meters • Gate LEDs • Channel mute buttons (X32) • Group mute buttons (X32) • Unlimited groups • Scenes • Bus EQ • Bus Compressor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MXBus at 71% against PreSonus QMix®'s 26%. MXBus also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). PreSonus QMix®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. MXBus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PreSonus QMix® asks for nothing beyond the download.
MXBus holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 121 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of PreSonus QMix®'s written reviews are positive against 71% of MXBus's.
PreSonus QMix® ships an update every 4 months, MXBus monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | PreSonus QMix® | MXBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (95 ratings) | 4.2 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fender Digital | Andreas Keldenich |
Customer experience
PreSonus QMix®
MXBus
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
MXBus
From 121 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Quick and easy connection to mixers
- ✅ Stable and reliable performance for IEM mixing
- 💾 Ability to save scenes and group settings
- 🎚️ Clean, uncluttered design maximizes screen real estate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Faders moving on their own (recent bug)
- 🔌 Connection issues on certain network subnets (10.0.0.x)
- ❌ Inconsistent connectivity across different devices
- 🔋 High battery drain on some devices
- 📱 Limited iPad compatibility issues
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
MXBus
Reported bugs
18 issues- Faders moving/sliding on their own without user input
- App crashes when changing aux channels
- Mute button switches to channel info screen
- Scene saving not working properly (iOS 26)
- Mix recall/fader recall feature broken after updates
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- Glitchy fader behavior when locking/unlocking phone
- Inverted fader behavior (turning down turns up)
- Random channel muting/unmuting
- Connection failures with error codes (Error 49, Error 65)
- App not saving changes on iOS 26
- Bus EQ affecting all buses instead of individual ones
- Pan controls not functioning in Pro version
- Bus labels showing blank on M32
- Scenes not loading saved mix-bus selection
- Network permission not requested on first launch (iPad)
- App not recognizing mixer on certain network configurations
- Compatibility issues with iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS versions
- Scenes lost after iOS/app upgrades
Requested features
15 requests- Panning control for individual channels
- Support for Behringer Wing consoles
- Individual group controls for sends
- Main L/R mix access
- FX send control from channels
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- Compression and advanced EQ on channels
- Mute status indicator from console
- Custom channel ordering/arrangement
- Demo mode for training
- Android version of the app
- Support for Allen & Heath SQ, QU, CQ boards
- Support for Soundcraft Ui24r
- Offline scene editing capability
- More mute groups
- Mackie DL version
In-app purchases
PreSonus QMix®
No in-app purchases
MXBus
- MXBus PRO Package$2.99
