DriveRack PA2 Control vs STAGEPAS Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriveRack PA2 Control
Control your PA2 hardware wirelessly from any location. This app optimizes and protects your loudspeakers by managing audio processing between your mixer and amplifiers.
- Wireless control via WiFi
- System setup from any location
- Loudspeaker optimization
- Loudspeaker protection
- Audio processing management
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The DriveRack® PA2 Control app is the ultimate way to control the PA2 hardware. The DriveRack® PA2 provides all the processing you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. With the PA2 app you can control all aspects of the hardware through a network (WiFi) connection allowing you to setup system from any location. DriveRack® PA2 continues the DriveRack® legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors.
STAGEPAS Controller
Remotely control your portable PA system's volume and EQ settings via Bluetooth. Save custom presets for songs or applications to streamline setup and ensure consistent sound. Manage multiple units simultaneously for complex setups.
- Bluetooth remote control
- Volume adjustment
- 1-knob EQ
- 4-band PEQ
- Save custom settings
- Multi-unit control
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STAGEPAS Controller is a dedicated remote control application for the STAGEPAS 1K mkII and STAGEPAS 200 that allows users to adjust volume and 1-knob EQ or 4-band PEQ via Bluetooth during rehearsal or performance. You can also save the adjusted settings for certain songs or applications in order to shorten your setup process in the future and maintain consistency from one performance to the next, and even control the volume of multiple STAGEPAS 1K mkII and STAGEPAS 200 units from within the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveRack PA2 Control at 3.2 against STAGEPAS Controller's 2.2. DriveRack PA2 Control also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 17%) and ratings volume (108 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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.
DriveRack PA2 Control holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriveRack PA2 Control has 108 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of DriveRack PA2 Control's written reviews are positive against 17% of STAGEPAS Controller's.
DriveRack PA2 Control ships an update every 8 months, STAGEPAS Controller every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriveRack PA2 Control | STAGEPAS Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (108 ratings) — better | 2.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman Professional, Inc. | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
DriveRack PA2 Control
STAGEPAS Controller
In-app purchases
DriveRack PA2 Control
No in-app purchases
STAGEPAS Controller
No in-app purchases
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