Comparison

DriveRack PA2 Control vs Qu

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Qu

This app offers personalized monitor mixing for musicians on stage. It allows individual control over monitor mixes using a mobile device, connecting wirelessly to compatible digital mixers. Users can customize source assignments, levels, EQ, and compression for their monitor mix.

Highlights
  • Personalized monitor mix control
  • Wireless connection to Qu mixers
  • Customizable source selection
  • Level, pan, and EQ control
  • Create 'Me' group for quick access
  • View channel names and meters
Features
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This version is for Qu mixers running V1.9* firmware. Qu-You is a personal monitor mixing app for the Qu mixer giving you customised control of a monitor mix on stage using an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It connects wirelessly to a Qu-16, Qu-24, Qu-32, Qu-SB or Qu-Pac mixer via an attached router or access point. The Qu range supports simultaneous connection of up to 8 iOS devices with up to two of these running Qu-Pad (for complete control of the mixer) and the rest running Qu-Control or Qu-You apps, all of which are available free from the Apple Store. Qu-You lets you: - Choose a monitor mix (Qu Mix 1-10, and Grp1-8 if in mix mode) - Assign which sources to control (Channels, FX returns, Groups) - View channels numbers, names and meters - Assign up to 4 groups of sources to level trim wheels - Create a 'Me' group for quick control of your own channels - Name each group - Control the mix master level and mute - Control the mix master PEQ, Graphic EQ and Compressor - Control the mix send levels and pan - Lock the mix and/or processing (to prevent user error) - Use a login password if one is set at the Qu mixer Please note that Qu-You is for remote control of a single mix in the console and does not pass audio. Requirements: An Allen & Heath Qu-16, Qu-24, Qu-32, Qu-SB or Qu-Pac mixing console running V1.9* version firmware, with a wireless router (wireless access point) connected to its Network port. The Qu mixer firmware and Qu-You app maintenance version numbers ‘*’ do not need to be identical, for example Qu-You V1.93 can connect to a Qu mixer running firmware V1.96. Refer to the Allen & Heath web site for more information and to download the latest Qu mixer firmware.

Screenshots

DriveRack PA2 Control4 screens
Qu4 screens

Verdict

The call

DriveRack PA2 Control and Qu are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for DriveRack PA2 Control against 3.1 for Qu. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of DriveRack PA2 Control's written reviews are positive against 37% of Qu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DriveRack PA2 Control ships an update every 8 months, Qu every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DriveRack PA2 Control versus Qu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriveRack PA2 ControlQu
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (109 ratings) — better3.1 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews36.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings109 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB5 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHarman Professional, Inc.Allen & Heath Limited

Customer experience

DriveRack PA2 Control

All ratings108 ratings
Positive49.1%
Neutral10.2%
Negative40.7%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative57.7%

Qu

All ratings37 ratings
Positive45.9%
Neutral13.5%
Negative40.5%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

DriveRack PA2 Control

No in-app purchases

None

Qu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DriveRack PA2 Control free?
DriveRack PA2 Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qu free?
Qu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DriveRack PA2 Control or Qu?
DriveRack PA2 Control is rated higher. DriveRack PA2 Control averages 3.1 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Qu averages 3.1 from 37 ratings.
Do DriveRack PA2 Control or Qu have ads?
Neither DriveRack PA2 Control nor Qu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DriveRack PA2 Control or Qu?
DriveRack PA2 Control ships an update every 8 months, and Qu every 7 months. Most recently, DriveRack PA2 Control was updated on October 21, 2026 and Qu on October 21, 2026.

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