Comparison

dspMixFx vs CueMix 5

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

Head to head
About

dspMixFx

This app provides latency-free monitoring and control of DSP features for compatible Yamaha audio interfaces on iOS devices. It enables access to effects like REV-X reverb and Guitar Amp Classics, enhancing your audio production workflow.

Highlights
  • Control DSP mixer and effects
  • Latency-free monitoring
  • REV-X reverb
  • Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip
  • Guitar Amp Classics
Read full description

Together with the UR-RT2, UR-RT4, UR242, UR44, UR28M and UR824 audio interfaces, the dspMixFx app allows you to utilize the benefits of Yamaha’s custom-designed SSP2 DSP chip directly on your iPad and iPhone. The dspMixFx app is free of charge, providing latency-free monitoring while running the highly acclaimed REV-X reverb, the Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip and Guitar Amp Classics with other iOS audio apps. Please note that this app is only a control application for Steinberg’s USB audio interfaces UR-RT2, UR-RT4, UR242, UR44, UR28M and UR824. Without a UR interface it can be used in demo mode only. Find more information about the UR audio interfaces at: http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_series Find more information about the UR-RT audio interfaces at: http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur-rt_series Make sure to download and install the firmware update version 2.10 first for UR44, UR28M and UR824 to enable the UR interface to run together with the dspMixFx app. You can find the firmware update at: http://www.steinberg.net/en/support/downloads Key features • Control of all DSP features like DSP mixer and DSP effects • No-latency DSP-powered monitoring with the iPad and iPhone • Works with UR-RT2, UR-RT4, UR242, UR44, UR28M and UR824* * Units need to be switched to class compliant mode to run with the iPad via the iPad Camera Connection Kit, the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter or the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. In CC mode Loopback capability is disabled and only the analog inputs and outputs are available on UR28M and UR824.

About

CueMix 5

Control MOTU's 828 and UltraLite-mk5 audio interfaces with this app. Adjust settings, monitor live inputs, and apply DSP-driven effects like reverb and EQ. Create custom monitor mixes for each output, even using your device as a standalone mixer.

Highlights
  • Access MOTU 828/UltraLite-mk5 settings
  • DSP mixing and effects processing
  • Monitor live inputs on analog outputs
  • Create unique monitor mixes per output
  • Apply reverb, EQ, and dynamics effects
  • Standalone mixer control
Features
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CueMix™ 5 provides fast and easy access to all of the settings in MOTU’s popular, award-winning 828, UltraLite-mk5 and OctaLite audio interfaces (and other MOTU Gen5 products), which include DSP mixing, effects processing and best-in-class analog audio quality for mobile and studio audio recording. Use CueMix 5 to adjust basic device settings and to monitor live inputs directly on any analog output pair with the unit’s on-board DSP-driven mixing. Create a separate, unique monitor mix for each output (monitor outs, phones, etc.) Apply on-board effects, including reverb, 4-channel parametric EQ and dynamics processing to inputs and mix busses. Use the 828, UltraLite-mk5, or OctaLite as a stand-alone mixer and control everything CueMix™ 5 software running on your iPad™ or iPhone™. From studio to stage, MOTU interfaces deliver exceptional sound quality, state-of-the-art operation and rock-solid performance.

Screenshots

dspMixFx4 screens
CueMix 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: dspMixFx at 3.7 against CueMix 5's 2.8. dspMixFx also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). CueMix 5's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

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

dspMixFx holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of dspMixFx's written reviews are positive against 30% of CueMix 5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dspMixFx ships an update every 11 months, CueMix 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
dspMixFx versus CueMix 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdspMixFxCueMix 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better2.8 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews30.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings914 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinberg Media Technologies GmbHMOTU Inc.

Customer experience

dspMixFx

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative64.6%

CueMix 5

All ratings14 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral21.4%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral13.0%
Negative56.5%

In-app purchases

None

dspMixFx

No in-app purchases

None

CueMix 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dspMixFx free?
dspMixFx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CueMix 5 free?
CueMix 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dspMixFx or CueMix 5?
dspMixFx is rated higher. dspMixFx averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while CueMix 5 averages 2.8 from 14 ratings.
Do dspMixFx or CueMix 5 have ads?
Neither dspMixFx nor CueMix 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dspMixFx or CueMix 5?
dspMixFx ships an update every 11 months, and CueMix 5 every 2 months. Most recently, dspMixFx was updated on November 1, 2026 and CueMix 5 on November 3, 2026.

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