DiGiCo SD vs Qu MixPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiGiCo SD
Control your DiGiCo SD mixing console wirelessly from your iPad. Manage channel setup, mixes, EQ, dynamics, and routing remotely. Offers a familiar user interface for seamless operation.
- Wireless remote control
- Full console overview
- Channel setup management
- Mix and EQ control
- Dynamics and routing
- Snapshot management
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Set yourself free with the DiGiCo SD app. The DiGiCo SD app is the perfect way to control your DiGiCo SD console straight from your Apple iPad. It allows remote, wireless control of any DiGiCo SD mixing console, from the compact SD11 right up to the flagship SD7, wherever you are. The DiGiCo SD app permanently displays an overview of the console layout, so you can select any available console bank and have the same user-friendly operation you’re already familiar with, but without being tied to your console. The DiGiCo SD App requires V685+ of SD console software and External Control must be activated on the console. It is not compatible with with SD console software V634. Please contact your local DiGiCo distributor for more information on V685 External Control Activators The Activators will be available from Tuesday 4th November 2014 Note that Offline Demo Mode has been removed for iOS8 What you can control: Channel Setup - +48V, polarity, analogue gain, digital trim, channel delay, insert points on/off, meters Mix – channel label, Main/Alt input, pan, mute, solo, fader level, channel presets, meters EQ – 4 band EQ, HPF/LPF (8 Band EQ on relevant console models), Dynamic EQ parameters, presets Dynamics – all dynamics parameters for all console dynamics modes, presets Auxes – auxiliary send levels, on/off, auxiliary pans Buss Routing – assignment of channels to busses Macros – access to any Macro function that has been created on the console Snapshots – insert new, recall, update, delete, notes Matrix – sends, on/off, matrix input labels, presets Graphic EQ – 32 faders and on/off for each unit, flatten all bands Save Session
Qu MixPad
Control your Qu digital mixing console remotely over a network. Adjust levels, routing, processing, and scenes from your iPad, allowing for flexible mixing positions and independent control.
- Remote level and routing control
- Input and mix processing adjustments
- Scene and cue list management
- Global and channel filtering
- Signal generator control
- Customizable layers and metering
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Qu-MixPad release V1.1.4: This version is for Qu-5 / Qu-5D, Qu-6 / Qu-6D, Qu-7 / Qu-7D mixers running V1.1.* firmware. Please note: It is NOT compatible with Qu-16, Qu-24, Qu-32, Qu-Pac or Qu-SB mixers. Qu-MixPad allows control of a Qu digital mixing console over a wired or wireless network. It can be used simultaneously and independently of the Qu surface, so it can provide supplementary local control as well as giving the engineer the freedom to move around and mix from different listening positions. Two devices running Qu-MixPad can be connected and used at the same time as using the Qu surface, giving three separate points for control of all mixes. It provides the following: Level and Routing Control - Send levels, panning/balance, assignments, pre/post settings and mutes from all channels to all mixes Output send levels for all mixes Send and Return levels for FX DCA and Mute Group control, including assignments Processing Control - Input channel Preamp/DEEP Preamp Model/HPF/Gate/Insert/PEQ/Compressor Mix channel Insert/Feedback Assistant/GEQ/PEQ/Compressor DEEP compressors and GEQ’s FX Parameters and FX Return PEQ Access to all Libraries Other features include – Scene and Cue List Management Global filters, scene filters and channel safe control Works with Qu User Permissions Copy/Paste and Reset functionality Full control of Signal Generator and assignments 4 custom layers with the ability to copy or use/follow desk layers All input/output/processing metering Channel RTA Mixer config including stereo linking and mix type PAFL setup and selection Channel naming/colour SoftKey and MIDI strips setup and use Follow Channel/Mix Select option
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DiGiCo SD at 3.0 against Qu MixPad's 1.0. DiGiCo SD also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
DiGiCo SD holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DiGiCo SD has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of DiGiCo SD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Qu MixPad's.
DiGiCo SD ships an update every 3 months, Qu MixPad every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiGiCo SD | Qu MixPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DiGiCo UK Ltd | Allen & Heath Limited |
Customer experience
DiGiCo SD
Qu MixPad
In-app purchases
DiGiCo SD
No in-app purchases
Qu MixPad
No in-app purchases









