MOTU AVB Discovery vs NoInputMixer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MOTU AVB Discovery
This application locates MOTU AVB devices on your WiFi network. It provides one-touch access to control all device settings directly from your mobile device.
- Locates MOTU AVB devices on WiFi
- One-touch access to device settings
- Works in portrait and landscape
- Large, one-handed controls
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The MOTU AVB Discovery from MOTU, Inc. finds all MOTU AVB Devices on your WiFi network, whether they are connected via ethernet or a computer with Thunderbolt or USB. Tap a MOTU AVB device in the list to open the MOTU AVB Control Panel, giving you access to all the device's settings. MOTU AVB Discovery works in both portrait and landscape orientations. Designed with comfortably large controls, MOTU AVB Discovery can easily be used with only one hand by pressing the desired menu choice and buttons with your thumb. Feature highlights: - Quickly view all MOTU AVB devices on your WiFi network - One-touch access to your MOTU AVB Device's settings
NoInputMixer
Explore experimental sound design by creating feedback loops with a virtual analog mixer and effects rack. Generate unique electronic textures, from unsettling soundscapes to glitchy elements, with extensive configuration options and presets.
- Virtual analog mixer modeling
- Feedback loop creation
- Extensive effects rack
- Algorithmic noise generators
- Adjustable signal path
- Hi-res/lo-fi processing options
- MIDI support
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No-Input Mixing is an experimental technique for creating a wide range of amazing, otherworldly electronic sounds by feeding the mixer output back to the input, thereby making a feedback loop. This application models an analog mixing console and effects rack in detail, providing the ability to make a huge number of feedback configurations with additional effects. By using this technique in the creative process, the sound designer can explore many different and special ways to create sound. Unsettling soundscapes perfect for sci-fi, dystopian and horror projects, like strange noises, disrupted signals, broken communication, buzzing drones, faulty machinery, futuristic tech sounds, and glitchy elements are some results of the No-Input Mixing technique. The downside of this technique, which can scare off beginners, is extreme unpredictability and instability, when the movement of any knob on the mixer can dramatically change the sound in the most unexpected way. But at the same time, this discover an endless space of experimentation and inspiration when creating new and unique sounds or live performance. In addition, a large set of ready-to-use drone and noise presets with a parameter randomizer provide a great point for quickly getting started with this application. NoInputMixer consists of a seven-channel mixer and an effects rack with eight slots. Each effect slot can be configured as an insert effect for a mixer channel or used with two send/return buses. Effects has an option for hi-res or lo-fi sound processing. Each mixer channel has its own algorithmic generator of different types of noise, which can be added to the feedback signal or used separately. The input selector switches between multiple points in the signal path to make different types of feedback loops or can be switched to an external input for any channel to use it as an effect processor. Also this application provides several additional options not found in usual mixers, such as preamp tube type and mode selection, op-amp type selection, adjustment of overload protection circuit, and other features that greatly expand the possibilities for experimenting with sound. The user interface can be presented in the form of a classic mixer, or in the form of complete control of a single channel. NoInputMixer is a universal application for iOS and macOS. It can work on iPhone and iPad as well as Mac / MacBook with M1 chip (and later). NoInputMixer works on iPhone and iPad standalone, as an Audio Unit or Inter-App Audio module, and supports Audiobus. On MacOS, NoInputMixer can works both as a standalone application and as an Audio unit (AUv3) with DAWs and other hosts that support AUv3 plugins. All application features are available on iOS and macOS, including MIDI support (with a MIDI learn option) and audio unit parameters. NoInputMixer has a built-in detailed description of all parameters also available as PDF file on the application website. Quick start and demos: https://youtu.be/K7yh0-34Llw https://youtu.be/74LyfDM2dQM https://youtu.be/AeF3oBoXp80 https://youtu.be/95AM6OGoTdo You can find more information on NoInputMixer and other experimental audio processing apps at: https://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoInputMixer at 95% against MOTU AVB Discovery's 5%. NoInputMixer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 20 months). MOTU AVB Discovery's advantage is price (Free vs $15.99) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.4). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
MOTU AVB Discovery is free to download; NoInputMixer costs $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NoInputMixer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of MOTU AVB Discovery's written reviews are positive against 95% of NoInputMixer's.
MOTU AVB Discovery ships an update every 20 months, NoInputMixer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MOTU AVB Discovery | NoInputMixer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $15.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOTU Inc. | Igor Vasiliev |
Customer experience
MOTU AVB Discovery
NoInputMixer
In-app purchases
MOTU AVB Discovery
No in-app purchases
NoInputMixer
No in-app purchases
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