Comparison

MagicQ Remote Control vs Lighticians Apollo Control

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

Head to head
About

MagicQ Remote Control

Control your ChamSys lighting console remotely. Adjust focus, color, and test your rig. Edit and update lighting cues, palettes, and groups directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Remote control for MagicQ consoles
  • Pan and tilt focusing controls
  • Rainbow color picker
  • Execute Window for rig testing
  • Edit and update palettes, groups, and cues
Features
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ChamSys Ltd MagicQ Remote Control ChamSys MagicQ systems provide leading edge control of stage lighting, LED pixelmapping and media systems. The MagicQ Remote enables remote control of MagicQ systems including MagicQ consoles and MagicQ PC Wing solutions. MagicQ Remote supports focusing with pan and tilt controls, colour adjustment using the rainbow colour picker and rig testing through the unique MagicQ Execute Window. Palettes, Groups and Cues can be edited and updated. ChamSys MagicQ software supports up to 102,400 channels (200 DMX universes) and is available to download and use for free from ChamSys website www.chamsys.co.uk. For instructions please use the in app link to the manual; go to Connection, Help and tap the Open Manual button. For bug reports, please submit them to our bugtracker: https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/bugtracker/

About

Lighticians Apollo Control

This app offers advanced wireless control for LED lighting fixtures, allowing users to precisely mix colors and manage settings. It's designed for both professional lighting technicians and beginners, enabling easy creation of sophisticated lighting setups.

Highlights
  • Wireless LED light control
  • Precise color mixing
  • Save and share projects
  • Unified control interface
  • Fixture patching and library
  • sACN E1.31 connectivity
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Lighticians Apollo Control — the next generation lighting control app designed for experienced lighting professionals and newcomers alike. Effortlessly control cutting edge LED lights and mix color wirelessly. Gaffers, cinematographers, lighting professionals, and lighting enthusiasts want precise control over every aspect of their fixtures. Lighticians Apollo Control is the next generation wireless lighting app designed both for experienced lighting professionals as well as newcomers to the field. This app introduces a powerful yet easy new way to mix color when driving the most cutting edge LED lights. Lighticians Apollo Control enables you to directly control your lights using sACN E1.31 over WiFi, save your favorite settings, and share projects with colleagues using AirDrop or Email. Even without any experience using a conventional lighting console, you will be able to enjoy creating beautiful lighting setups with Lighticians Apollo Control. UNIFIED LIGHTING CONTROL INTERFACE • Expressive hue/saturation wheel controls enable mixing from the perfect pastel all the way to super saturated deep colors • Precision white light controls with green/magenta slider and accurate CTO/CTB direct adjustments • Popover controls for quick and interactive tweaking • Save your favorite colors as swatches for future use • Manufacturer-specific and direct parameter controls available COLOR SCIENCE • Robust and accurate color mixing algorithm that always derives the best quality of light possible • Carefully tuned white light algorithms to enhance white light quality • Virtualization of color parameters available within the color wheel interface including color temperature, green/magenta tint, hue, saturation, and intensity making these parameters available to all light-modes that have color capabilities DIRECT LIGHTING CONTROL “SCRATCHPAD" • Dashboard view of lights and their state • Drag and drop collections to organize and quickly access multiple lights at once PROJECTS • Organize all patching, lighting metadata, and network connectivity in one place • Share projects using standard iOS techniques including AirDrop and email — ideal for rigging gaffer handoffs • Projects can be built prior to being connected to a network to prepare for installations and rigging PATCHING • Add lights to your project using a calendar style interface • Each patched light can be identified with a unique number, descriptive text, and an optional color code and shape icon • includes a curated fixtures library which supports all common motion picture lighting parameters • Fixture profiles editor allows you to build custom profiles for various modes of control • Patch editor enabling changes to the patch once created PROTOCOLS & NETWORKING • One universe of sACN E1.31 connectivity • ArtNet and additional universes coming soon COMPATIBILITY • WiFi connection to local network to control lights that receive sACN E1.31 streams directly from ethernet • sACN E1.31 compatible bridge hardware is required to connect Lighticians Lighting Control to lights over DMX interfaces • although hardware is required to interact with lights, the app can be used without a connection at any time for rigging, project prep, and brainstorming Many more features coming soon including looks, timeline sequences, effects, multiple DMX universes, ArtNet, RDM, and more…

Screenshots

MagicQ Remote Control4 screens
Lighticians Apollo Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MagicQ Remote Control at 63% against Lighticians Apollo Control's 0%. Lighticians Apollo Control's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Lighticians Apollo Control holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of MagicQ Remote Control's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lighticians Apollo Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicQ Remote Control ships an update every 3 months, Lighticians Apollo Control every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MagicQ Remote Control versus Lighticians Apollo Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicQ Remote ControlLighticians Apollo Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChamSys LtdLighticians Inc

Customer experience

MagicQ Remote Control

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Lighticians Apollo Control

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MagicQ Remote Control

No in-app purchases

None

Lighticians Apollo Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicQ Remote Control free?
MagicQ Remote Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lighticians Apollo Control free?
Lighticians Apollo Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagicQ Remote Control or Lighticians Apollo Control?
Lighticians Apollo Control is rated higher. MagicQ Remote Control averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Lighticians Apollo Control averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do MagicQ Remote Control or Lighticians Apollo Control have ads?
Neither MagicQ Remote Control nor Lighticians Apollo Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicQ Remote Control or Lighticians Apollo Control?
MagicQ Remote Control ships an update every 3 months, and Lighticians Apollo Control every 5 weeks. Most recently, MagicQ Remote Control was updated on September 22, 2026 and Lighticians Apollo Control on September 10, 2026.

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