DMX Programmer vs MaizeDMX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DMX Programmer
Configure Gantom DMX compatible products by setting start addresses and default functions. Connect directly to your iPhone's audio port for easy setup.
- Configure Gantom DMX products
- Set start address
- Set default functions
- Direct iPhone audio port connection
- Supports Gantom DMX compatible products
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This is a utility used to configure all Gantom DMX compatible products. You can use it to configure the start address and default functions of each DMX product by directly connecting it to the iPhone’s audio port.
MaizeDMX
This mobile application provides a full-featured DMX lighting control system for stage and event use. It allows users to create or manage lighting projects, offering professional console concepts and fixture profile support. A restricted mode is available for novice users.
- Professional lighting console concepts
- Fixture profile creation and library
- Support for 32 universes of DMX output
- Restricted mode for novice users
- Project creation and management
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MaizeDMX is a simple and easy to use DMX lighting control software. As beginner lighting operator or designer, you will find it’s perfect for your stage and event. This mobile app is a full featured standalone lighting control system, you can create a new project or open/download an existing project from the desktop editor. It has the following key features: - Professional lighting console concepts like programmer, preset, group, cuelist, executer, effect and layout. - Support creating new fixture profile, downloading one from our cloud library, or opening an existing GDTF file. - Support 32 universe of DMX output. - Restricted mode can lock the app down to a read only feature set for novice users. You will need a MaizeDMX bluetooth adapter or ArtNet/sACN compatible node to actually output DMX signal to lighting fixtures
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: DMX Programmer at 3 against MaizeDMX's 1. DMX Programmer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DMX Programmer against 5.0 for MaizeDMX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
DMX Programmer ships an update every 3 months, MaizeDMX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DMX Programmer | MaizeDMX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gantom | Xiang Cao |
Customer experience
DMX Programmer
MaizeDMX
In-app purchases
DMX Programmer
No in-app purchases
MaizeDMX
No in-app purchases
