Comparison

LiveTime Viewer vs LuxStage

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

Head to head
About

LiveTime Viewer

View your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device. This companion app allows you to monitor live event times remotely, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations. It automatically discovers nearby clocks or connects via URL.

Highlights
  • Remote clock display viewing
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Disable device sleep
  • Automatic clock discovery
  • Connect via URL
  • Maintains connection across networks
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**NOTE: Live Time Viewer is used in conjunction with Live Time for macOS. If you do not own or have viewing access to Live Time for macOS with an enabled Clock Display, you won’t have anything to view with this iOS app. Live Time Viewer is the easiest way to see your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device! Need to keep track of your live event’s time but aren’t at a laptop or desktop computer? No problem, now you can keep track of your event anywhere you have an iOS device and an internet connection (cellular or wifi). Supports portrait and landscape viewing. • Ability to disable your device from sleeping while viewing a Clock. • Automatic discovery of nearby Live Time Clocks Displays for quick connecting. • Quickly load Live Time clocks to watch by simply entering a URL. • Automatically keeps you connected even when switching between cellular and wifi connections when the Clock Display is externally available through a global hostname.

About

LuxStage

Features
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No more binders, printouts and outdated versions. LuxStage is the app for theatre lighting crews: setup, focus notes and console control in one place, for the whole team and in real time. Everything tied to the channel number Pick a channel: note, gel, photos and position (FOH boom, truss, bar) are right there. The fixture comes on right away. Rig made visible The drawing shows what hangs where. Photos record how a fixture was focused. Import your channels from an ETC Eos export. One account, one status for everyone The app connects to your LuxStage server. Write your documentation and drawings comfortably on a computer in the web app. On the move, everything is in the app, including photos and check-offs. Everyone on the team sees the same status instantly. Focusing as a team Check off focused fixtures. Everyone sees the current status at once and can tell other departments how long it will take. Your ETC console in your hand Control your console straight from the app: run cues, check channels, operate moving lights. You don't need a second device or a second app for it. LuxStage is an independent product and is not made by ETC. Compatible with ETC consoles via OSC. Console control also works without an account. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LiveTime Viewer2 screens
LuxStage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveTime Viewer at none against LuxStage's 1. LiveTime Viewer also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). LuxStage's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price 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. LuxStage sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. LiveTime Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, LuxStage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LiveTime Viewer versus LuxStage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTime ViewerLuxStage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkflow NetworkChristopher Rohde

In-app purchases

None

LiveTime Viewer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LuxStage

Subscriptions1
  • LuxStage Monatsabo14 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is LiveTime Viewer free?
LiveTime Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LuxStage free?
LuxStage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LiveTime Viewer or LuxStage have ads?
Neither LiveTime Viewer nor LuxStage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTime Viewer or LuxStage?
LiveTime Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and LuxStage every 2 weeks. Most recently, LiveTime Viewer was updated on October 12, 2026 and LuxStage on October 16, 2026.

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