Comparison

Clear vs load·in

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

Head to head
About

Clear

This app functions as a virtual intercom control panel, allowing users to communicate over IP networks. It offers features like point-to-point and group calling, partyline communication, and encrypted audio, replicating the experience of traditional intercom systems.

Highlights
  • Virtual intercom control panel
  • Point-to-Point calling
  • Point-to-Multipoint group calling
  • Partyline and IFB communications
  • Push-to-talk functionality
  • Encrypted audio communication
Features
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Clear-Com’s Agent-IC mobile app is designed for use with Clear-Com’s intercom systems such as the Eclipse HX Matrix Intercom, Encore Analog Partyline Intercom, and HelixNet Digital Network Partyline System. The virtual intercom control panel operates on all iPhone and iPads and connects from anywhere in the world over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi/IP networks. Agent-IC delivers the same user experience as traditional intercom key panels. Even on the mobile device, the app is fully featured with Point-to-Point calling, Point-to-Multipoint group calling, Partyline, IFB communications with logic triggering, PTT (Push-to-talk), local cross-point audio level control, and notifications. All communication is encrypted to AES. AGENT-IC HOSTED BY ECLIPSE HX Agent-IC needs the Eclipse HX matrix intercom with virtual panel licenses enabled for operation. Accessing the app requires proper authorization and system pre-configuration from the organization’s system administrator using EHX. Once authentication is complete, authorized users can connect to their host Eclipse HX on iPhone or iPad as long as they are connected over any 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi/IP network. Agent-IC installation is simple. Download and install the app on the mobile device. Enter the passcode provided within EHX and authentication will begin. A unique and secure connection will be established between the device and the host Eclipse HX intercom system. Once verified, the user is ready to communicate with any traditional, IP and Agent-IC users on the host Eclipse HX network. AGENT-IC HOSTED BY LQ IP INTERFACES Alternatively, Agent-IC can directly connect to LQ IP interface devices in order to link to any one of Clear-Com’s partyline systems. By doing so, Partyline users can speak directly to a remote contributor user on Agent-IC. Accessing the app requires proper authorization and system pre-configuration via the LQ Core Configuration Manager (CCM). Once authentication is complete, authorized users can connect to their host Partyline system on an iPhone or iPad as long as they are connected over any 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi/IP network. Agent-IC installation is simple. Download and install the app on the mobile device. Enter the passcode provided within CCM and authentication will begin. A unique and secure connection will be established between the device and the host Partyline intercom system. Once verified, the user is ready to communicate with any traditional intercom user on the Clear-Com network.

About

load·in

Streamline your live sound setup by transforming stage plots into console files, DAW templates, and tech rider documents. Automate channel naming and export to various professional audio devices and software.

Highlights
  • Stage plot to input list builder
  • Console scene file export
  • DAW session templates
  • Wireless frequency RF check
  • Tech rider and tour document generation
  • Drag-and-drop stage plot creation
  • Input/output list export
Features
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Your rider in. Your desk's own show file out. Your multitrack through the desk's processing before you get there. load·in is built by a touring FOH and monitor engineer for the work before soundcheck. Type a list, paste a rider, snap a photo of one, or open your console's own file — and get a labelled input list with mic/DI and stereo links, a stage plot, PDF documents, DAW templates and a native file your desk loads. Five tabs, one show — Show, List, Strip, Stage, and File. Add a drum kit and it is in the list, the strip, and on the plot together. SOUNDCHECK Open a multitrack (WAV stems or a zip) and hear it through the desk file's own gates, compressors, EQ and sends, with solo, mute, faders, meters and a spectrum, on the phone. One free soundcheck for everyone; included with your first desk. CONSOLE WORKFLOWS Prepare files for supported workflows across Behringer X32, WING and X-Air; Midas M32 and HD96; Yamaha CL/QL, DM3, DM5, DM7, TF and RIVAGE PM; DiGiCo SD and Quantum; Allen & Heath SQ and dLive; Avid VENUE S6L; Soundcraft Si Expression and Vi; PreSonus StudioLive. New desks arrive in regular updates: the Yamaha TF in 1.5.9, the DM5 and DM5 Compact, and the Midas HD96, Soundcraft Si Expression and Soundcraft Vi1000 in this version. Every export preview shows what the selected workflow writes and leaves out. Console files never receive a watermark or marketing data. Preamp gain always stays exactly as set at the desk — load·in never touches it. Phantom power (48V) is written only when you switch it on or off yourself, on desks where that's proven; translating between desks never moves it on its own. Imported console files can vary by desk model, editor version, firmware and source file; an import may not preserve every setting across desks or formats. Always verify an exported file in the official editor or on the target desk before show use. THE STRIP Open a channel's Filter, EQ, Gate and Comp workspace from its processing badges, with modelled curves and instrument presets. The export preview is the source of truth for which Strip data a workflow includes. DAW TEMPLATES Create pre-labelled templates for Reaper, Ableton Live, Adobe Audition, Cubase/Nuendo and Ardour/Mixbus from the same input list. PROJECTS AND DOCUMENTS • Save and reopen portable .show project files • Password-protect a .show file with sensitive rider or personal information • Export PDF, PNG and CSV documents • Plot editing, documents and .show projects work offline; account, purchase, sharing, DAW export and console-file import/export require a connection • 26 languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Ukrainian, Thai, Indonesian, Finnish, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, Vietnamese, Malay and Hindi FREE, AND YOUR DESK The app is free. No sign-in is required. Free includes up to three saved plots, CSV, watermarked PDF/PNG, local .show projects, one native export to any desk and one soundcheck. After that, unlock your first desk: $19.99 one-time for one desk family of your choice (15 families, from X32/M32 to Soundcraft Vi), with Soundcheck and Pro: unlimited plots, clean PDFs and DAW templates. Add more desks any time, $6.99 each. Every purchase is one-time, not a subscription, and it is yours to keep. If your desk won't load the file, we refund you: https://www.goforshow.io/support/ Bought load·in Pro before? It keeps every desk. Use Restore Purchases. On iOS, payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Use Restore Purchases on any device signed in with the same Apple ID. App Store purchases are refunded through Apple; Support tells you how. Privacy Policy: https://www.goforshow.io/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.goforshow.io/support/

Screenshots

Clear4 screens
load·in4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: load·in at 100% against Clear's 42%. load·in also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Clear's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. load·in sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.00 per year. Clear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

load·in holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clear has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Clear's written reviews are positive against 100% of load·in's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clear ships an update every 2 months, load·in every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Clear versus load·in: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearload·in
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClear-Com Research inc.GRYPHON RUSSELL GRAHAM

Customer experience

Clear

All ratings18 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral31.6%
Negative26.3%

load·in

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clear

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

load·in

Subscriptions1
  • Pro — $49/year. Launch pricing.$49.001 Year

Questions

Is Clear free?
Clear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is load·in free?
load·in is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clear or load·in?
load·in is rated higher. Clear averages 2.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while load·in averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Clear or load·in have ads?
Neither Clear nor load·in shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clear or load·in?
Clear ships an update every 2 months, and load·in every 3 days. Most recently, Clear was updated on October 24, 2026 and load·in on October 22, 2026.

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