Mackie Connect vs RCF LiveRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mackie Connect
This application offers wireless control for Mackie PA systems, allowing adjustments to levels, EQ, and effects directly from your device. It enables users to fine-tune their audio mix, apply EQ and FX, and even utilize a feedback destroyer. A demo mode is available to explore software features before purchasing compatible hardware.
- Wireless PA system control
- Adjust levels, EQ, and FX
- Intuitive multi-touch interface
- Input/output metering
- Built-in feedback destroyer
- User voicing modes
- Demo mode available
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Mackie Connect™ provides complete wireless control over your Mackie FreePlay™ Personal PA or Mackie Reach™ Professional PA System – allowing for adjustments of levels, EQ, FX and more – all right from your mic stand, podium or pocket. Mackie Connect v2.0 also allows you to demo the software before deciding to buy a Mackie FreePlay or Reach! Features: * Intuitive multi-touch control over every mix function * Grow and Glow™ clearly shows controls being adjusted * Mixer view allows fast adjustment of channel controls including level and mute, while also providing full input/output metering * Channel view gives control over 3-band EQ and FX send level * System view provides control over additional features, like 4 different user voicing modes and a built-in Feedback Destroyer * Three memory locations for instant venue setting recall (Mackie Reach only) Requirements: * Supports iOS 8.0 and later * Supports iPhone 6+, iPhone 6, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPad (4th generation), iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini, iPod Touch (5th generation) * Mackie Connect does not mix audio on its own; it requires a Mackie FreePlay or Reach to fully function
RCF LiveRemote
Control active speakers and subwoofers remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust internal mixer, EQ, reverb, and more. Supports dual mode for linked audio and control.
- Bluetooth remote control
- Internal digital mixer
- 3-band EQ and dynamics
- Bluetooth audio streaming
- Internal reverb and crossover
- Output system EQ and delay
- Dual mode linking
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The RCF LiveRemote App allows full control of several active speakers and subwoofers from your smartphone, via Bluetooth, and it has been updated to include the remote control of additional speaker models. If control-only is required, up to 8 speakers can be connected. When in Dual Mode (available for ART 91x-AX Models) only two speakers can be linked for both audio and control. The following RCF products are supported: ART 910-AX/912-AX/915-AX Single and Dual mode supported SUB 15-AX / SUB 18-AX Control-only Internal features are fully accessible via LiveRemote, and they vary depending on which unit is connected. For specific feature, please refer to the Product Reference Guide. FOR ART 9-AX SPEAKERS * 6-in, 2-out internal digital mixer, with STEREO or MONO setting * on all inputs: HPF, 3-band EQ is available * on channels 1 and 2: individual 48V on/off, dynamics block * Bluetooth audio streaming: on a dedicated input channel, in stereo or mono according to the selected mode * flexible ducker section * internal reverb REVERB with individual channel sends and 3 presets * internal crossover: with 4 USER locations and several presets to match the ART 9-AX with selected RCF subwoofer models * output system section: affects both speaker and SUB out; 5-band fully parametric EQ, up to 45 meters internal delay * Dual mode links both Bluetooth audio and control between two units, a Master and a Slave * when Dual mode is desired, it must must be enabled on the active speaker, in order to be visible from the app FOR SUB AX SUBWOOFERS * stereo input and outputs, to allow both 2.1 and 1.1 configurations * internal crossover: with 4 USER locations and several presets to match the SUB with several RCF speaker models * additional factory-tuned presets can be uploaded from the app to 4 USER APP locations; a full preset catalog update can be performed via firmware update with future upgrades * output system section: affects both SUB and crossover outputs; 8-band fully parametric EQ, up to 45 meters internal delay * grouping is possible for output levels (relative level control) and MUTEs * on more than one unit, output system sections can be linked from the app, so that delay and EQ are linked together. This option is ideal for 2.2 configurations * dual mode is not available on SUB models, as they do offer control via Bluetooth but not Bluetooth audio; SUB products can be linked for paired remote control COMMON FEATURES - On the SPEAKERS page, it is possible to view all available devices and select which one shall be connected; this operation needs to be restarted (DISCONNECT > SCAN > CONNECT) if the available devices change - Speaker name can be modified only on the physical display of the product itself - within the setup PAGE, it is possible to view delay lines values in feet by tapping on the Use Imperial Units Flag - VU Meters Enable (within the setup PAGE) creates a further tab on the lower bar, and shows the VU Meters of one unit only; it is intended for debugging audio connections
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RCF LiveRemote at 4.0 against Mackie Connect's 2.1. RCF LiveRemote also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Mackie Connect's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RCF LiveRemote holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mackie Connect has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Mackie Connect's written reviews are positive against 50% of RCF LiveRemote's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mackie Connect | RCF LiveRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loud Technologies, Inc. | RCF spa |
Customer experience
Mackie Connect
RCF LiveRemote
In-app purchases
Mackie Connect
No in-app purchases
RCF LiveRemote
No in-app purchases
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