RMS Mix vs qControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RMS Mix
This app allows users to access and manage live theatre music resources on their mobile devices. It provides high-quality multitrack audio playback, intuitive mixing controls, and convenient navigation for musical productions.
- High-quality multitrack audio (up to 16 channels)
- Intuitive mix controls
- Convenient part organization
- Arbitrary vamp control
- Bar-by-bar music navigation
- Customizable reverb engine
- Unlimited show file downloads
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This app is to be used in conjunction with live theatre resources offered through Realtime Music Solutions - including: * Sinfonia (OrchExtra, InstrumentalEase) * RMS Coach (AccompanEase) * RMS Mix With this app, you can take content developed and edited with any of the above on the go, on your iPhone or iPad. Features include: * High quality multitrack audio, up to 16 channels, 8 stereo tracks. * Intuitive mix controls. * Convenient part organization and separation, allows you to focus on what you need. * Arbitrary vamp control. * Bar by bar music navigation. * Customizable reverb engine. * Unlimited downloads of all show files associated with your production. If you've been using these resources for years, you now have an amazing and powerful new extension to the capabilities! If you're new to these technologies, you've got a new reason to give it a try! Check out why so many theaters and schools around the world won't do a show without them!
qControl
Control QLab audio software remotely from your iOS device. This simple application provides a streamlined interface for managing audio cues on your Mac.
- Remote control for QLab
- Simple interface
- iOS device compatibility
- Audio cue management
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Very simple app that allows the control of QLab audio software via iOS Device. Figure 53® and QLab® are registered trademarks of Figure 53, LLC. qController is not affiliated with with Figure 53, LLC and this application has not been reviewed nor is it approved by Figure 53, LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RMS Mix at 5.0 against qControl's 4.6. RMS Mix also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). qControl's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RMS Mix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of RMS Mix's written reviews are positive against 78% of qControl's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RMS Mix ships an update fortnightly, qControl every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RMS Mix | qControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Realtime Music Solutions, LLC | Joel Wetzell |
Customer experience
RMS Mix
qControl
In-app purchases
RMS Mix
No in-app purchases
qControl
No in-app purchases
