Product · Free and Pro
Free to use. Pro once. No subscription.
The Mac plugin and app are free downloads. Pro will be a single in-app purchase on the iPhone that you buy once and keep.
How pricing works
MixOutpost has two sides. The Mac side (the AU and VST3 plugin and the standalone Mac app) is free, and will stay free. You download it, install it, and that's it. There's no license key to paste, no serial to register and no account to create.
The iPhone app is free too, and the free version does the job it exists for: you hear your live mix on the phone, lossless and encrypted, with the checks you reach for most. Pro will be a one-time in-app purchase in the iPhone app that unlocks the tools a working engineer uses in detail: full loudness measurement and delivery targets, the diagnostic EQ, recording, A/B comparison and surround.
$29.99, once
Pro is $29.99 in the US (local prices vary by country), paid once in the iPhone app. No subscription, no account and no license key.
Free and Pro
This is the proposed split. It may change before launch.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Mac plugin (AU, VST3; AAX coming) and Mac audio app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lossless, bit-exact streaming | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pairing and TLS 1.3 encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-reconnect, buffering, locked-screen playback | ✓ | ✓ |
| Peak meters and Connection info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listen as Mono, Side, L, R | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dim, Mute, source volume | ✓ | ✓ |
| Momentary and short-term LUFS | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phones listening at once | 1 | Up to 8: one Pro phone unlocks the room |
| Integrated loudness, LRA, true peak, maxima | – | Pro |
| Loudness targets: streaming, TV/film, podcasts | – | Pro |
| Diagnostic EQ | – | Pro |
| Record to phone | – | Pro |
| Compare A/B | – | Pro |
| Surround, 5.1 to 7.1.4 | – | Pro |
| Clock drift correction, once it's finished | – | Pro |
With Pro on one phone, the other phones in the room (the artist, the director, the client) can listen too, without buying anything. See the full list on the features page.
Why a one-time purchase
A mix-checking tool is something you open every session, for years. Paying for it every month means the cost never stops, even in the months you barely mix. A lot of audio software has moved to subscriptions; MixOutpost deliberately hasn't.
There's also a practical reason. MixOutpost streams across your own network, with no server in the middle, so there's no running cost per listener that a subscription would need to cover. You buy Pro, and it's yours.
What's never behind the paywall
- Reliability. Reconnecting, buffering and locked-screen playback work the same on Free and Pro.
- Audio quality. Free streams the same lossless, bit-exact audio as Pro.
- Security. Pairing and TLS 1.3 encryption are on for everyone. There's no plaintext mode to upgrade out of.
- The mono check. Listen as Mono and Side are in the proposed Free tier because they're the checks that matter most on a phone speaker.
How you'll buy Pro
Pro will be an in-app purchase in the iPhone app, handled by the App Store. You won't need to create a MixOutpost account, and there's nothing to enter on the Mac. The app will have a Restore Purchases option in Settings if you reinstall or move to a new phone.
Try it now
Install the free Mac plugin now. Get the free iPhone app. Download.
Comparing tools?
See how streaming compares with bouncing a file to your phone in Streaming vs bouncing.
Questions
How much does Pro cost?
$29.99 in the US, paid once in the iPhone app. Local prices vary by country. It's not a subscription, and you keep it.
Do I need an account or a license key?
No. The Mac side is a free download with no serial, key or account. Pro will be an in-app purchase tied to your Apple account, like any other App Store purchase.
Will Mono and Side listening be free?
Yes, that's the plan. Mono is the most important check on a phone speaker, so Listen as Mono, Side, L and R are in the proposed Free tier.
Will the Free and Pro split change?
It might. The split on this page is proposed and may change before launch. The principle won't: the core, hearing your live mix lossless and encrypted, stays free, and reliability is never a paid feature.
Hear your mix on your phone
Free Mac plugin (AU, VST3) and iPhone app. Lossless, bit-exact and encrypted.