F8 Control

Name: F8 Control
Rating: 2.9 (39 reviews)
Author: ZOOM Corporation

By: ZOOM Corporation

Music

Features & Capabilities

F8 Control is an app that enables remote control of the ZOOM F8/F8n/F8n Pro. With it, you can use an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch (5th generation and later) as a wireless remote controller for an F8/F8n/F8n Pro. In addition to the fundamental operations of starting/stopping recording/playback and searching forward/backward, this app allows the adjustment of trim levels and mixer pan and fader settings. You can also use it to monitor input levels, timecode information and remaining battery charge. Moreover, using this app, you can input characters from the iOS device to edit file names and add metadata as well as transfer date and time information for use when recording.

Features ■ Create monitor mixes easily -Using the mixer screen that supports multi-touch, you can easily create monitor mixes as though using a traditional mixer.

■ Control an F8/F8n/F8n Pro that is inside a protective case -During field recording, you can check and control levels using the device in your hand without needing to look into the protective case on the F8/F8n/F8n Pro.

■ Input metadata -Using the iOS device keyboard, you can input all types of metadata. You can even type long entries without hassle.

■Set the date and time -The F8/F8n/F8n Pro date and time can be adjusted to match that of the iOS device. This allows you to set the time accurately with ease.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

ZOOM Corporation

Rating:

2.90

(39)

Version:

2.3.1 Last updated: 2022-03-04

Version code:

846184556

Creation date:

2015-07-30

Compatible devices:

Size:

47.92MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 259,113 ▼ 1,044

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.

Developed by:

ZOOM Corporation

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/f8-control/id1014945716

User Reviews

Users praise the app as a helpful extension that lets you control transport, levels and basic metadata on the F8 from iOS, boosting portability. However, chronic Bluetooth/iOS compatibility issues, long‑standing lack of updates, and incomplete feature parity with the hardware undermine reliability, with crashes and iPad-specific problems reported. Overall it’s useful but maintenance‑heavy and needs a major update to become production‑ready.

Pros

Enables remote control and configuration of the F8 mixer via iOS (transport, level/mixing controls, and basic metadata editing).
Useful extension that increases versatility and portability for on-set or field use.
When it works, it provides valuable functionality that mirrors key main-unit controls.
Visually appealing UI and generally stable when a connection is established.

Cons

Chronic Bluetooth/iOS pairing problems, with password prompts not appearing or showing as blank/white dialogs and compatibility issues on iOS 13+.
No updates for a long time, with users repeatedly requesting compatibility updates and new features.
Incomplete feature parity with the F8 main unit (missing full metadata editing, card functions, markers, slate mic, and per-track controls).
Crashes or inconsistent behavior on certain devices (notably iPad), and failures to connect despite working on other devices.
Metering and workflow quirks (discrepancies between app metering and F8 fader levels; requests for more per-track controls).

Recent reviews

Adding the Bluetooth add on file to the SD card did not result in a dialogue when powering up the F8n Pro asking if I wanted to install it, as stated in the Zoom tutorial. So, it’s not even a matter of it not working, it just plain doesn’t install in the manner they have laid out.

by pe*****, 2024-10-05

Update needed. If anyone with iOS 13 or above has gotten it to work please let me know how. These complaints have been happening for years and it would be an easy fix but zoom is lazy and still won’t update for new iOS so when I use this at events I am stuck running back and forth and getting bad audio quality. Even their external Bluetooth solution for older models won’t work. So what to I need to do buy an old Apple device specifically so I can remotely control this expensive device??

by Ma*****, 2023-03-05

A nice addition that allows you to use an iOS device to control and configure the F8 mixer series. Doesn’t have 100% of the main unit’s functions but transport control, levels, mixing, and some metadata editing are available. Some features are not available on iOS such as all card functions and full metadata editing, but it’s still a very useful app. Perhaps future versions will have more features and will fully mirror that main unit’s controls.