LK - Ableton & Midi Controller appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LK is 95 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

LK Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: LK - Ableton & Midi Controller
Rating: 4.3 (709 reviews)

LK - Ableton & Midi Controller

Imaginando Lda

📊 Productivity

🎵 Music

Customer Experience

Positive experience64.3% of reviews

Neutral7.4% of reviews

Negative experience28.3% of reviews

~ Based on 392 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about LK

Reviews of LK are mostly positive: the Music app is rated 4.3/5 from 709 App Store ratings. What users like most: works perfectly, great for Ableton Live. Top complaints: occasional crashes and bugs, connection issues and unreliable wireless. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

🚀Works perfectly
🎹Great for Ableton Live
🎨Powerful features
👍Intuitive and easy to use
💯Excellent app
🎉Fantastic for iOS music making
🔥Impressive and reliable
🤖Seamless Ableton integration
🌟Awesome and well-done
🎧Perfect for live performances

Negative things

🐛Occasional crashes and bugs
🔌Connection issues and unreliable wireless
💰Expensive with separate module purchases
🤔Confusing setup and documentation
🔋High battery drain
🤯Frustrating experience
🙄Keeps asking to unlock features

Is LK Safe?

LK - Ableton & Midi Controller appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for LK is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 709 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.3/5.

Safety Analysis

82.7% of ratings point to a safe experience

4.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

12.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 709 App Store ratings for LK.

Is LK Legit?

LK - Ableton & Midi Controller appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LK is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most Recent Highest Rated Lowest Rated

Ableton Push can wait

It’s the first time in my life I’ve been so happy with a software that I’ve been more than happy to pay for it and I can’t wrap my head around how many features this suite has. What stroke me particularly was the possibility to draw,generate Melodies directly in the matrix section. If I knew better I would have bought the bundle instantly. 5 out of 5 because I can’t put 10.

RRexLuxDark

a month ago

i purchased every module, now it wont restore my purchase !

I cant restore my purchase! I re bought, hoping it would trigger the already purchased dialogue!

Mmoovbox

a month ago

Step Sequencer

Been using LK from imaginado for a long while there always evolving and this is a great way to use with Ableton Live and midi applications!!

RRRetep Rott

2 months ago

nice

Nicee

IItityghj

2 months ago

Step Sequencer!!!!

LK now has a step sequencer and it’s a pretty awesome step sequencer. I can’t believe some of the features it has right off the get-go. Probability and ratcheting, up to 64 steps, scales…etc. I used to primarily use LK along with AUM for clip launching, but now I’m gonna be using it with my modular gear too. Thanks guys.

JJahmontee

3 months ago

Too many bugs!

This is my 5th and final installation of LK sadly. I love the Abketon Live format! Unstableness of the APP over time is one if the big problems. The worst though? Great difficulties in starting a new evenr, double clicking to open it! That, is the killer. 😔

RRykThekreator

3 months ago

Le partenaire ultime de AUM

J’utilise uniquement le module Matrix de LK, comme clip launcher et séquenceur dans AUM. Il m’a fallu quelques visionnages de vidéos YouTube pour bien comprendre comment l’utiliser ( la vidéo de Jamie Mallender est un must, plus celles faites directement par Imaginando , pour comprendre chaque nouvelle fonctionnalité). Et franchement c’est génialissime. Des tracks de clips, organisés par scènes. Un piano roll simple et efficace. Des follow actions. Des automations.
Tout va pour le mieux !

Iiamlolive

3 months ago

Asking for to purchase extras when recording live set!

Asking to purchase extras in the middle of recording a live set when I’m logged in! I’ve already purchased what I want! Absolute joke!

RGRob Grover

4 months ago

that‘s a kids toy

The App is a kids toy and is not recommended for professional use. Until the app actually works, you have to restart the ubridge-app on the MacBook and the the LK-App on the iPhone what feels like 1000 times, which is pretty annoying. It‘s then up to chance wether the MIDI data from the controller is actually sent reliably. It would be a perfect tool in theory, but unfortunately it only works by chance, or not at all…so far just one star…

HXhermes xxx

4 months ago

Inexpensive, yet feature-laden!

CCaptainComplexity

5 months ago

Originally bought as Ableton controller, now an irreplaceable midi music making tool

Like the title says I originally bought this to control Ableton, which it does, but what I didn’t expect I would be using so regularly, is the way it lets me compose music to send to various plugins and instruments, both software and hardware, from within something like AUM. I write the notes in LK and then decide which channels to send them too. I can also send multiple notes to the same channel and split them within LK to send separately within AUM.

It really is a beautiful experience to create notes with LK, and it also has automatic music generation and the ability to tweak existing notes slightly in new and random ways. This helps get me up and running more quickly too as I can just hit auto generate based on the notes specified, and LK generates either the chords or a melody which can then be sent to different outputs at once. Like for example I can run say a few different loops, like a drum pattern, a bass pattern, or a melody, all within the same window of LK, and have the basics of a full track up and running really quickly, and output it to different instruments, drum machines, or analog synths, or whatever really, without me having to spent ages on each element, or using multiple instances of another app to create and run the same amount of midi tracks sent to different instruments. Then I can go back later once everything is up and running and spent more time on what I need to.

There’s also lots of other features too like custom midi controller layouts, arps, and other useful things, all very capable of sending advanced controls to different locations. I used to use different instances of Drambo to send midi to my instruments, and occasionally still do, but compared to LK the process is just too basic as LK allows for more complex routing off the bat, and has a more elegant interface that allows for more flexibility making music. I really like this app and hope the updates keep coming as this is a very useful tool.

Rrevieweeeanon

7 months ago

Response from developer

This made our day, thank you. You've described exactly what LK is designed for: a single, flexible environment where you can compose, route, and perform without juggling multiple apps. The way you're using it across AUM with hardware and software instruments simultaneously is a great example of what the step sequencer and MIDI routing were built to enable. Really glad the auto-generation features are helping you move faster too, sometimes you just need a solid starting point to build from. Updates are definitely coming. Thanks for taking the time to write this.

Missing tools and capabilities/ no refund

The app is missing most of the tools that you may need for a digital midi controller. Even with the full purchase. You can’t just use it as a trusted tool. At the same time it is more expensive and does way less than most of its competitors! And at the same time they don’t accept refund requests! So you end up with useless expensive non refundable app. Search for better alternatives before falling for this.

PPeet.1

8 months ago

Enfin

Enfin le contrôleur idéal. Tout essayer : Push, Launchpad, MPC40, xTouch, …
L’application est top. Réactive, accès distant, même les clips dans les tracks affichent le nom du clip. C’est vrai il faut un iPad mais pas forcément une bête de course et on peut en trouver sur le marché de l’occasion pour moins chère qu’un contrôleur physique. Bravo

TThoumesIV

9 months ago

Response from developer

Merci beaucoup — ce genre de retour nous touche vraiment. Vous avez fait le tour des grandes références hardware, alors ça compte double. Bonne musique !

Great for Ableton users!

Awesome app, but needs a small tweak Fits my Ableton workflow like a charm! My only issue is accidental touches while scrolling. Adding a two-finger scroll mode would make the experience much smoother. Keep up the great work!

Ppicnic001

9 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback and the review! We've created a ticket for your suggestion so our team can evaluate it for a future update. We are so glad to hear you're enjoying LK!

Molto Funzionale

Perfetta per usare dentro AUM, quello che cercavo!!!!

GgONSm

10 months ago

Die ideale Ergänzung

Auch wenn ich das MacBook mit Live meist direkt vor der Nase habe, so mache ich am liebsten alles auf dem iPad, wofür diese App genial ist. Wenn man ein vernünftiges WLAN hat, schnurrt das Programm wie ein Kätzchen. Freue mich auf weitere Updates :-)

Rrovoco

10 months ago

Response from developer

Vielen Dank für deine Bewertung! Wir freuen uns sehr zu hören, dass LK sich gut in dein Remote-Setup zur Steuerung von Ableton einfügt. Es ist toll zu wissen, dass es deinen Workflow erleichtert!

Not up to date

Instructions on website are not up to date. Installation unsuccessful.

AAmzsterbus

10 months ago

Best controller app I’ve found

Don’t usually write reviews but really impressed with this app for controlling Ableton on MacBook. Once connection is set up via Ubridge it works a treat. Will be trying out with MPC desktop and other software. Mainly used for keys, pads and chords, rather than clip launching. Can see it replacing my Korg Nanokey Studio - with the laptop at least - one less thing to carry when travelling!

LTLoz track

a year ago

Response from developer

It’s awesome to hear that LK has been such a great addition to your setup! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review and for the 5-star rating. We really appreciate the support! 😁

Very bad

Dont buy it .No simple instructions and procedure to Connect
2/ no clear tutorial ;Exemple The Windows are not the same on the manuel !?

DDid.Strato

a year ago

Love this app Need CC’s

I’ve been using this app for a little while now and it is so useful. I mainly use the matrix for triggering notes in AUM. I have plenty of tools for automating and modulating CC’s like MLFO for example, but there are times when I just need to record CC’s from a midi controller. In this case, I end up needing to use Atom 2 for example. And if I’m going to use Atom 2 I almost feel like I don’t want to use yet another app like LK to sequence notes when I can already sequence notes and CC’s in Atom 2. I prefer the Ableton clip launching style that LK uses, but sometimes it’s just too many apps when I need to also automate CC’s. I love this app. I use it most of the time,.. but not all the time. Not when I’m really serious about recording my final mix. I would be ecstatic if this feature was added. You have a fantastic application here. It’s an (mostly) essential application for me.

OObis11

a year ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your review and feedback. LK already supports CC messages within its clips. Have you checked the Velocity, Probability, and Automations sections of the LK manual under the Matrix page? https://www.imaginando.pt/products/lk-ableton-live-and-midi-controller/help/matrix You can enable Automation mode, where you can add CC lanes and draw automation nodes for each lane. When you play a clip, the automations are sent along with the notes. You can also record automations from external sources. Apart from automations, you can also use Clip Actions to send CC automations. Just long-press a clip and tap Clip Actions to access them. If you have any questions about automations, please feel free to reach out to us through our website that we will happily assist you. Best regards