Best apps like MidiFire

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Updated September 2026

Whether you want more options like MidiFire or a completely different take on the same concept, our curated list of 8+ similar apps has you covered. Updated for 2026 with the latest ratings and comparisons.

Top Alternatives to MidiFire

ArpBud 2 AUv3 MIDI Arpeggiator#1

ArpBud 2 AUv3 MIDI Arpeggiator by Cem Olcay

Create Unique Arps
Editor's Choice
🎵 Music
3.6(20 ratings)
$5.99
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Create unique arpeggiation patterns with unlimited steps and customizable parameters like interval, velocity, and probability. Control note rates, swing, and randomize patterns in real-time for live performance or music production. Requires MIDI input/output to function.

Mozaic Plugin Workshop#2

Mozaic Plugin Workshop by Bram Bos

Roll Your Own MIDI Plugins
Strong Contender
🎵 Music
5.0(81 ratings)
$1.99
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Design and build your own custom MIDI plugins for music production. This tool offers a simple yet powerful scripting language and pre-built components to create filters, sequencers, and generative music tools. It integrates with AUv3 MIDI hosts for seamless workflow.

Midiflow#3

Midiflow by Johannes Doerr

MIDI Router and Processor
Worth Considering
🎵 Music
4.0😐(39 ratings)
$7.99In-App Purchases
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This app enables seamless MIDI data transfer between different applications on your device. It allows for app synchronization, routing MIDI from sequencers to synths, and assigning keyboard zones. Users can save and recall configurations, and monitor MIDI activity.

What We Love

  • 👍 Comprehensive MIDI routing
  • 💡 Flexible MIDI manipulation
  • 🚀 Powerful functionality
  • ✨ Intuitive interface (for some)
  • ✅ Works in background
  • 🛠️ Good for complex setups
  • 🔄 Constantly updated (historically)
  • 📚 Well-documented
  • 💡 Re-maps MIDI messages
  • 💡 Splits/layers sounds
  • 💡 Controls external gear
  • 💡 Essential for MIDI setups
  • 💡 Connects old to new MIDI
  • 💡 Solves MIDI keyboard issues
  • 💡 Ultimate MIDI command center
  • 💡 Great for live performance
  • 💡 Swiss Army knife of MIDI
  • 💡 Breathes life into synths
  • 💡 Best MIDI workflow reroute
  • 💡 Solves MIDI problems
  • 💡 Useful for live sound
  • 💡 Easy to use
  • 💡 Essential MIDI tool
  • 💡 Inspires creativity
  • 💡 Professional and complete
  • 💡 Missing link for MIDI
  • 💡 Elegant and useful
  • 💡 Incredible potential
  • 💡 Excellent MIDI app
  • 💡 Solid live MIDI solution
  • 💡 Fantastic MIDI router
  • 💡 Great product
  • 💡 Very useful
  • 💡 Nicely done interface
  • 💡 Brilliant MIDI software
  • 💡 Outstanding app
  • 💡 Good stuff
  • 💡 Easy routing
  • 💡 Powerful utility
  • 💡 Very versatile
  • 💡 Works flawlessly

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 App doesn't open
  • 🐛 App closes immediately
  • 🐛 Bugs and quirks
  • 🐛 Unreliable for live use
  • 🐛 Layout issues
  • 🐛 Navigation problems
  • 🐛 No response from support
  • 🐛 Forum is dead/locked
  • 🐛 In-app purchases complex
  • 🐛 Does not work with AUM
  • 🐛 Pricing too complicated
  • 🐛 Note off velocities ignored
  • 🐛 Crashes during editing
  • 🐛 Edits lost after crash
  • 🐛 Backup song lost
  • 🐛 Does not work with GarageBand
  • 🐛 MIDI splitter issues
  • 🐛 No back/cancel button
  • 🐛 Crashes when searching devices
  • 🐛 Not working with iOS 14
  • 🐛 Not working with iOS 15
  • 🐛 Not working with iOS 16
  • 🐛 Inconsistent MIDI implementation
  • 🐛 Some IAPs not in bundle
  • 🐛 Overpriced
  • 🐛 Interface a mess
  • 🐛 Not logical
  • 🐛 Does not record to GarageBand
  • 🐛 Does not work with SampleTank in background
  • 🐛 Remapping doesn't work
  • 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity crashes
  • 🐛 CC mapping issues
  • 🐛 Does not pass release velocity
  • 🐛 App appears abandoned
  • 🐛 Disingenuous standalone description
  • 🐛 Requires further payment
  • 🐛 Support is impossible
  • 🐛 No acknowledgment of help requests
  • 🐛 Forum sign-up prevents requests
  • 🐛 Ignored questions on forum
  • 🐛 Rip off
  • 🐛 Wasted money
  • 🐛 Can't do what I want
  • 🐛 Not compatible with iOS 8/10
  • 🐛 No dark mode
  • 🐛 Some MIDI messages blocked/morphed
  • 🐛 Remapping adds code, doesn't replace
  • 🐛 Limited usefulness
  • 🐛 Many IAPs
  • 🐛 Some apps don't work
  • 🐛 No MIDI input selection in SampleTank
  • 🐛 Fixed MIDI channels in Korg iPolysix
  • 🐛 Does not work with Arturia iMini/iProphet
  • 🐛 Needs to be universal app
  • 🐛 Some functions need buying
  • 🐛 Stopped using it
  • 🐛 App shutdown on iPad 2
  • 🐛 Doesn't search nearby devices
  • 🐛 Force closes on remapping
  • 🐛 GUI problems
  • 🐛 $11 dollars wasted
  • 🐛 App doesn't load after paid updates
  • 🐛 No return button
  • 🐛 Layout issues on iPhone
  • 🐛 Filter out Note Off messages missing
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes while editing
  • 🐛 Mapped CCs dropped during performance
  • 🐛 Incomplete standalone app
  • 🐛 No AUv3 plugin version

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