# MKSensation Xtreme — user reviews > 75 indexed App Store user reviews of MKSensation Xtreme by MIDIculous LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 39 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mksensation-xtreme/id1544475311/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mksensation-xtreme/id1544475311.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 28 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of MKSensation Xtreme? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎶 Incredible sound quality - 🎹 Excellent for live performance - 💡 Great value for price - 🤝 Responsive support team - 🎹 Amazing gospel presets - 🚀 Fast and practical use - 🎧 Sounds great with interface - 👍 User-friendly interface - ✨ Wonderful sounds and effects - 🎁 Bargain for piano sounds - ✅ AUv3 compatibility - 🌟 Outstanding library out of the box **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🐛 App instability - 🐛 Download issues - 🐛 Sound not playing properly - 🐛 MIDI connection problems - 🐛 Interface not optimized for iPhone - 🐛 Confusing sound pack interface - 🐛 Unreliable for live use - 🐛 Sound clipping - 🐛 App stalls and crashes - 🐛 Not working on iPad - 🐛 Sounds disappear after update - 🐛 Re-downloading sounds often - 🐛 Unusable for 3rd party plugins - 🐛 Random crashes with controller - 🐛 Loud thump on patch change - 🐛 Audio unit import crackly - 🐛 String pad sample install error - 🐛 Loading external plugin crashes app - 🐛 App closes out after 20 seconds - 🐛 Poor business practice (support) - 🐛 Not fully ready for prime time - 🐛 Looks cheap - 🐛 Overlapping sounds across apps - 🐛 Sustain pedal issues - 🐛 Not compatible with all MIDI boards **Commonly reported bugs** - Latency after last update - Download indicator remains zero - App stalls then crashes - Playback issue after OS update (thud/squeal) - Some sounds won't play properly - App quits working, no sound - Not working with iPad Air - Backup option broken with current iOS update - Cannot import presets - Interface doesn't fit screen well - Sticking notes - No MIDI input available - App is bugged - My sounds are gone - No tap for download - App is not stable, stops working mid-presentation - Not producing any sound - Some patches don't work well - Multiple sound clipping and cutting out - 4 quick access assignable area resets - Update deleted all sounds - Triggers a G# in the second octave - Requires re-downloading sounds every startup - Will not function from iPad to controller/workstation - Plug-in loader doesn't load 3rd party apps well - Cannot change sounds in edit mode (list doesn't open) - Problem with live set mode (pads don't call up programs) - Crashes consistently when using other apps/plugins - Crashes when selecting Bluetooth MIDI - App crashes a number of times - Only loads one plug-in before crashing - Loading AU version clears scanned plugins - Scanning doesn't function correctly in AU version - Randomly crashes when turning knobs on controller - String pad sample 2 install error - Crashing when loading an external plugin - Problems importing sounds for custom setup - App completely closes out on its own - Crashes when picking sounds - MKS Out of the Box has noise/hiss **Most requested features** - Felt pianos, shimmers, arps, plucks, risers - Embedded pad drones - Latch/hold patches button - Velocity window feature - Dark mode - Control Sustain and Expression Pedal - Add or delete controllers for each sound slot - Larger mute and solo buttons - Resize options for interface - Arpeggiator with hold function - 3 band EQ on panel - More presets - Improve AUv3 import - Fix crashiness ## Newest reviews (17 of 75) ### 3/5 — Latence *2026-07-11* Depuis la dernière mise à jour, il y’a une très forte latence sur mon iPhone 15 Pro max. Je l’utilise avec une interface midi et un clavier maître. ### 3/5 — Good app but could be more *2026-02-13* I love to use this app. I use it every Sunday for church and other events. I find that the sounds available does not vibe well with more contemporary settings. If there was a selection of felt pianos, shimmers effects, arps, plucks, risers, and etc; this app will have a better review from me. Also, the interface with the additional sound packs (Micro Piano, Clarity Piano, etc) is confusing. If it is all in one place along the other patches, it would be better. Others things, I hope would be in an update is an button to be able to latch/hold patches and embedded pad drones within the app. All in all, the app needs be updated to accommodate contemporary settings as well. ### 3/5 — download issue, pls do attend to my concern *2025-07-08, version 2.2.2* I have paid the app for iPad, I also paid clarity grand but the how come I cannot download the sounds, the percentage download indicator remains zero no matter how good my network is..I am using iPad 6th gen on 17.7.5 iOS version w 86 go avail memory..pls help ### 3/5 — Clarity Grand Download issues *2025-02-26* After I downloaded Clarity Grand, now the App stalls, then crashes. Re-booted iPad, still same issue. Please correct issue. Thanks. ### 3/5 — Bug app *2025-02-23* O app está bugado ### 4/5 — Great apps, but confusing ecosystem *2024-11-12* I own all of the iOS apps, and it’s very hard to determine which is which, as they often overlap in sounds. There was a system where at least if you owned one of the older apps, they were migrated to the newer apps. But there seems to be three active apps now that share at least one sample bank and yet that sample upon purchase isn’t available to all the other apps ### 3/5 — need to know asap ! *2024-03-22* Is this compatible with the Yamaha Moxf ?? Keeps saying “ no midi input available “ ### 3/5 — Nice app but *2024-01-01* Just like the other app fm tines. This is a great app but. Some other sounds won’t play properly like piano b MKS, an p3 piano b won’t play properly… for now I think I’ll keep it cause of others I like but if no change on sounds that drew me in that I want then I’m just gonna delete and need a refund ### 3/5 — Having trouble *2023-08-20* I keep having to delete and download the app. I have already deleted all other sound libraries and still continue to have problems with the app. For some reason it will quit working. Can’t get any sound from it. Once I delete it and download it again it will work for a few days then do the same thing again. I’m using an iPad Pro. ### 4/5 — Very good Hosting and Sounds *2023-07-05, version 2.1.1* MKSensation Xtreme is very nice for using with iPhone or iPad for also using your purchased AUV3s with it ….. e.g. Ravenscroft 275. The only thing that might get added to it would be the possibility to control Sustain and Expression Pedal ….. and this regarding hosted Sounds like Ravenscroft. That would make it perfect for me as I‘m always using Expression Pedal due to have the possibility to in fluence the Sound. I like to raise String or Pad Sounds by Expression Pedal. But right now Ravenscroft gets always influenced by Expression Pedal …. And I can‘t change it. Could you please add that functionality ? I‘m thinking about another segment to be able to add or delete Controllers for each single Sound Slot. That would be great!! ### 4/5 — Great app but does have some limitations *2023-04-03, version 2.1.1* I love the stock sounds and the ability to use plugins as well as create sets. However, I have discovered that it has some limitations for sharing and transferring. After buying a new iPad, I discovered that the only way to restore a back up to the new device is if you backed up your old iPad completely on iCloud. You then have to restore you new iPad completely from iCloud when you first set it up. That is something I didn’t know, plus I don’t pay for iCloud storage so I don’t have enough space to do a full backup. Also, at the moment the regular backup option is broken with the current iOS update. Also, you can export presets from the iPad app but there is no way to import them. Therefore, I can’t share them between my iPads, I can’t share them with other users at my church that have purchased the app, and I can’t share them to anyone else that would like to have my custom presets that I have built out and tweaked. I have a YouTube channel and would like to share my custom presets with subscribers. I am working with support to see if anything will be done to fix the broken back up option or if there will be a feature added in the future for importing presets. I will change this review if something is done. ### 4/5 — Would like resize options *2023-01-01* It was great on my iPad 7 but when I upgraded a few months ago to the iPad Pro it does not fit the screen very well and when I swipe up to close the app it always hits a key so I have to turn off the keyboard, but this is probably Apple’s fault for not recognizing swipe up to close an app before it hits an app function. I have that problem with xAir app muting a channel when I swipe up to close it. Also I would like the mute and solo buttons larger to make it easier to switch channels on and off without losing sound. Thanks for any help. ### 3/5 — Don’t understand it *2022-12-18* A stripped down sound bank designed specifically for modern gospel keyboard players in the US. It takes up about 13gb of space. For that it is underwhelming. There are not as many sounds as you might expect. There is a place for accurate recreations of 90s era sound modules, but this doesn’t do that. ### 2/5 — Unreliable *2022-12-01* The interface is very user friendly. Sounds, effects and functionalities are wonderful. Organs could be a lot better tho, the app’s missing an actual Organ module / emulator with drawbars control. The real problem tho are the bugs. Even on an iPad Pro it’s hard to hit the mute button, so if I need to switch timbres mid performance, I need to hit the activation button, which interrupts the sound on all layers and may not trigger the layer I just activated. Sadly this makes this APP completely use less for live use. As I’m seeing that the developer has not addressed the other complaints, I’ll assume this project has been abandoned. That said, I recommend ppl not to purchase it. I’ll be requesting a refund. ### 3/5 — Was my Go to Keyboard Rig *2022-11-26, version 2.0.17* Not sure if it’s because of IPad OS 16 but it has stopped working. I am able to reinstall the app and it will work for a Sunday. But I don’t have to time to rebuild every week. I still want this to work but developers need to review the changes with IPad IOS. My other IPad Keyboards are all working. ### 3/5 — My sounds are gone *2022-11-21, version 2.0.17* I’ve refreshed it numerous times and nothing have been restored. Help me.. ### 5/5 — All I Need *2022-10-29, version 2.0.17* This is there third app I’ve bought from these guys (NeoSoul keys, MKSensation, MKSensation Xtreme) and since this purchase I’m not using my other apps much anymore. In fact, it’s pretty much all I use now… Great Job thanks! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Inadapté à l’iphone *2024-08-14* Je tente de l’utiliser sur iphone (iphone 13) et c’est une calamité. L’interface est mal pensée pour ce format. On touche rapidement les bords de l’écran ce qui nous fait sortir de l’application. Partie UX à revoir… ### 1/5 — Not working *2023-08-19* Not working with ipad air, even saying it will work. ### 1/5 — No working *2022-07-27, version 2.0.17* This tin no work i download I can’t download the sounds no tap for download How you download without tap to download ### 1/5 — Fix issues *2022-04-14, version 2.0.17* For me some of the sounds need a lot of work some of the patches don’t work well ### 1/5 — No funciona solo se escucha ruido *2021-09-20, version 2.0.2* No funciona solo se escucha ruido ### 1/5 — Not picking up my midi that works with other app *2021-09-06, version 2.0.2* My midi works fine and all other sound app Including “MK SENSATION” the “free” one works fine with my midi along with all other alternatives I downloaded. I liked the free one so I purchase this only for it to not register and play my midi. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work iPad Pro 3rd Gen *2021-07-18, version 2.0.2* I purchased MK SENSATION EXTREME 2.0 yesterday and it doesn’t work. I tried troubleshooting the app by uninstalling and reinstalling app plus the 11GB of additional sounds but it still doesn’t work with my Arturia KEYLAB 61 key MIDI controller. I am very dissatisfied with this purchase especially after seeing the hype with all the videos circulating on the Internet. I would like a refund!!! ### 1/5 — Once any Plug-in Loaded Any Other Action Crashes App *2021-07-15* I truly can’t see how this made release. Should have been delayed. I’m sure there is more to this as I’m not a developer. But it’s disappointing. I bought this solely for the stacking and splitting sounds. The sounds are beautiful, but take up a lot of space. So the plug-in support is what I was banking on. There should have been a warning that it will only load one plug-in before crashing. As soon as the plug-in loader is used, the very next sound added will crash the app. I even tried saving the sound before the crash, and loading it up on reset, but still the same result. If a plug-in is loaded no other sounds can be added without crashing. If you want to mix a plug-in with. Factory sounds? Well you better add it last, because as I said even factory sounds cannot be added once a plug-in is loaded. This is a major bug, and should be top priority. It’s not false advertising, because A single plug-in can be loaded I suppose. But calling it a game changer when only one plug-in can be added before any other edits crash the app is a stretch. And yes I have bug reporting enabled. Please fix this. I will try another reinstall and update my review if this changes anything. I had to delete Midi Tools and Atom One before the plugins would scan without crashing. Maybe that has something to do with it. Edit: Reinstalled app on fresh restart. Scanned all auv3’s again and no dice. Same behavior. Only one plug-in can be loaded, and you better load it last. How are you supposed to experiment and blend sounds when changing anything once a plug-in is loaded crashes the whole app losing everything? If this is fixed this app will be as paradigm shifting as drambo. Edit 2: Okay, I’m done. Loading the AU version clears all scanned plugins in the standalone requiring a re-scan. What’s more scanning doesn’t function correctly in the AU version. I’ve waited weeks for this app. So disappointing. ### 1/5 — My copy also crashes when loading an external plugin *2021-07-14, version 2.0.1* My copy also crashes when loading an external plugin. Whats going on? Please fix this problem so i can recommend it to my piano students. Fix this issue and i will give it 5stars. I sm using a iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) ### 2/5 — Just purchased played for a hour and then died *2024-05-14* I just installed and was loving came back a hour later and nothing the midi won’t connect to the keyboard and even playing the onscreen keys it’s sticking notes . I really love the sounds but you can’t gig with this being so unstable ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — EP muito bom!! *2026-03-08* Recomendo, uso no iPhone 15, sem travamento.. roda perfeitamente ### 5/5 — Pianos acoustics *2025-07-05* Se escuchan bien mal Cuando de tocan en Vive ### 5/5 — Gente!!! Cada vez mais maravilhoso esse app muito mais que um app! *2025-04-17* Gente!!! Cada vez mais maravilhoso esse app muito mais que um app! ### 5/5 — Great app and Support Team *2025-03-15* This program is like the Roland RD-1000 and P-330 on steroids. I had a playback issue on my I-Pad after the last OS update. A few patches played but most were met with a thud sound or a high pitched squeal. Normal re-sets and deletions…didn’t work so after just a couple of days the support staff (who kept in constant contact) re-worked the app and now everything is back to normal. The reason why I mention this as I had an issue with another vendor (piano program) and it took them 11 months to fix the problem. Top notch support and many other excellent apps. ### 5/5 — Super Apps très pratique et simple d utilisation *2025-02-26* Je cherchais une application simple pratiquer rapide, MKSensation Xtreme réponds à toutes mes attentes la qualité du son est plus que suffisant et les réglages sont très simple d’accès même en LIVE. Midi en Bluetooth est un plus. Je veux qu’on vivre cette application. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-02-19, version 2.2.1* This app has one of the best gospel presets I’ve ever played. Suitable for those who love Gospel pianos ### 5/5 — impressive *2024-10-25, version 2.1.13* its the best app for live performance , suggestion pls. add a velocity window features, its a layered feature for patch, when it press smooth and harder its sounds and disappear, thanks ### 5/5 — Didn’t work but now it work *2024-06-30* I brought this on Friday and it didn’t work so I read other’s comments and and I got it to work ### 5/5 — Beast for live playing! *2024-03-16, version 2.1.8* This app is crazy. The value you get for the price completely blows me away. It does everything I need for live playing. The sounds are incredible. Atmosphere Keys 2 alone will get you all tingly inside. There is so much functionality in here, I can’t even begin to go over it all. There is some great YouTube content that you can get a demo of how it sounds. For a gigging musician, this is a steal. ### 5/5 — Genial *2023-10-04, version 2.1.7* Thanks Jamal Great product. greetings from cancun mexico --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*