# touchAble Pro

> Mobile controller for deep, customizable access to music production software. (iPhone/iPad app by AppBC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touchable-pro/id1205967746 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [AppBC](https://appshunter.io/developer/385949478)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: $29.99
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 54 App Store ratings · 126 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.3 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-10-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touchable-pro/id1205967746/reviews.md

## What is touchAble Pro?

touchAble Pro makes it easy to produce and perform music in Ableton Live by putting everything you need directly at your fingertips.

Eight years ago touchAble defined what a touch controller app for Live could do. touchAble Pro has been reimagined and recoded from the ground up, incorporating years of feedback from musicians at every level. 

touchAble Pro provides a cleaner interface, allows much more powerful customisation and gives you the deepest access possible to Ableton Live. 
From waveform views to editors to automations - with touchAble Pro, you now have the complete Ableton Live experience literally at your fingertips. You can perform and edit without ever touching a mouse, you can customize your experience to access exactly the controls you need to edit or play. You’ll gain complete control that’s as portable as the smartphone, tablet or laptop you’re carrying with you.


- Audio clip view with waveforms, including side-by-side waveform view 
- Edit patterns easier and faster than ever with the new piano roll view
- Draw and edit Clip-Automations
- Templates for Live devices are now included at no added cost
- Create your own custom Device Templates for M4L or Live Devices, VSTs & AUs
- Access a tracks I/O right from the app.
- Make your own Device templates, with complete support for third-party plug-ins and Max for Live (IAP - soon to come)
- Build your own complete custom layouts with the overhauled Template Editor
- Make performance-friendly templates that include focus on individual clips and scenes, custom controls and even full modules.
- New layout options: view modules fullscreen or duplicate them side by side  
- For iPhone & iPad (Universal)

touchAble lets you access all of Ableton Live via simple, robust connections, either wired or wireless, and provides access to nearly every aspect of the software. touchAble Pro builds on that support with an updated interface for all of the features that made touchAble popular:

- Control the transport, metronome, cues, and quantization
- Trigger clips and scenes and control looping
- Arm, mute, and solo tracks
- Adjust monitoring
- Mix, pan, crossfade, and control sends and returns
- Play instruments with grid or piano-style layouts, with scales, note repeat, aftertouch, and velocity (based on finger position) 
- Control device parameters, using faders or assignable X/Y pad modules
- X/Y Pad: assign physics, make and morph snapshots or even record full gestures
- Navigate Live’s Browser, and drag and drop Devices and samples



Please find the Server and installation instructions on 

https://zerodebug.com/#/touchable



Requires iOS 9.3 
Requires the latest version of Ableton Live 9 or 10

Introduction: https://youtu.be/H6EnpjfztNw (Youtube)
Features: https://youtu.be/R4_GRVPbDn8 (Youtube)
Multiplatform demo: https://youtu.be/-NPXlJcyELY (Youtube)

## Key features

- Audio clip view with waveforms
- Piano roll view for pattern editing
- Draw and edit clip automations
- Customizable device templates
- Access track I/O
- Control transport, clips, and scenes
- Play instruments with grid/piano layouts

## What do users think of touchAble Pro?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎛️ Comprehensive Ableton Live control surface with multitouch capabilities
- 🚀 Superior to Push 2 in many ways with unlimited grid control
- 👍 Intuitive interface design and clean layout
- 🎹 Powerful isomorphic keyboard with scale highlighting
- 🎚️ Excellent device control and custom MIDI CC control panels
- ⚡ Low latency performance over USB and WiFi
- 🎵 Clip editing and waveform visualization features
- 📱 Works well on iPad Pro and other tablets
- 🔧 Highly customizable with split-screen capabilities
- 🎭 Great for live performance and looping

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability issues
- ❌ No longer maintained or supported by developer
- 🔌 Connection problems (both USB and WiFi)
- ⚠️ Incompatible with Ableton Live 11 and 12
- 🚫 Broken download links for required server software
- 📵 Unresponsive developer support and forum
- 🔄 Version mismatch between app and server script
- ⏱️ Significant lag and latency in some operations
- 🎯 Steep learning curve and complex setup process
- 💸 Expensive for a non-functional product
- 🔗 Difficult initial connection setup requiring multiple attempts
- 🐛 Glitches with clip recording and triggering
- 📊 Small UI elements difficult to read on smaller screens

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup or during use
- Connection drops after wake-up requiring force quit
- Server software download links return 404 errors
- Version mismatch between iPad app and Mac/Windows server
- Clip recording glitches (records only one bar, records indefinitely)
- Clip triggering delays and quantization issues
- Undo history pollution from slider interactions
- Waveform not loading in Simpler plugin
- Repeat/hold function glitches causing endless playback
- Freezing when using sliders
- App crashes when enabling arm button in keyboard section
- Detached track headers in clip view when scrolling
- Incompatibility with Ableton Live 11.3+ and Live 12
- Server executable flagged as malicious by Windows security
- MIDI not registering from iPad to Ableton
- Laggy piano roll and automation recording

**Most requested features**

- Larger Scenes Launch button with adjustable size
- Arrangement view option
- Customizable UI color scheme for outdoor/bright environments
- Light mode theme option
- Chord mode functionality
- Automatic version synchronization between app and server
- Better font size and label visibility for device controls
- Improved X/Y pad mirroring in split-screen mode

## Recent user reviews (10 of 126)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touchable-pro/id1205967746/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Superb

*2026-02-09*

Using touchable almost a decade. 
Love performing recording sessions , on the fly.

Never let me down, would like to see more updates like more effects, second screen, stability issues,my favourite app paired with my Akai pad 40 mk2.

Maybe mirroting would be ideal for controlling from bigger screen that would be ace .

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2025-11-04*

I also have a push 2.
Never spent the time to really learn it, then one day I finally put time in, its absolutely amazing. For many things is much quicker than push 2, and way easier to use live.
I sure hope they fully update it for 12.
Well worth the money.

### 5/5 — Pls make it compatible with ableton 12

*2025-07-31*

It’s not working proper on ableton 12

### 3/5 — Make Scenes Button Bigger

*2025-07-25*

Can you please allow an option to make the Scenes Launch button larger? It’s too small. I can adjust the size of the clips button but not the scene button. I would like a larger scene laugh button=) thank you.

### 4/5 — Un update ou upgrade s’impose maintenant

*2025-05-17*

Est ce que je vais devoir l’abandonner ,perdre encore de l’argent et acheter un contrôleur hardware pour ableton live 12 ?

### 1/5 — Would’ve been nice to know this isn’t supported

*2025-02-24*

Disappointing that this would still be available on the Apple Store and presented as an iPad option by Ableton when it’s no longer supported and doesn’t even seem to work. Looking to get my money back.

### 1/5 — Gut ... aber

*2024-11-23*

Entweder mach ich was falsch oder ich habe einen bug gefunden. Wenn ich den ableton looper verwende und mit diesem Programm hier mehrere Buttons erstelle die dann rec/Play/Ovedub und Loop delete steuern sollen, fangen die Buttons an das selbe zu tun und sich gleich zu verhalten. Wenn ich das selbe mit meinem Launchpad mache dann funktioniert es einwandfrei. Mir ist aufgefallen, dass das Problem auftritt wenn ich die loop delete Funktion auf einen Button patchen will. Sowohl über die midi learn Funktion als auch händisch gepatcht. Ich hatte gedacht wenn die App schon so teuer ist dann wird sie so Kleinigkeiten auch hinbekommen. Bitte schaut mal danach ich hatte mir diese App extra geladen um mehrere looper in Ableton über mein iPad steuern zu können. Ist eins der ersten iPads mit iOS 10.3.3 Aber daran wird es wohl nicht liegen, weil kompatibel. Erst mal ein Punkt wenn das gefixt is ändere ich die Bewertung noch einmal.

### 2/5 — Abandoneware

*2024-10-31*

This used to be the best iOS app for Ableton by leaps and bounds. However, it is no longer being maintained by the developer and is currently in a barely functional state especially since the release of Ableton 12. Worst of all, no competitor has taken its place and now there is a serious gap in the market, with no viable multitouch controller apps for Ableton in existence, at least not even close to what Touchable was.

### 1/5 — Does not work.

*2024-07-10, version 1.761*

Please take this app out of the store!! Just payed good money for an app that does not work!!!

### 3/5 — Eigentlich super….

*2024-05-01*

…aber gibt‘s kein Update für 12?

## Frequently asked questions about touchAble Pro

### What does touchAble Pro do?

touchAble Pro transforms your mobile device into a powerful controller for Ableton Live. It allows you to perform and edit music without needing to touch your computer mouse, offering deep access to virtually every aspect of the software.

### What are the key features of touchAble Pro?

Key features include waveform views for audio clips, a piano roll editor for patterns, the ability to draw and edit clip automations, and customizable templates for Live devices and third-party plugins. It also offers comprehensive control over transport, clips, scenes, tracks, and instruments.

### Is touchAble Pro free to use?

The base app is free, but it utilizes a freemium model with in-app purchases for advanced features and customization options. This allows users to try the core functionality before committing to further purchases.

### What are the compatibility requirements for touchAble Pro?

The app requires iOS 9.3 or later and is compatible with both iPhone and iPad. It also necessitates the latest version of Ableton Live 9 or 10 to function correctly.

### How can touchAble Pro be used for music production and performance?

Producers can use it to edit audio and MIDI with visual feedback, create custom control layouts for specific devices, and manage their Ableton Live sessions remotely. Performers can trigger clips and scenes, play instruments, and control parameters in real-time, all from their mobile device.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.761 — 2021-11-26

- fixed midi device module controls (settings->midi->devices)
- fixed several crash bugs

### 1.727 — 2021-08-25

added track follow option in editor modules
changed editor button color appearance, made them a bit brighter overall
editor containers backgroundcolor can be added for all controls
added osc messages in editor
added lfo in editor
virtual midi is now part of the server
brought back live mode, to increase time resolution when sending to live at cost of a clean undo history

please make sure to install the latest server:

https://zerodebug.com/#/touchable

### 1.676 — 2021-04-26

fixed issue, when pads assigned to track 1 do not pupulate their names
fixed velocity issue in clip
added lock modules option
added long tap option for side-/topbar folding
added variable pad size option 4/16/64

### 1.673 — 2021-04-20

- network bugs fixed
- renewed iconset. can be reverted via settings and newstart

please make sure to get the latest server:

https://zerodebug.com/#/touchable

### 1.668 — 2021-04-14

- added vertical multi control mode 
- smoothed playheads
- fixed some smaller issues

new server are available on our homepage:

https://zerodebug.com/#/touchable

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