# TriplePlay Connect — Fishman TriplePlay Guitar App

> Guitar MIDI controller app for creating music and playing virtual instruments. (iPhone/iPad app by Fishman Transducers, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tripleplay-connect/id1441347811 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fishman Transducers, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441347810)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 227 App Store ratings · 40 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 3.7 GB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-07-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tripleplay-connect/id1441347811/reviews.md

## What is TriplePlay Connect?

TriplePlay Connect iOS app is a music creation and performance app that was created to work with the TriplePlay Connect MIDI controller for guitar that installs easily and non-invasively on most electric and acoustic guitars.  TriplePlay Connect is the bridge between your guitar and your iPad.  Turn your guitar into a whole band.  Create and play instruments like a violin or synthesizers from your guitar.  Play loops and audio files easily by playing notes on your guitar. Arpeggiate instruments or create chords from single notes on the guitar.  Connect to the possibilities.

## Key features

- Play virtual instruments from guitar
- Create loops and audio files
- Generate chords from single notes
- Arpeggiate instruments
- Works with TriplePlay MIDI controller

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TriplePlay Wireless MIDI | Free | one-time |
| Analog End | $9.99 | one-time |
| Da'Bounce | $5.99 | one-time |
| Electric Spirals | $9.99 | one-time |
| Electric Rock | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of TriplePlay Connect?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Better tracking than older Roland gear
- 👍 Easy to install and get started
- 👍 Works well as a DAW controller
- 👍 Hardware is very good
- 👍 App gets better with updates
- 👍 Can be a great MIDI controller

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes randomly
- 🐛 App crashes when editing/saving Combis
- 🐛 Clunky Combi editing/organization
- 🐛 Cannot reconnect after pairing lost
- 🐛 No sound from guitar through app
- 🐛 Bloatware, large app size
- 🐛 In-app purchases don't work
- 🐛 Slow and imperfect performance
- 🐛 Cannot switch modes
- 🐛 No connection to iPad
- 🐛 False tones/noise with some instruments
- 🐛 App stopped working after update
- 🐛 Arpeggiator only goes up
- 🐛 Drains iPad battery
- 🐛 Severe latency issues
- 🐛 Factory sounds are lackluster
- 🐛 No way to load other plugins
- 🐛 Poor response/sensitivity with other apps
- 🐛 Unusable in-app sounds
- 🐛 Cannot access EastWest sounds
- 🐛 Poor integration with other synth apps
- 🐛 Hoaky clips blast from monitors
- 🐛 App poops out and says not compatible
- 🐛 No AUV3 support
- 🐛 In-app purchases for existing hardware owners
- 🐛 Interface needs simplification

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes randomly
- App crashes when editing/saving Combis
- App crashes when clicking iTunes button
- App crashes when changing sounds
- App crashes constantly
- App crashes when making adjustments
- App crashes repeatedly
- Cannot reconnect to app after pairing lost
- No sound from guitar through app
- In-app purchases don't work
- Tones hang or don't sound
- Slow performance
- Cannot switch modes
- No connection to iPad
- False tones/noise with some instruments
- App stopped working after update
- Arpeggiator only goes up
- Drains iPad battery
- Severe latency issues
- Cannot access EastWest sounds
- Hoaky clips blast from monitors
- App poops out and says not compatible
- Problem downloading purchased sounds
- Firmware update issues
- Cannot find purchased sound pack
- Hung and crashed when pulling tracks from iTunes
- TPConnect keeps working in the background

**Most requested features**

- Add more features to iOS app
- Ability to organize Combi folders
- Ability to back up Combis
- Create set lists
- Support for other MIDI controllers
- Add more instrument sounds (harmonica, accordion)
- Add more stringed instruments (banjo, uke, sitar, mandolin)
- Add more patches/sounds
- Ability to add instruments directly to the app
- More neck splits
- Advanced app version
- Simplified, less cluttered interface
- Better integration with other synth apps
- App should act as a MIDI controller on other apps

## Recent user reviews (10 of 40)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tripleplay-connect/id1441347811/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Unstable for Live Use + Needs some feature adds

*2025-08-03, version 1.0.24*

TriplePlay hardware is so much better with tracking vs. the older generation of Roland GK gear. I REALLY need this TriplePlay iOS to work but really struggling when using in a live setting.

1/ I used the app as my primary synth on a gig just last night. The app just simply crashes randomly - did so twice in the middle of this performance. By “crash”, I mean that TriplePlay disappears, the iOS desktop appears, but TriplePlay seems like it’s still in memory b/c it’s still in the task swapping view. When you switch back to TriplePlay, it restarts.

2/ I can get TP to crash easily when editing / saving Combis. I need Combis in order to switch sounds live. But do edits on Combis with some AUv3 plugins (like King of FM and Nerd Synth) and you can crash TP in under a couple of minutes.

3/ Working with creating and editing and organizing Combis is quite clunky. When you edit an existing combi and do “Save As”, it overwrites the old one instead creating a new one? No way to organize folders, back up Combis, create set lists, etc. I can’t buy the foot controller until I know these things are coming.

4/ The App Support link here on App Store is broken!

Happy to help you test any new versions. Please don’t abandon this.

### 1/5 — Can’t play my guitar through the app!

*2025-07-02, version 1.0.24*

Well, I’m trying to use the iPad TP Connect app with a Godwin TriplePlay ready guitar. I paired the dongle no problem, and can open the app and can tune my guitar and set string sensitivity without any problems, although there’s no sound while doing that. Not sure if that’s how it’s supposed to work or not. Anyway, as soon as I press the Next button to choose a tutorial or go into the app, and I choose the Close button to go to the app, it shuts my pairing between my guitar/TriplePlay pickup and the USB dongle off, and my dongle light starts fast blinking, and immediately a message screen comes up that says “Hey, it looks like you’re not connected, etc., and then when I press the pairing button on my dongle, and it shows a solid light that it’s connected, I can’t reconnect it to the app at all. I go into settings and look around to see if there’s anywhere I can reconnect my guitar to the app, but that’s a no-go. So I can’t play my guitar through the app at all. I can hear sounds when I touch the screen fretboard with my finger just fine, and play the demo, get other sounds, etc., but not with my guitar. If someone could please help me, I’d appreciate it, otherwise I’d hate to have totally wasted my money on three products that DO NOT WORK, AT ALL! Extremely disappointed right now.

### 1/5 — It's bloatware, but it works

*2025-06-15, version 1.0.24*

Having used MIDI / DAW for as long as it's been around, I don't need or want more than is needed to set up the (pretty nice) interface.  That is here and it works just fine, but it's buried in 4gb of stuff I don't need or want.  By far the largest app on my ipad.  I asked for a minimal app just to do the interface settings, sensitivity, channel, and mono/poly and they pretended they didn't understand.

### 5/5 — Tripleplay ipad app

*2025-04-25, version 1.0.24*

This app gets better every time they update it. Like most controller apps there’s a learning curve but Fishman does listen and responds with updates and new features.

### 3/5 — Great idea, wish it was easier

*2025-01-18, version 1.0.23*

The app samples are lackluster, and doesn’t always play well with SynthMaster 2. Pretty foolproof with sm1 though. Would be nice if it could be controlled with some other midi controller, other than the play controller.

### 1/5 — It's bloatware, but it works

*2024-08-30, version 1.0.23*

Having used MIDI / DAW for as long as it's been around, I don't need or want more than is needed to set up the (pretty nice) interface.  That is here and it works just fine, but it's buried in 4gb of stuff I don't need or want.  By far the largest app on my ipad.

### 1/5 — Get It_But..

*2024-06-26, version 1.0.23*

The BigFish Audio Purchases in the store won’t work. You can purchase them. Download the purchase. Restore them. But you’ll never use them. Otherwise, the pick up hardware into an IPad tracks faster than I can play. Wonky instruments, but a great DAW controller. I Recommend the MacBook version. It generates accurate Tablature as you play. You can also use it to trigger up to six samples. By playing one note.

### 2/5 — Nenaplnené očakávania

*2023-08-04, version 1.0.20*

Kvôli tejto appke som si kúpil iPad Pro.  a musím povedať,že som dosť sklamaný
ostávajú “visieť” tóny, niektoré tony ani nezaznejú …všetko je nejaké pomalé …nedokonalé

### 3/5 — heavy but incomplete

*2023-07-20*

They packed a lot of fun into this app what with instrument samples and all.   I downloaded this app to get to the string response settings and to switch between single and multi midi channel modes.  And I don't see a way to switch modes.  I would like an app that does just these two things, and maybe a piano sound so I can hear the sensitivity adjustments...

### 1/5 — No connection 😫

*2023-02-28, version 1.0.18*

I have TriplePlay wireless controller and it won’t connect to my iPad

## Frequently asked questions about TriplePlay Connect

### What does the TriplePlay Connect app do?

This app acts as a bridge between your guitar and your iPad, allowing you to transform your guitar into a versatile music creation and performance tool. You can play a wide array of virtual instruments, create loops, and generate chords or arpeggios directly from your guitar.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include the ability to play virtual instruments like violins or synthesizers from your guitar, easily play loops and audio files by playing notes, and create chords or arpeggiate instruments from single notes played on your guitar.

### How much does the TriplePlay Connect app cost?

The app itself is free to download and use. However, it does offer in-app purchases, suggesting that some features or content may require an additional purchase to unlock.

### What devices is TriplePlay Connect compatible with?

The app is specifically designed for iOS devices, indicated by 'TriplePlay Connect iOS app'. It is intended to work with the TriplePlay Connect MIDI controller for guitar, which is designed for easy, non-invasive installation on most electric and acoustic guitars.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

Guitarists who own or are interested in the TriplePlay Connect MIDI controller would benefit most. It's ideal for musicians looking to expand their sonic palette, experiment with different instruments, and create music in new ways directly from their guitar.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.27 — 2025-10-22

Fixes a bug with clip playback on certain iPads

### 1.0.24 — 2025-04-22

Updated firmware for wireless controller

### 1.0.23 — 2024-04-03

Fixed crackling audio issues and general stability

### 1.0.20 — 2023-03-23

Second bug fix of crackling audio.

### 1.0.19 — 2023-03-11

Fixed bug causing audio crackling sounds.

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