Link to MIDI vs Mozaic Plugin Workshop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link to MIDI
Synchronize MIDI devices with Ableton Link sessions. This app bridges the gap, making your MIDI hardware compatible with Link-enabled music software for stable, quantized clock synchronization.
- Ableton Link to MIDI Clock Sync
- Link-enabled MIDI devices
- Launch quantization
- Stable clock output
- Fine offset control (±250 ms)
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Link to MIDI = Ableton Link to MIDI Clock Sync. Link to MIDI connects Ableton Link to musical devices that support MIDI Clock Sync. Simply join a Link session, connect your MIDI device, and that's it. Your MIDI device is now Link-enabled. Link to Midi features launch quantization, an incredibly stable clock output, and a fine offset control (±250 ms) to perfectly line up the receiving MIDI device's playback. Note: Link to MIDI is only recommended for use with hardware MIDI devices. Connecting to apps is possible, but may lead to a poor user experience due to software challenges in synchronizing to MIDI Clock. Ableton Link fixes this. Please contact the developers of your favorite apps and ask them to support Ableton Link.
Mozaic Plugin Workshop
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.
- Custom MIDI plugin creation
- Easy-to-learn scripting language
- Generative music tools
- MIDI filters and sequencers
- AUv3 support
- Tilt sensor integration
- Built-in script editor
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Create your own MIDI plugins: MIDI filters, generative music tools, basic sequencers, MIDI control panels, chaos experiments... Let your imagination take you places. Mozaic runs inside your favorite AU MIDI host, and gives you practical building blocks such as LFOs, pre-fab GUI layouts, musical scales, AUv3 support (with AU Parameters, transport events, tempo syncing, etc.), random generators and a super-simple yet powerful script language. Mozaic even offers quick access to your device’s Tilt Sensors for expressive interaction concepts! The Mozaic Script language is designed from the ground up to be the easiest and most flexible MIDI language on iOS. A language by creatives, for creatives. You’ll only need to write a few lines of script to achieve impressive things - or to create that uber-specific thing that was missing from your MIDI setup. Check out the Programming Manual on Ruismaker.com to learn about the script language and to get inspiration for awesome scripts of your own. Mozaic comes with a sizable collection of tutorials and pre-made scripts which you can use out of the box, or which can be a starting point for your own plugin adventures. Features in a nutshell: - Easy to learn Mozaic Script language: easy to learn, easy to read - Sample-accurate-everything: the tightest MIDI timing possible - Built-in script editor with code-completion, syntax hints, etc. - 5 immediately usable GUI layouts, with knobs, sliders, pads, etc. - In-depth, helpful programming manual available on Ruismaker.com - Easy access to LFOs, scales, MIDI I/O, AU parameters, timers - Supports Sysex, with built-in checksum calculations - AUv3; so you'll get multi-instance, state-saving, tempo sync and resource efficiency out of the box Mozaic opens up the world of creative MIDI plugins to anyone willing to put in a few hours and a hot beverage or two. Practical notes: - Mozaic requires a plugin host with support for AUv3 MIDI plugins (AUM, ApeMatrix, Cubasis, Auria, Audiobus 3, etc.) - The standalone mode of Mozaic lets you edit, test and export projects, but for MIDI connections you need to run it inside an AUv3 MIDI host - MIDI is not sound; Mozaic on its own does not make noise... so bring your own synths, drum machines and other instruments! - AUv3 MIDI requires iOS11 or higher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mozaic Plugin Workshop at 5.0 against Link to MIDI's 4.6. Mozaic Plugin Workshop also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Link to MIDI's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Link to MIDI costs $4.99 and Mozaic Plugin Workshop $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mozaic Plugin Workshop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 81 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 95% and 95% positive.
Link to MIDI ships an update fortnightly, Mozaic Plugin Workshop every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link to MIDI | Mozaic Plugin Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandernaut | Bram Bos |
Customer experience
Link to MIDI
Mozaic Plugin Workshop
In-app purchases
Link to MIDI
No in-app purchases
Mozaic Plugin Workshop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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