EZ Trigger vs MidiWrist Unleashed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZ Trigger
Transform your iOS device into a bass drum sound module. Enhance your acoustic drum kit's kick drum sound in real-time for live performances without complex miking setups. Choose from over 30 high-definition samples.
- Real-time bass drum sample triggering
- High-definition 44.1kHz samples
- Works with standard piezo drum triggers
- Simple setup for live performance
- Compatible with various guitar interfaces
- Over 30 bass drum samples
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EZ Trigger is a revolutionary tool for drummers -- an app that turns your iOS device into a single-channel drum module, allowing you to trigger a high definition bass drum sample from an acoustic kit in realtime. It's a great way to give your bass drum a boost in the mix without the hassle of miking or a setting up other hardware. Just plug a standard drum trigger into the phone through a guitar interface such as IK Multimedia's iRig 2 and play through a PA, choosing from over 30 great bass drum samples. • Made for live performance • Works with standard piezo drum triggers • Made especially for the iRig 2 guitar interface, works with a variety of interfaces. (for phones without a headphone jack, make sure the interface has an audio out port) • high quality 44.1khz bass drum samples for a range of rock and other styles • Simple setup in seconds *** Check out eztriggerapp.com for more info *** Give your kick some extra kick!!!
MidiWrist Unleashed
Transform your Apple Watch into a standalone MIDI controller. Directly connect to Bluetooth LE MIDI devices without your iPhone, offering tactile control with haptic feedback and the digital crown. Customize knobs, buttons, and pages for a personalized music production experience.
- Standalone Apple Watch MIDI controller
- Direct Bluetooth LE MIDI connection
- Digital Crown control with haptic feedback
- Configurable knobs, buttons, and pages
- Transport control for DAWs
- Motion data transmission
- Save and manage presets
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MidiWrist Unleashed turns your Apple Watch into a standalone MIDI controller that directly connects to any advertised Bluetooth LE MIDI device, without the need of your iPhone or any other proxy. The tactile feel of the digital crown combined with haptic feedback, gives you control over any MIDI device by touching your wrist, even when you're not looking. MidiWrist Unleashed makes no sound on its own and can't advertise itself as a Bluetooth LE MIDI device. NOTE: The reliability of Bluetooth LE MIDI support in hardware devices varies. MidiWrist Unleashed was tested with iPhone, iPad, Mac and CME WIDI devices. We can't guarantee the connection stability nor MIDI message latency with other devices. IMPORTANT: MidiWrist Unleashed can only connect to Bluetooth MIDI devices, and doesn't support Siri commands. If you need to connect to other MIDI devices or use the Siri features, the original MidiWrist app is still available with those features. Features: • Standalone MIDI controller for your Apple Watch • Fully configurable on your Watch, no external app is required • Watch face complication to launch the app straight from your watch face • Any number of knobs can be controlled with the Digital Crown • Macro control over multiple MIDI parameters from the Digital Crown • Remotely Play / Stop / Pause / Record / Rewind / Fast Forward your DAW from your Watch • Knobs can be controlled individually or simultaneously • Knobs can be linked to preserve their offsets • Any number of buttons can be toggled by tapping the Watch • Buttons can either be stateful or momentary • Double tap to actuate controls on Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 and later • Buttons and triggers can send a single CC or channel pressure value instead of switching between a minimum and a maximum • Pages can be created with any combination of controls choosing from buttons and knobs • Program changes through the Digital Crown or by tapping the Watch • Transport control over MIDI Machine Control (MMC) or Mackie Control Universal (MCU) • Scrub transport with the Digital Crown • Save / Undo / Redo / Toggle Cycle / Toggle Click / Enter through MCU • XY pad with individual messages for each axis • Stepper panel to step through MIDI values with plus and minus buttons, accelerating as you hold • Motion data (pitch, roll, yaw, acceleration) can be sent in real time • Trigger thresholds for motion data to send discrete messages instead of a continuous stream • Configurable accelerometer range, so a strong movement can be told apart from an ordinary one when you wear the watch somewhere other than your wrist • Optional haptic feedback • Configurable colors for all knobs, buttons and panels • Configurable labels for knobs, buttons and panels • Configurable MIDI channels and MIDI messages (continuous control, program change, channel pressure, note) • Create any number of controller pages you need • Delete and rearrange controller pages • Save your configurations to presets for easy retrieval • MIDI learn for easy controller configuration • Delete and rearrange presets • Connect to other Bluetooth MIDI devices • Low latency and fast response
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MidiWrist Unleashed at every 3 weeks against EZ Trigger's every 24 months. MidiWrist Unleashed also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 70%). EZ Trigger's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $14.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On rating, 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
EZ Trigger costs $9.99 and MidiWrist Unleashed $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for EZ Trigger against 4.2 for MidiWrist Unleashed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of EZ Trigger's written reviews are positive against 80% of MidiWrist Unleashed's.
EZ Trigger ships an update every 24 months, MidiWrist Unleashed every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | EZ Trigger | MidiWrist Unleashed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ralph Seaman | Uwyn, LLC |
Customer experience
EZ Trigger
MidiWrist Unleashed
In-app purchases
EZ Trigger
No in-app purchases
MidiWrist Unleashed
No in-app purchases
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