Apollo Motion MIDI Controller vs Bluetooth Midi Motion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller
Transform your iPhone into a musical instrument using its accelerometer. Trigger MIDI notes and chords with motion, creating a natural and organic feel for music production. Ideal for adding unique percussive elements or expressive control to your compositions.
- Motion-controlled MIDI triggering
- Accelerometer-based input
- Wireless MIDI over Bluetooth
- USB MIDI via musicIO
- Customizable MIDI events
- Program and control change messages
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Apollo Motion MIDI Controller uses the accelerometer built into your iPhone, turning it into a unique musical instrument. Shake or tap your iPhone to trigger MIDI notes or chords; when used with the innovative synthesizer and drum apps on iOS, you have a new way of creating music. One of the best ways to keep time is through moving your body. Everyone can tap their feet or clap their hands to a beat; by using this motion to trigger MIDI, you can capture a natural, organic feeling. Use the app like a shaker, tambourine, or a cowbell, with the MIDI notes adding the accents you need; every song could use more cowbell. The app detects rapid acceleration in six different directions, to trigger six different MIDI events. Use the front for a cymbal, and the back for a bass drum. You can also use the app to send program change or control change messages. The app is not appropriate for speed-metal drum rolls; the response rate of the accelerometer limits how quickly notes can be triggered. Apollo Motion MIDI Controller works with Apollo MIDI over Bluetooth (the original Bluetooth MIDI solution for iOS). With low latency wireless MIDI from your phone to an iPad or Mac, you're free from a tangle of connections, and can move how you want. The app also works with musicIO, which provides both high speed MIDI and four channels of audio using a standard USB sync cable, connecting your iPhone to either a Mac or PC.
Bluetooth Midi Motion
Transform your iOS and iPadOS devices into wireless motion controllers. Send MIDI messages to control DAWs, instruments, and effects on your devices and desktop via Bluetooth LE. Offers roll and pitch control with up to 32 customizable motion controllers.
- Wireless motion control
- Bluetooth LE MIDI support
- Up to 32 CC MIDI controllers
- Roll and Pitch axes
- Control DAWs and instruments
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Bluetooth Midi Motion turns your iOS and iPadOS devices in a wireless motion controller. Control your iOS, iPadOS and desktop Bluetooth LE Midi DAWs , instruments and effects from your iPhone and iPad with motion. -Up to 32 motion controllers that sends cc midi messages -Roll and Pitch axes. -Bluetooth LE Midi. How does it works: Push connect button and in the opened view turn on the switch button. This will make your device discoverable by your Bluetooth MIDI host, connect it from it and you will can control your MIDI host from B.M.M. If your MIDI host don't support Bluetooth MIDI there are some free apps on the market that creates virtual Bluetooth Midi Ports. B.M.M. uses channel 4. Demo video on the developer's page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bluetooth Midi Motion at 5.0 against Apollo Motion MIDI Controller's 3.6. Apollo Motion MIDI Controller's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth Midi Motion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apollo Motion MIDI Controller has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Apollo Motion MIDI Controller | Bluetooth Midi Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 66 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Secret Base Design | pablo lopez |
Customer experience
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller
Bluetooth Midi Motion
In-app purchases
Apollo Motion MIDI Controller
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Midi Motion
No in-app purchases
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